September 2021

  HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh to mull policy to legalise growing cannabis for med use   The state government will consider framing a policy to give legal status to cannabis cultivation in Himachal Pradesh, chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said while replying to the resolution brought by BJP MLA Ramesh Dhawala in the state assembly. Thakur said … Read more

  HIMACHAL PRADESH   Outsourcing of 33 kv substations in Himachal opposed   Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited’s (HPSEBL) decision to outsource the operation and maintenance of 33 kv substations has not gone down well with the board employee union. Lodging a strong protest with the HPSEBL management, the employee union has demanded a … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   1,609 grievances, demands received during Jan Manch in Himachal During various Jan Manch programmes organized in 11 districts of Himachal, 1609 grievances and demands were received out of which most of complaints were disposed of on the spot. To contain the spread of Coronavirus all safety and precautionary measures were properly followed … Read more

  HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education adopts new evaluation system   The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBSE) has decided to change the evaluation system of board classes. The evaluation of Class III, V, VIII and IX to XII will now not be entirely on the basis of written examinations … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   HP CM calls on Union Ministers to discuss various projects Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur called on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia at New Delhi.  During his meeting with the Union Finance Minister, the Chief Minister requested her to revive the ambitious 100 … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Tribal youths in Himachal’s Lahaul promote agro tourism to sustain economy   The youths of Tino village under Kolang panchayat in the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti are promoting agro tourism to sustain their economy. They have started agro tourism at Gaimur village, where they have set up camps for the … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Govt frames cultural policy, to preserve dialects, scripts   The government has, for the first time, formulated a cultural policy with the objective of preserving dialects, scripts and folklore of the state and bringing it to the knowledge of the present generation by encouraging Gurukul teaching.   The policy proposes to … Read more

  HIMACHAL PRADESH   Baira Siul Power Station – NHPC   The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Co., Ltd. carried out a indigenously renovation & modernization of its 180 MW Baira Siul power station and began commercial operations. Highlights: The project is in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district. The Baira Siul Power Station is the first … Read more

    HIMACHAL PRADESH   Modi lauds Himachal’s success in vaccination programme, urges state to be ‘chemical free’ in 25 years   Prime Minister Narendra Modi attributed the achievement of attaining 100 per cent first-dose vaccination and zero wastage in Himachal to the tireless efforts of the state government and the blessings of the deities … Read more