71st Republic Day was celebrated with gaiety and fervour across the State today. Functions were organized at State, District and Sub-Divisional level to mark the occasion. Hoisting of Flags, impressive march-past, cultural programmes were highlights of the...

Governor Bandaru Dattatraya was 'At Home' to the elite of Shimla town on the occasion of Republic Day at Raj Bhawan here today. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur was also present on the occasion.Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court Justice L. Narayana Swamy,...

The State Government was committed to provide all possible assistance to the families affected due to the natural calamities in the State. This was stated by the Chief Minister Jai   Ram Thakur while addressing the people at Ghumarwin in Bilaspur...

While presiding over 50th Statehood day function today at Saheed Ashwini Kumar Memorial Senior Secondary School Jhandutta in Bilaspur district, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur announced 5 per cent DA to the employees and pensioners of the State Government from...

Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 was a historic step taken by Union Government and people of the State support this decision as this would help in providing citizenship to the minorities migrating from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur...

A modern Industrial Training Institute (ITI) would be opened at Baroti in Dharampur area of Mandi district from next session to provide job oriented education to the students of the  area. This was stated by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while addressing...

Possibilities would be explored to integrate Jan Manch and Chief Minister Helpline so as to make the system of redressal of public grievances more effective and result oriented. This was stated by the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while presiding over the review meeting...

The members of Indian Women Handball Team alongwith National Coach Sachin Chaudhary and State Coach Sneh Lata called on Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here today.Six members of women National Handball Team hailed from Himachal Pradesh the team won gold medal...

Former Vice Chairman Himachal Pradesh Employees Welfare Board and National Vice President Bhartiya Rajya Pensioners Mahasangh Ghanshyam Sharma called on the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here today.Chief Minister assured him that all the genuine demands of...

Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr. Rajiv Saizal chaired the 72nd Board of Directors meeting of Himachal Pradesh Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation, here today. Dr. Saizal said that it was important to improve the socio-economic...

Industries Minister Bikram Singh participated in the ‘National Conclave on Emerging Opportunities in Natural Gas Sector’ organised by Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas at New Delhi today. Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra...

Himachal Pradesh has been conferred Award of Excellence CSI SIG e-Governance award-2019 by the Computer Society of India for Him Pragati online system of Chief Minister's Office.Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Sanjay Kundu handed over this award to Chief...

Union  Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs,  Anurag Singh Thakur today listened to people's issues here at  Khour, as part of centre government's public outreach programme.During the meeting, he interacted with various deputations...

Environmentalist and social activist Arushi Nishank was honored for her contribution towards the environment with her Sparsh Ganga initiative. The Second edition of the award was organized at 10 Raja Ji Marg and Vigyan Bhawan. At the award function, Arushi along with...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur congratulated Jagat Prakash Nadda on becoming National President of BJP at New Delhi today.He wished him a successful tenure and said that it was a proud moment for Himachal when a leader of the state attains the topmost position...

The Halwa ceremony, marking the commencement of Budget printing process for Union General Budget 2020-21, was held here in North Block today morning in the presence of the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.Union General Budget...

Animal Husbandry Minister Virender Kanwar today said that the state government will set up cow sanctuaries/Gausadans in eleven districts of the state except Lahaul Spiti district to provide shelter to stray cattle in natural environment and also to provide...

The Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Anurag Singh Thakur today said that Jammu and Kashmir has suffered immensely due to the historical mistakes, and this has had a detrimental impact on its political, social and economic development. ...

The work on all four lane projects under implementation in the State must be expedited so that commuters do not face any inconvenience and projects were also completed in stipulated time period. This was stated by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here today...

NABARD has sanctioned 44 projects including 39 road projects and five bridge projects, amounting to Rs. 161.35 crores in Himachal Pradesh under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF-XXV) in favour of Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department (HPPWD), yesterday....

Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj released a book 'Mann ki Baat' edited by Dr. Inder Singh Thakur, here today. This book is a compilation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' since 2014 to June, 2019.Education Minister appreciated...

The State Cabinet in its meeting held here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur gave its approval to fill up 819 posts of various categories in Elementary Education Department which include 532 JBT, 35 Language Teachers, 133 Shastries,...

The 10th meeting of State Single Window Clearance and Monitoring Authority (SSWC&MA) was held here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.The  Authority in this meeting has approved 13 project proposals for setting up new...

While reviewing the meeting of MoUs signed during the ‘Rising Himachal Global Investors' Meet’ here today, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur directed the officers to appoint Nodal Officers for each major project for which MoUs had been signed with the prospective...

Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj held a meeting with Shimla Jal Prabandhan Nigam Limited (SJPNL) to discuss the matter of the water bills issued at enhanced rates to people of Shimla town. He directed the SJPNL to look into the matter and to take necessary actions...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, while addressing a largely attended gathering on the occasion of Tattapani Tourism Festival and District Level Makar Sakranti Mela at Tattapani in Karsog area of Mandi district today on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sakranti,...

The Khichdi/ Largest Serving of beans and rice weighing 1995 kilogram net prepared by Department of Tourism and Civil Aviation entered in the Guinness World Records today at Tattapani in Mandi district. The earlier record under this title was 918.8 kg. This...

Swami Vivekananda was responsible for revival of Hindu spiritualism and established Hinduism as a revered religion on world stage, working tirelessly towards betterment of the society, in servitude of the poor and needy. This was stated by the Chief Minister...

The State Government was giving special thrust on development of tribal areas of the State so that they could develop at par with the other areas of the State. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said this while presiding over the 47th meeting of Tribal Advisory...

To make people aware of Citizenship Amendment Act-2019, a program was organized at Arla, Palampur near Dharamshala on Friday. The programme was presided over by Former Chief Minister Shanta Kumar and organized by BJP. Minister of Health and Family Welfare,...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur announced Makar Sakranti festival of Brijeshwari Dham as district level festival. He was the chief guest in Silver Jubilee function of Brahmin Kalyan Parishad in district Kangra, today. He also directed district administration...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has directed officers to address the different issues taken up by the public representatives besides considering their valuable suggestions on priority. He said that Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of various projects should be...

While presiding over the afternoon session of the meeting of MLAs of Chamba, Una, Hamirpur and Lahaul and Spiti districts on the second day to fix the priorities of annual plan for the financial year 2020-21 here today, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has today directed all the Deputy Commissioners and concerned officers to ensure that all essential services are restored in the areas affected due to snowfall in the State, at the earliest. He also directed the officers of all...

The State plan size has been proposed for Rs. 7900 crore for financial year 2020-21, which is Rs. 800 crore more than 2019-20, with about 11 percent increase. This was revealed by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while presiding over the meetings of MLAs of...

Himachal Kalyan Sabha organised its annual function at Delhi. Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur was the chief guest at the event.Anurag Thakur appreciated the efforts of the Himachal Kalyan Sabha for working towards the welfare...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur released Calendar-2020 of Himachal Pradesh State Forest Development Corporation (HPSFDC), here today.Vice Chairman Surat Negi and senior officers of the Corporation were also present on the occasion....

While presiding over the prize distribution function of Mini Marathon organised by the Himachal Pradesh Secretariat Services Sports Control Board here today, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur thanked the employees and officers of the Secretariat for organising...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today visited office of Mukhya Mantri Seva Sankalp Helpline 1100 at MC Parking building near Tutikandi crossing, here today.Chief Minister said that the service was proving a boon to the people of the State for redressal of their...

