Toll Tax Chandigarh to Shimla Highway There is relief news for those coming from Shimla to Chandigarh. With the announcement of Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, now the drivers will get relief. Nitin Gadkari has given a statement in Lok Sabha that no toll plaza can be within a radius of less than 60 kms and all toll nakas less than 60 kms will be abolished. Actually, the distance from Chandigarh to Shimla is 115 kms and Chandigarh There are two toll plazas on the Kalka-Shimla highway. The first toll plaza is in Chandimandir, Panchkula on the highway…
Author: Yogesh Bhardwaj
Taking an important decision by the state government on Wednesday, the ban on transfers within the state has been removed, according to the information released from the state secretariat, in view of the adverse situation arising due to the spread of Covid-19 epidemic. Unnecessary movement and general transfer of officers/employees and public representatives, including transfers, were banned in the state, and many relaxations were given due to other conditions. Now, after a careful analysis of the situation once the situation returns to normal, it has been decided to withdraw the instructions issued by the State Government through the above referred…
Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education has started the ten plus two, term two examinations from today. These examinations will start from 22 March to 13 April. The examinations will be conducted in the morning session from 8:45 to 12:00. Today is the paper of Mathematics subject on Tuesday and with this paper the examinations started. About 87 thousand students will take the exam across the state. The candidates will be monitored through CCTV cameras at each examination centre. Apart from this, the flying squad formed at the sub-divisional level will conduct surprise inspections.2121 examination centers have been set up…
Star artist Narendra Thakur entertained the people of Kullu in the first cultural evening of Kullu Carnival in Himachal Pradesh. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur was also present in the cultural evening and he also danced. Narendra Thakur sang one hill song after another as soon as he reached the stage. He felt bad tera paani piuna, shahura laana tere graun, basa di beshiye lagi nazra, theke re anani bottlela sajne, potu waaliye bhanjiye, bottlea futi haye re natiya, nachde nachde banga chuti o, rok bhaviye rok bhaviye, the audience thronged with songs. entertained. The people sitting in the audience…
Three leaders of Devbhoomi Kshatriya Sangathan and Devbhoomi Savarna Samaj have been arrested in connection with the violent demonstration in the capital Shimla on Wednesday for not forming the upper caste commission. Seven sections have been slapped on the arrested Rumit Thakur, Madan Thakur and Deepak Chauhan on several charges including attempt to murder ASP and three police constables.Superintendent of Police Dr. Monica Bhutungroo said that the three were arrested at 4:00 am on Thursday from a hotel located in Shoghi, adjacent to the capital. All three were produced in the court, from where they have been sent on five-day…
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the State Government was committed to providing shelter to the homeless and improving the standard of living of the slum dwellers. The Chief Minister was addressing a delegation of slum dwellers under the leadership of Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj here today.The Chief Minister said that the State Government has recently passed the Himachal Pradesh Slum Dwellers (Proprietary Rights) Act, 2022 with the objective of providing land ownership rights to the slum dwellers so that the slum dwellers can live with dignity.Jai Ram Thakur said that the State Government is ensuring that every…
The decision to give ownership rights to slum dwellers in Himachal Pradesh will benefit 3,008 Dhara owners in Shimla city. There are 36 hamlets in the city where people live in slums and dams. People have been living here for a long time. Now they will get ownership rights. The biggest advantage of this would be that every time the sword which used to hang over them every year to break the illegal construction, they would get relief.In Shimla city, more than 50 percent of the 20 wards have such settlements. Here people first built kutcha houses to live on…
In Himachal Pradesh, the police arrested Rumit Thakur, who headed the Devbhoomi Kshatriya organization, on charges of violence and ruckus in the violent agitation in Shimla for legal recognition of the upper caste commission. Apart from Rumit, the police have arrested two of his other accomplices. The three were arrested from a hotel near Shoghi. The trio were staying at the hotel after the agitation on Wednesday. Shimla SP has confirmed the arrest.According to the information, after the agitation in Shimla ended on Wednesday, Thakur along with his associates stayed in a private hotel in Shoghi. During this he came…
In the state also, the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to make the film ‘The Kashmir Files’ tax free, which shows the plight of Kashmiri Pandits. The state government took this decision in the cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. Now the tickets of cinema halls will not attract the GST imposed by the state, due to which people will now be able to watch this movie at lower rates. In this film by director Vivek Agnihotri, the atrocities, violence and migration of Kashmiri Pandits from their land in the 90s pain is shown. During that time, Kashmiri…
