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PM Modi, HM Shah greet people on Himachal Day
Shimla, April 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday greeted the people on Himachal Day.
Himachal CM lays foundation of solar plant in mountainous Pangi Valley
Shimla, April 14: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Monday laid the foundation stone of an 1 MW solar power plant at Dhanwas in the remote Pangi Valley in Chamba district.
Himachal CM urges BRO to construct crucial road on Indo-Tibet border
Shimla, April 12: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Saturday urged the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), a wing of the Defence Ministry that maintains the strategic highways, to take over the construction of road to connect Kinnaur with Lahaul-Spiti that lies on the Indo-Tibet border.
Himachal to procure organic turmeric at Rs 90 per kg
Shimla, April 7: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Monday launched the registration form for the farmers to sell raw turmeric grown through natural farming practices at a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 90 per kg.
Himachal lays foundation stone of second phase of British-era Ellerslie
Shimla, April 6: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Sunday laid the foundation stone of hase-II of the British-era Ellerslie building, housing the state secretariat in the state capital.
Himachal CM lays foundation stone of Forest Rest House in Sara Gadakufar
Shimla, April 5: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Saturday virtually laid the foundation stone of Forest Rest House to be constructed at Sara Gadakufar in Theog in Shimla district.
PM Modi greets Himachal CM Sukhu on his 62nd birthday
Shimla, March 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on his birthday and prayed for his long and healthy life.
Himachal CM meets Amit Shah, seeks funds for 2023 calamity
New Delhi, March 22: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Saturday called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah here and sought the release of the compensation for losses incurred in the state during the monsoon of 2023.
Attack on HRTC buses in Punjab, service suspended on 10 routes
Shimla, March 19: State-run Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) on Wednesday suspended bus service on at least 10 routes in Punjab after two of its buses were damaged by miscreants in two days.
Himachal Pradesh CM enquires after well-being of former Congress MLA Bumber Thakur
Shimla, March 15: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Saturday visited Indira Gandhi Medical College & Hospital (IGMC), Shimla to enquire about the well-being of former legislator Bamber Thakur, who sustained gunshot injuries on Friday at Bilaspur.
Himachal supplies rainbow trout ova to Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal
Shimla, March 2: Himachal Pradesh has emerged as one of the leading exporters of high-quality rainbow trout eyed ova, supplying to other hill states -- Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh.
After Punjab, Himachal too initiates crackdown to dismantle drug mafias
Shimla, March 1: Days after Punjab announced a crusade against drugs, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Saturday directed the police to initiate a massive crackdown to dismantle the drug network in a mission mode for six months by constituting a Special Task Force.
Himachal: Mandi's Maha Shivratri begins amidst congregation of 200 deities
Mandi, Feb 27: The week-long International Shivratri Mahotsav commenced on Thursday with Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu inaugurating festivities in this Himachal Pradesh historical town, popularly known as 'Chhoti Kashi', amidst a congregation of over 200 hill gods and goddesses.
Himachal takes bio-engineering initiative to check landslides
Shimla, Feb 13: To address the increasing frequency of landslides in Himachal Pradesh, the government is introducing a bio-engineering initiative, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu said here on Thursday.
Seven projects will harness 72 MW of solar power this year: Himachal CM
Shimla, Feb 12: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu said on Wednesday that by the end of this year, seven projects in the state will harness 72 MW of solar power.
Himachal CM lays foundation for north India's first green hydrogen plant
Shimla, Feb 5: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for north India's first 1 MW green hydrogen plant at Dabhota in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district.
Union Budget 'inequitable' as it focuses on Bihar: Himachal CM
Shimla, Feb 1: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Saturday expressed disappointment over the Union Budget 2025-26, labelling it "inequitable" as the major part of it is focusing on Bihar.
Braving cold weather, Himachal Pradesh celebrates 76th Republic Day
Shimla, Jan 26: Braving cold weather despite sunny conditions, people on Sunday celebrated the 76th Republic Day across Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal CM launches portal for govt services
Baijnath, Jan 25: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Saturday launched the Him Pariwar Portal, an initiative to provide a centralised platform for accessing documents, government services, and welfare schemes, at a state-level function to mark statehood day.
Himachal CM opens Bir paragliding centre
Shimla, Jan 25: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Saturday inaugurated the Bir paragliding centre-cum-hotel in Kangra district.
Himachal CM lays foundation of milk processing plant; to benefit 35,000 producers
Shimla, Jan 23: To benefit over 35,000 milk producers of Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur, Chamba, and Una districts, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a state-of-the-art milk processing plant with a capacity of 1.50 lakh liters per day (LLPD) in Kangra district.
Dharamsala to have international convention with outlay of Rs 150 crore: CM Sukhu
Dharamsala, Jan 23: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Thursday announced the construction of an international convention centre at Tapovan here with an outlay of Rs 150 crore.
92,885 migratory birds of 85 species spotted in Himachal's Pong wetlands
Pong Dam, Jan 20: A total of 92,885 migratory birds of 85 species have already been observed in Pong, one the largest man-made wetlands in the foothills of the Himalayas in the picturesque Kangra Valley in Himachal Pradesh, and their number would increase in the next few weeks.
Himachal CM opens 750-KW solar plant in Dharamsala
Dharamsala, Jan 17: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Friday inaugurated the first 750-KW solar power project at Dharamsala in the state's Kangra district, built with an outlay of Rs 4.74 crore.
Tenders invited for seven solar power projects of 72 MW: Himachal CM
Shimla, Jan 13: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Monday said the government is aiming to harness green energy on a large scale. He said tenders have been invited for setting up seven solar power projects of 72 MW, which are being evaluated.
Himachal CM visits fire-affected village in Kullu
Shimla, Jan 13: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Monday visited Tandi Village in the Banjar Valley of Kullu district to meet families affected by a fire incident this month in which most of the wooden houses, built in the traditional ‘Kath-Kuni’ architecture, were gutted.
Himachal sees 340 per cent spike in NDPS cases: CM Sukhu
Shimla, Jan 11: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Saturday said that Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act cases have risen by 340 per cent in one decade, escalating from approximately 500 cases in 2012 to 2,200 cases in 2023.
Himachal cabinet decisions: STF to fight drug abuse, 12 pc stamp duty, increase in BPL list
Shimla, Jan 9: The Himachal Pradesh cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, on Thursday, took several important decisions, including the setting up of a Special Task Force (STF) to dismantle drug trafficking, levying 12 per cent stamp duty on transfer and lease transactions and increase in the BPL Beneficiary list. The cabinet also paid tributes to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and observed two minutes of silence in his memory.
2 MW solar power plant installed in remote Kaza: Himachal CM
Shimla, Jan 5: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Sunday said a two megawatt (MW) solar power plant has been installed to ensure and improve the power supply in the remote region of Kaza in Lahaul-Spiti district.