Author: Wise Himachal Bureau

Such events are very important to preserve and promote the culture of the state and ensure participation of youth in it. This was said today by Padmashree Vidyanand Saraik, senior folk musician, litterateur at the closing ceremony of the district level folk dance and instrumental competition organized by the Department of Language and Culture on the occasion of the Amrit Festival of Independence at the historic Gaiety Theater. He said that in order to spread the culture of the state and provide a platform to the budding artists and budding talents, this is a unique festival organized by the Department…

After Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Himachal students studying in universities of different cities are stuck there. There is an atmosphere of fear in everyone. Relatives are calling them and getting information from moment to moment. The students are pleading for their safe evacuation. Students who have not yet been able to leave from there are hiding in hostels and homes. They are forbidden to go out. Access to ATMs has also been stopped. While some students have returned safely on Thursday.  The government has asked the Central Government to make arrangements to bring home 130 students from Himachal, who are stranded in Ukraine. Chief Minister Jai Ram…

The guest and host teams will reach Dharamsala on Friday for the two T20 cricket matches between India and Sri Lanka on February 26 and 27. The Sri Lankan team will land at Gagal airport at 12:30 pm in a special aircraft led by Captain Dasun Shanaka. At the same time, Team India will land at Gagal airport at 3:20 pm under the leadership of Captain Rohit Sharma. Players of both the teams will be taken to Radisson Blu Hotel in Kandi by special buses. No one will be allowed to meet the players at the Kangra airport. For this, a separate corridor has been…

Six women workers, including a mother and daughter, were burnt alive, while 14 others suffered burns after an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in Bathu under Haroli sub-division of Himachal Pradesh’s Una district at around 10 am on Tuesday. 11 seriously injured workers were referred to PGI Chandigarh, while three are being treated at Regional Hospital Una. The injured included 12 women and two men. The fire department brought the fire under control. The police have registered a case in this case under sections 286, 304A and Explosive Act of IPC. Expressing grief over the incident, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the…

Building a house is going to be more expensive now. The common man had not yet recovered from the shock of the increased prices of cement, bars that now the prices of bricks are also going to catch fire. It is being told that after 15 days the price per thousand bricks will increase from 1500 to 2000 rupees. At present, bricks are available at the rate of Rs.6500 per thousand. In the coming days, between eight and nine thousand will be sold. The sudden increase in the price of brick is being considered as a big setback for the people. Actually, the main reason…

Himachal cadre IPS officer P Arvind Digvijay Negi, arrested for handing over confidential documents to the Over Ground Worker (OGW) of banned terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, has been deemed suspended. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has given this information to the state government. The NIA informed the state government that Negi was arrested last Friday at 5:40 pm. It has been 48 hours since Negi was arrested on Sunday. This led to Negi’s deemed suspension. However, the State Home Department will issue its official written order on Monday due to the holiday on Sunday. It may be noted that the NIA had registered a case…

Commanding Officer Colonel Sunit Shankta (Army Wing) conducted the examination for NCC B certificate on behalf of 7 HP (I) NCC Company Headquarters Shimla on Sunday at St. Edwards School Shimla. In this examination registered under NCC Battalion Rampur and NCC Company Shimla PG Colleges Rampur, Seema College Rohru, Saraswati Nagar College, Pharmacy College Rohru, Government College Nirmand, Government College Ani, Government College Reckongpeo and Center of Excellence Sanjauli, Shimla and Rampur registered under Shimla. 289 NCC cadets from Rajiv Gandhi Government College Chaura Maidan (Kotshera), Government College Suni, RK MV College Shimla and APG Shimla University appeared in the…

Thousands of Bachelor in Hotel Management (BHM) degrees of Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) have been declared invalid. The HPU administration, bypassing the rules of UGC, got the four-year BHM degree completed in three years. The Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission has caught this big mistake in the investigation done on the basis of complaints. The Commission has also apprised the UGC and the University of Technical Education about the matter. Apart from HPU, these degrees have also been given against the rules in four private colleges of the state. About three thousand degrees in the entire state have now come under suspicion.…

