A delegation from the Kandaghat area of Solan district met Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday and submitted a list of local demands related to healthcare, education, and development.
In a significant move to improve access to higher education, the State Government of Tripura has announced the establishment of three new Government Degree Colleges from the upcoming academic session 2025-26.
The delegation apprised that they were not receiving their salaries regularly as the Central government has reduced the budget allocation to half for Himachal Pradesh. They urged the state government to take up this matter with the government of India.
Adhikari also criticised the state government and called them "bankrupt", further stating that after the allowance was given, Mamata Banerjee would become the former Chief Minister.
Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla raised concern over rising drug deaths in Punjab, especially in Amritsar. He blamed the state government and said many people have died. He urged action and said the Chief Minister must take responsibility for the worsening drug problem.
BJP leader Amit Malviya on Friday termed the Supreme Court's order directing the West Bengal government to pay 25% DA (Dearness Allowance) to State government employees as "a major victory" for the employees and the state unit of his party.
Teachers continued their protest outside the Bikash Bhawan in Kolkata on Friday against the CM Mamata Banerjee led state government after 26,000 teachers lost their jobs in connection with the SSC recruitment case.
The Supreme Court on Thursday has directed the Central government and all state governments to set up special courts to try POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) cases on a top-priority basis.
The Karnataka state government has announced increasing the monthly honorarium for guest teachers and lecturers working in government primary and high schools and pre-university colleges, said an official statement on Thursday.
The Congress MLA's letter came amid growing criticism of the silence of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government on the matter. He further slammed the BJP, saying the party's words and actions have been exposed which they used to claim of having a great disciplined party.
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea (letter petition) seeking directions to the Central and State governments to take action against Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah and other "such type of abusive persons" who made controversial remarks against Indian Army Colone
In a bid to improve health care services across all six medical colleges in Himachal Pradesh, the present state government is taking numerous steps to improve and offer better medical facilities to the patients.