The Hon’ble Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court Justice V Ramasurbramanian planeted a sapling of cedar tree and kicked off a plantation drive at 17 Mile Road, Kullu. He was accompanied by Justice Dharam Chand Chaudhary. The campaign was organised by the District Legal Service Authority in association withRead More
The Himachal Pradesh Minister of Forest, Govind Simgh Thakur, launched the Waste -to – taste cafe scheme in Kullu. The cafe will be managed by Kullu Municipal Corporation and would be open to public. Residents can give glass l, e- waste or plastic to authority at a particular place andRead More
A faction of the banned insurgent outfit National Front Of Twipra signed an agreement with the government to abjure violence and join the mainstream. The Memorandum Of Settlement mandates NLFT to abide by the Constitution Of India. The Memorandum was signed by Kajal Debbarna and Sudhir Debbarna of NLFT(SD) andRead More
The 66th National Film Awards were announced in New Delhi on August 9, 2019. Rahul Rawail headed the jury panel of National Awards 2019 with A S Kanal and Utpal Bhojpujari being the other members. The announcement of the awards was delayed this time owing to the Lok Sabha polls.Read More
The Central Government has launched the inter-state portability of ration cards between Telangana-Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra-Gujarat as a pilot project to implement “One Nation, One Ration Card” across India by June 1, 2020. This means beneficiaries living in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh can buy their quota of ration from the PublicRead More
The Haryana government is going to start ‘Mukhya Mantri Parivar Samridhi Yojna’ from 21st August 2019. Under the ‘Mukhya Mantri Parivar Samridhi Yojna’ Rs 6,000 per year will be given to each family in Haryana having an annual income less than Rs 1.80 lakh. About ‘Mukhya Mantri Parivar Samridhi Yojna’:Read More
A centre of excellence would be established for dairy farms and training in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The centre will be built at a cost of Rs. 44.12 crore. The Central Government had approved construction of modern dairy farms and training centres at various places in the state. TheRead More
Shri Ram Nath Kovind, the President of India, presented Bharat Ratna Awards to Sri Pranab Mukherjee, Shri Nanaji Deshmukh (posthumously), and Dr Bhupendra Kumar Hazarika (posthumously). The Awards were given at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 08th August 2019. Some facts about the Bharat Ratna Award: Bharat RatnaRead More
The HP State Cabinet held a meeting on 8th August 2019 under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. Following are the decisions taken by the Himachal State Cabinet on 8th August 2019. Mother Teresa Matri Asahay Sambal Yojna The cabinet has decided to increase financial assistance to theRead More
The Government of India has accepted various demands of the hilly states like restoring financial assistance for development projects in the ratio of 90:10. The Union Government is making provision of additional funds for providing tap water to every household under the ongoing schemes. Most of the proposals submitted byRead More