The 55th Birthday of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur was celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm here today. People from all walks of life gathered at Chief Minister’s official residence ‘Oak Over’ and wished healthy and long life to the Chief Minister.Wife...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched Himachal MyGov portal here today which will go a long way in strengthening public participation in governance process. MyGov is an innovative platform to build a partnership between Citizens and Government with the help...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today launched the Awareness campaign (Greeh Sampark Abhiyan) at Totu, a suburb of Shimla town, to educate and sensitise people regarding citizenship (Amendment)  Act, 2019 passed by the union government recently.The Chief...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur disclosed here today that the State has registered increase of Rs. 538.51 crore gross revenue collection during the current year till December, 2019 as compared to revenue collection till December 2018, thereby registering an...

The Jan Manch was organised in ten districts of the state today barring snow bound districts of Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti. As per the reports received at the state headquarters, around 1800 complaints and demands were received during the programmes and most...

A three-day-long motorsports event  Manali Winter Hill Climb–held here for the first time in coordination with national level Manali Winter Carnival from January 2 to 4.The rally was flagged off by chief minister Jai Ram Thakur from Vashisht on January...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur called on Chief Minister of Uttarakhand T.S.Rawat at Dehradun today and discussed various issues of mutual interest of both the States.BJP President Uttarakhand and Member of Parliament Ajay Bhatt, Vice Chairman HP State Civil...

The Citizenship (Amendment)  Act, 2019 passed by the Union Government recently  was only intended to help minority communities facing religious persecution in the three neighbouring countries and would not take away anyone's citizenship and was...

In order to make India a front-line country the availability and commitment of talented and trained human resource was vital and role of education becomes even more crucial. This was stated by the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while presiding over the first...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today inaugurated five days long 9th National Winter Carnival-2020 at Manali in Kullu district and flagged off Winter Carnival Parade from Circuit House Manali after performing Puja at famous Hidimba Mata Temple at Manali. Winter...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today laid foundation stones and inaugurated developmental projects worth Rs. 525 crore for Shimla town  which include  foundation stones of Smart Pedestrian Path from IGMC to Sanjauli at Sanjauli being constructed under...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur received greetings on New Year from his counterparts of different States, Union Ministers, senior party leaders, Ministers of various States, his Cabinet colleagues, Members of Legislative Assembly, senior bureaucrats, heads of...

Himachal Pradesh has bagged first prize in 'Himalayan & North Eastern Region' category in the implementation of the Deen dayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM). Urban Development Minister Sarveen Chaudhary presented this prize...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here today released Calendar-2020 of Giriraj Government Weekly newspaper depicting the panoramic picture of Chandertal of Lahaul-Spiti district.Chief Minister said that Giriraj Weekly newspaper has its grass root level reach which...

Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Foundation today presented a cheque of rupees one crore to towards the Chief Minister's Relief Fund.The cheque was presented to Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur by CMD-cum-Managing Director of SJVN Foundation Nand Lal Sharma.The Chief Minister...

Health Minister Vipin Singh Parmar today said that the registration under Himcare scheme would be restarted from 1 January, 2020 to facilitate those families which failed to make their cards under the scheme in the first phase. He said that the registration...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur called on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at New Delhi on Monday.The Chief Minister requested the Speaker for setting up e-Vidhan Academy at Tapovan in Dharamshala. He said that Himachal Vidhan Sabha is functioning completely on e-Vidhan...

While presiding over the 2nd convention of Bhartiya Rajya Pensioners Mahasangh today at Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University auditorium Palampur Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that Joint Coordination Committee would be constituted for speedy disposal...

The State Cabinet meeting held here today   thanked the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, National BJP Working President J.P. Nadda and Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur for gracing the function held at Shimla...

The State Government celebrated the first groundbreaking event of the Rising Himachal Global Investors’ Meet at Shimla which was graced by the Union Home Minister Amit  Shah as the chief guest of the event. The ceremony was historic in itself as the...

Union Home Minister and National BJP President Amit Shah while addressing the massive gathering at historic Ridge here today on the occasion of completion of two years of  present State Government said that the present State Government led by Chief Minister...