Industries minister Harshvardhan Chauhan, on Thursday said that the state has incurred losses exceeding Rs 12,000 crore primarily attributed to floods and heavy rains, adding that the industrial sector alone has suffered an estimated loss of over Rs 300 crore.
Himachal Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in a cabinet meeting has decided to set up Himachal Pradesh Rajya Chayan Aayog to conduct examinations for the recruitment of various Group-C posts in various departments of the state government.
"The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to establish Himachal Pradesh Rajya Chayan Aayog to conduct examinations for the recruitment of various Group-C posts under the state government, PSUs, boards, corporations, and local bodies in place of disbanded HPSSC Hamirpur," said the official
Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee Chief and Member of Parliament, Pratibha Virbhadra Singh met the Party’s President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday in New Delhi and discussed the coming Lok Sabha elections and the natural disaster that struck the state.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that the party will raise the issue of a special relief package for the disaster-hit Himachal Pradesh, during this special session in Parliament, an official statement said on Wednesday.
The Himachal LoP said that the AICC chief is visiting the state almost a month after the heavy rains and floods wreaked havoc there. He further claimed that she is "doing a photoshoot" in the flood and rain-hit areas just to take political benefit out of it.
"Due to the rain and floods, we have lost almost everything we cultivated throughout this year. The production of tomatoes was less...We have lost roads and houses in these floods. We want restoration. Today Priyanka Gandhi ji was to visit here but we got to know she is not visiting now. It
"The rent admissible shall be Rs. 5000/- per month in rural areas and Rs. 10000/- per month in urban areas. The rent will be paid in direct benefit transfer (DBT) mode to the eldest female member of the family. The day the family moves to their own house/accommodation, the monthly rent will
"The Central Government should not discriminate between the States on party lines. It becomes the duty of the Union Government to provide aid in such circumstances, analyzing the impact of the disaster. The Center should declare such a massive catastrophe as a 'National Disaster' and should
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday slammed the Centre over its decision to reduce customs duty on apples imported from the US, saying it will make import of American apples easier and the move has come at a time when apple growers were facing problems