Himachal Pradesh LoP and former Chief Minister of the state Jairam Thakur on Wednesday joined his party workers and supporters, extending Holi greetings to the people across the country while urging communal harmony and youth responsibility on the occasion and calling out the financial pr
A funding disparity favouring Peshawar hospitals has left district MTIs without essential medicines and equipment. This financial crisis is forcing rural patients to seek care in the provincial capital, where hospitals are now operating at 150% capacity, severely overwhelming the region's ce
According to Dawn, during a session of the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, chaired by Rana Iradat Sharif Khan, officials disclosed that while the railways generated an operational surplus of Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 2.4 billion, its immediate obligations have r
Governor Shukla said, "I don't think I should read it," while specifically pointing out that the prepared address contained "comments on constitutional institutions." He stated that the remaining portion of the speech largely dealt with the achievements of the state government and its fut
Vikramaditya Singh said, "There should be no wasteful expenditure. The state is facing a financial crisis. But Himachal will come out of this crisis and once again become a strong state. Similar crises occurred during previous governments as well, but the state continued to progress and w
Senior BJP leader and former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has expressed concern over the state's current financial situation, saying the fiscal stress is not sudden but the result of long-anticipated challenges that the government failed to address in time.
Addressing the gathering, Sukhu said the 16th Finance Commission's decision not to recommend RDG has pushed the hill state into a serious financial emergency."Himachal Pradesh is a geographically difficult hill state.
Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition, Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday welcomed the Union Budget, calling it a "people's budget" and a "budget for a Developed India," while strongly criticising the Congress-led Himachal Pradesh government for what he described as "fal
The BJP is ready to participate in discussions on the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) if a special session of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly is convened, but is also considering skipping the MLAs' priority meetings scheduled by the state government due to the prevailing financial crisis, forme
Speaking to the media here, Chauhan described the discontinuation of the revenue deficit grant as a "grave injustice" to hill states. He said that since Independence, successive Finance Commissions had recognised the difficult geographical conditions of hill states and introduced a system
The warning comes as the world body ended 2025 with record levels of unpaid dues and dwindling cash reserves.
In a letter dated January 28 to ambassadors from all 193 member states, Guterres highlighted that the UN could run out of regular budget funds by July 2026 if current trends continu