The Himachal Pradesh government has implemented the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission for the employees. Three options have been provided to the employees so that there is no interruption in the financial benefits. The government has already implemented the option of 15 percent. But the cabinet approval was taken today. The government had provided options of 2.25 and 2.59 per cent.The employees were not happy with this option, for a long time the employees were opposing it and wanted a new option. The government has provided an option of 15 percent to the employees on the lines of Punjab.…
The Chief Minister said that the State Government is aware of the difficulties faced by the transporters during the COVID-19 pandemic and this sector has been affected the most. He said that the government provided 100 per cent tax relief of all commercial vehicles during this pandemic and provided a loan amount of Rs 11 crore to stage carriage operators under the interest subvention scheme on working capital for smooth running of their buses. Went. He said that the state provided tax relief for twenty months, which is probably the maximum in the country and during this period benefits of…
Former BJP MP Virendra Kashyap and Arki’s former MLA Govind Ram Sharma have also submitted their claim for the vacant Rajya Sabha membership in Himachal Pradesh. Former BJP MP from Shimla, Virendra Kashyap has spoken before CM Jai Ram Thakur, party state president Suresh Kashyap and organization general secretary Pawan Rana. Arki’s former BJP MLA Govind Ram Sharma has also expressed his desire. He has been ticketed twice. For the first time, his ticket was cut while sitting MLA. It may be noted that Anand Sharma’s tenure as Rajya Sabha MP is being completed this month. The date of election…
In Himachal, the police is continuously achieving success in nabbing the criminals involved in drug smuggling. In this episode, on Monday, the Mandi police team arrested a youth with a consignment of drugs. Police have recovered 510 grams of charas from the bus rider. Vivek Chahal, ASP Provisioner of Mandi Police has confirmed the matter. He said that the police has registered a case under the NDPS Act and has started further proceedings. During this the vehicles were being checked. At the same time a Punjab Roadways bus came from Manali side, on checking which a young man got scared…
Case of rape of a schoolgirl has come to light in Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh. The incident happened on March 3. The relatives of the victim have lodged a complaint with the Mahila Police Station. In her statement to the police, the victim said that she was returning home on March 3, after school holidays. Then two youths came there and forcibly intimidated him and took him towards the forest. Here he raped her. Police has got the victim medically done.The victim girl student is a class X student and her age is about 15 years. The relatives…
The budget will be presented by the Chief Minister of the state Jai Ram Thakur on March 4. This will be approved in the cabinet meeting on March 3 today. The meeting will be held in Shimla at 12 noon, but it may also get delayed if the proceedings of the Assembly continue. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur will also discuss with Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel about the issues related to Himachal Pradesh. The Economic Survey for 2021-22 will also come in the House on Thursday. Information about the growth rate of Himachal Pradesh will be available in the…
Now relief from Corona has started in the state. Corona infection active cases in Himachal are now less than one thousand. Except for Mandi, now the infection rate in 11 districts has come down to less than five percent. Now Kangra has maximum 300 and Chamba has 104 active cases. In other districts, the active cases are less than 100. On Tuesday, a person resident of Kangra died from Corona in the state. Samples of 1742 people were taken for testing, out of which 53 have come positive. 264 infected have recovered. In such a situation, only 802 active cases…
The International Shivratri festival of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh is starting from today. Shivratri Mahaparva also signifies the arrival of spring and change of seasons. The history of Mandi princely state starts from the seventh generation of Suket princely state. When Raja Sahusen’s younger brother Bahu Sen, getting angry with his brother, took some trustworthy soldiers along with them, leaving Lohara, which was the capital of the then Suket princely state, and settled the capital at Balh’s Haat. With this the Mandi state was established. It was Bahusen who established the Hateshwari Mata temple. After this Bahusen had settled in Mangalore.…
The State Government was striving hard for safe evacuation of students stranded in Ukraine. This was stated by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while virtually interacting with the students stranded in Ukraine due to Russia-Ukraine conflict from Shimla today. He also interacted with parents of stranded students and students who have been evacuated and reached India.Chief Minister advised the students stranded in Ukraine to strictly adhere to the advisories of Indian embassy at Ukraine. He said that the students should only move after consultation with the embassy officials and management of their respective institutions. He said the State Government was…