June 2021

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal farmers get financial aid to cultivate medicinal plants   The state government is pushing hard for cultivation and conservation of medicinal plants. It has introduced several policies to encourage farmers to cultivate these plants and supplement their income. The State Medicinal Plants Board, functioning under the aegis of the Ayush Department, … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Shimla secures 16th place in ‘climate smart city’ ratings   Shimla and Dharamsala, two smart cities of the state, have secured 16th and 90th positions, respectively, in the Climate Smart City Assessment Framework (CSCAF). As many as 125 cities had participated in the assessment. Launched recently by the Ministry of Housing and … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Fee regulation Bill unjust: Himachal pvt schools   The Himachal Pradesh Private Schools (Regulation of Fee and other Related Matters) Bill, 2021 is unconstitutional and unjutst as it deprives the school managements of a chance to seek justice from courts, said Dev Raj Verma, president of the Private Schools Management Association, here … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Efforts on to make Himachal ‘natural farming’ state   The state government is promoting natural farming in a big way so as to double the income of the farmers by end of 2022, said Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while addressing the National Webinar on ‘Realization of Mission Natural Farming among Smallholders’. … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   In Himachal, 75% of abduction cases last year involved schoolgirls   A perusal of the matter revealed that a majority of the cases were of elopement, but FIRs were registered for kidnapping or abduction. Also, in several cases after the girl was rescued or returned home, parents filed a complaint under social … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal gets 3 new bridges connecting roads to border areas   Union defence minister Rajnath Singh  virtually inaugurated 63 bridges from Kungyam in eastern Laddakh constructed by Border Road Organization (BRO) in eight states across the country, including three in Himachal Pradesh. He said 40-m Pangi bridge on Powari-Pooh road constructed at a cost of Rs … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH Himachal Pradesh awaits Centre approval for bulk drug park   Himachal Pradesh is eagerly waiting for the announcement of a bulk drug park by the Centre. State industries minister Bikram Singh recently called on Union minister of chemicals and fertilizers D V Sadananda Gowda at New Delhi and informed him that Himachal had submitted highly competitive proposals for bulk … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Governor directs for better health, education facilities in tribal areas While emphasizing on quality education and health facilities in the tribal areas, Himachal Governor Bandaru Dattatraya on Friday directed the officials concerned to make special efforts to start schemes providing employment to the youth of these areas. The allotment of Pattas … Read more