The accused, Gagan Bhushan, son of late Shishu Pal and resident of village Bejori, post office Seema, tehsil Rohru, district Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, was taken into custody and sent to jail for three months after repeatedly being found involved in heroin ("chitta") trafficking despite mu
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu criticised opposition BJP MLAs on Wednesday after they refused to support a government resolution seeking the restoration of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG).
The Himachal Pradesh Assembly witnessed dramatic scenes and repeated disruptions on Wednesday after Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu began replying to a discussion on a government resolution moved under Rule 102 regarding the situation arising from the discontinuation of the Revenue
Pratibha Singh stated that she would also travel to New Delhi to meet central leaders and apprise them of the ground realities of the state regarding the issue.
The Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday passed a government resolution urging the Union Government to restore the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG), amid uproar and slogan-shouting by the Opposition BJP, which expressed dissatisfaction with Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's reply.
BJP State President Dr. Rajeev Bindal stated that he wishes to draw public attention to two serious issues concerning governance and development in Himachal Pradesh.
State Secretary Sanjay Chauhan said that more than 1,000 people from Himachal Pradesh would participate in the March 24 rally in Delhi against what he termed the "anti-people, anti-worker and anti-farmer policies" of the Modi government.
According to a notification issued by the Department of Personnel today, the orders were made on the recommendations of the Civil Services Board and approved by the Governor.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday announced the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe alleged benami land transactions in Gagret and around Gaggal Airport.
"We will meet the Prime Minister under the leadership of the Chief Minister, and we hope that Narendra Modi will restore Himachal Pradesh's Revenue Deficit Grant. We shall take up our demand and issues," Agnihotri said.
Gathering near the Assembly complex, hundreds of pensioners raised slogans against the government and alleged that financial constraints were being used as a pretext to deny them their legitimate dues. The protest comes amid an ongoing political debate over the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG)
"Why so much haste to get a discussion on RDG?" Thakur asked, insisting that the House should first take up the Motion of Thanks as per established convention. "We want the Motion of Thanks to be brought first. What is the hurry?"