People in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul-Spiti district will soon get rid of melting snow in winter and using it for drinking water. For the first time in the state, the state government has approved the anti-freezing drinking water project, for which Rs 13.19 crore has been sanctioned. Due to this, drinking water will not freeze in the pipes even in minus 15 degree temperature in the valley. Three layer water pipes will be used for the project. Not only this, arrangements will also be made to keep the water treatment plant warm. Due to this, the residents of Lahaul will not face the shortage…

Modern schools will be opened to provide better medical facilities to the people and higher education to the children in about 100 villages of northern India, adjacent to the China border. Roads in the districts and villages along the border will be dazzling, while there will be no shortage of electricity and water. In Himachal Pradesh, six police check posts will be set up in Samdo, Sarchu and Chitkul of Kinnaur and adjoining areas of Lahaul-Spiti bordering China. The areas adjoining the China border of northern India will be developed so that the people here do not migrate. These villages will be developed…

From Thursday, the school of Himachal Pradesh will return to its glory. Regular classes will be held in schools from February 17 for students of classes I to XII. A micro plan has been made in every school under the SOP fixed to prevent corona infection. Wearing of face masks will be mandatory in schools. Prayer meetings and sports activities will be banned as before. There will be a ban on serving mid-day meals in schools. The Directorate of Preliminary has sought approval from the government regarding this. The new academic session will start in winter schools from Thursday to class I to VIII. Syllabus will be…

The state government, which is facing grudges after repeated hikes in cement prices, has started an exercise to rein in it. Recently, after the price hike, a committee of officers of various departments constituted by the government visited the cement plants of the state for three days. During this, the committee scrutinized the mining lease, environment, mineral exploitation, documents etc. On Monday, an important meeting of the members of the committee was called in the secretariat. After inspecting the arguments of the companies and the actual situation, now the state government will take a decision on this. The committee will soon prepare its report and…

Due to the closure of air flights across the country in the year 2021 during the Covid period, only 4832 foreign tourists arrived in Himachal Pradesh. In the year 2020, more than 42 thousand foreign tourists had seen the beautiful plains of Himachal. Before the Covid period, the number of foreign tourists coming to Himachal used to be in lakhs. In the last two years, the havoc of Covid across the country has also affected the tourism business of Himachal Pradesh. Due to this the tourism business of the state has been badly affected. This can be gauged from the fact that in 2021, only…

The Border Roads Organization (BRO) is going to set up its toll plaza on a highway for the first time in the country. Tourist vehicles will now be charged toll tax before passing through Atal Tunnel Rohtang, the longest traffic tunnel built at the highest altitude in the world. A decision has not yet been taken on recovery from the local people. Toll plaza will be set up near Dhundi in the south portal of the tunnel. BRO’s Atal Tunnel Project has sent its proposal to the Central Government for approval. The BRO is expected to get its nod by…

In Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla, seven new wards have been formed just before the municipal elections. There will now be a total of 41 wards of the Municipal Corporation in the city. Now their number was 34. The district administration has issued its draft after the instructions received by the Election Commission regarding the delimitation of the wards of Shimla Municipal Corporation. Now suggestions and objections of the public will be registered on these. In the city, new wards have been created by breaking Ruldubhatta, Krishnanagar, Kasumpti, Chhota Shimla, Sanjauli, Vikasnagar, Khalini wards. According to the district administration, new wards…

A plan has also been prepared to start small classes. The government has already opened schools from class 9th to 12th. At the same time, now the Education Department has prepared a strategy to open schools for children from class I to VIII. The final decision regarding this will be taken in the cabinet meeting on February 14. Education Minister Govind Singh Thakur said that the final decision regarding schools would be taken in the cabinet meeting. Let us tell you that in the cabinet meeting held yesterday, while the government has removed the night curfew, relaxing the corona restrictions,…

Professional wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, popularly known by his ring name ‘The Great Khali’ has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Justice Inder Singh Mehta has been appointed as the chairman of the State Consumer Commission. This post was lying vacant since July 2020. He has been a judge of Delhi High Court from 2014 to April 2020. He is retired from Delhi High Court. Justice Mehta is basically a resident of Lippa village in Moorang tehsil of Kinnaur district. Principal Secretary Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs RD Nazeem has issued the notification of his appointment late in the evening. A petition is also pending in the Supreme Court in this regard, in which the state government has been ordered to…