Himachal Pradesh PCS Free Notes
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HIMACHAL PRADESH HC seeks info about radio tags on trees The HP High Court has directed the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Scientific Officer, Department of Environment, Science & Technology, to file their personal affidavit on the issue of implanting Radio Frequency Identification Tags (RFIT) on every tree within Shimla Municipal … Read more 16.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Adhocism plagues higher education in state The Himachal government has adopted ‘exploitative practice’ of recruiting teachers in government colleges as guest faculty and via PTA route. While the regulatory commission of the state government was penalising the private colleges and universities for not paying proper scales to their teachers, it was … Read more 15.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH • Preserve age-old culture, customs, says Virbhadra The Lavi fair has a long distinguished history. Even before Independence of the country, it was a famous trade fair as Rampur was the old silk route of trade between India and Tibet, said Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh while presiding over the closing ceremony of … Read more 14.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH India’s first voter caught in ‘cap politics’ Even as the political destiny of 337 contesting candidates is locked in the electronic voting machines (EVMs) till the counting of votes on December 18, “politics of cap” has once again occupied the centre stage in the state. The “maroon versus green … Read more 12-13.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH State sees highest-ever polling The poll percentage of 74.61 in the Assembly elections is the highest ever in all 15 state polls that Himachal has witnessed as the earlier all-time high of 74.51 per cent in 2003 has been surpassed. A total of 37,21, 647 voters out of a total … Read more 11.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH 74% vote in HP, notch up from ’12 Himachal Pradesh registered a heavy turnout for elections to the 68 Vidhan Sabha seats, with more than 74 per cent of the voters exercising their franchise. The polling was peaceful. With people standing in queues past 7 pm at 435 polling stations, … Read more 10.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Devotees throng Kangra temple during ‘Panch Bisham’ festival Thousands of pilgrims thronged Jayanti Mata temple on the fourth day of the five-day Panch Bisham festival. The fair celebrates the marriage of Tulsi with Saligram. The temple, which is located on a hillock overlooking the Kangra valley, is a major attraction … Read more 01.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Heavy turnout indicates change of guard In spite of phenomenal increase in the number of electorate since the first elections in 1952 and gradual increase in voter turnout, no proper trend has been witnessed in the state. But, heavy polling has mostly indicated change of guard. The data on polling … Read more 31.10.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Pong Dam evictees get fertile land Around 40 years ago, for making Pong Dam in Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh, thousands of displaced people were rehabilitated in sand dunes of Rajasthan and huge quantity of unmarked land was allotted to them, but the people of Himachal Pradesh could not settle down here because of weather … Read more 28.10.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Himachal Pradesh’s Newtons all set for long treks, freezing climes Himachal Pradesh will see a small army of ‘Newtons’ taking on the challenge of reaching polling stations in some of the most remote parts of the state for the assembly elections on November 9. In the movie ‘Newton’, Rajkumar Rao’s character … Read more 26.10.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs