As many as 318 new Covid cases were reported today, taking the total count of active cases in the state to 1,379. These cases were reported from 4,965 samples tested.
Even as the cases are rising fast in the state, the number of active admission continues to be in the single digit (9).
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu laid the foundation stone of PET-CT SCAN machine at Indira Gandhi Medical College. For a long time the demand for this machine was being raised in Indira Gandhi Medical College.
The government has taken the first step towards fulfilling this strong demand. This machine helps in detecting cancer in the patient’s body. Presently this facility is not available in Himachal Pradesh. For this patients have to go to Chandigarh for the test and have to spend 15 to 20 thousand rupees.
During this, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that the government is moving forward with five flagship programmes. Health is the priority of Himachal Pradesh government after education. He said that there is a need to move forward in the direction of change to improve the health facilities in Himachal Pradesh.
Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that the cabinet has recently decided to set up an emergency department of international standard. He said that a 175-bed emergency department would be set up in the Indira Gandhi Medical College.
Rs 11 crore to be spent for this has also been approved. He said that in this hospital, there will be facility of one nurse on every bed in the ICU, while there will be one nurse on three beds in the casualty department. Apart from this, a doctor will be available on 10 beds. Who will give only 8 hours duty.
He said that at present Himachal Pradesh is lagging behind in health facilities by 10 to 15 years. Himachal Pradesh needs to move forward in the field of health. The Chief Minister informed that a Center of Excellence for Cancer Care is being set up in Hamirpur at a cost of Rs 400 crore. World class facilities will be available to the patients of Himachal Pradesh in this hospital.
mandi . There is tremendous uproar in Himachal against the verdict in the defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Congress has started demonstrations across the state. In this episode, the Congress, under the leadership of senior Congress leader and former minister Kaul Singh Thakur, staged a protest in Mandi town, while the Block Congress Committee Sundernagar staged a sit-in outside the SDM office.
During this Congress leaders said that Rahul Gandhi is fighting the battle of truth and truth always wins. He said that the State Congress Party is standing with Rahul Gandhi and the fight for justice against injustice will continue.
Demonstration of Congress workers against the sentence of Rahul Gandhi, cursing the central government
Paonta Sahib. On Friday, Congress leaders and workers held a big demonstration in Paonta to protest against the punishment of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi from the court. The Congressmen demonstrated by taking out a rally from the rest house to the rest house via Paonta Bazar. During this, everyone raised slogans against the Modi government and cursed Rahul Gandhi for implicating him in a false case. During this, Kirnesh Jung said that the Modi government has implicated Rahul Gandhi in a false case. He said that Modi has also made many comments against the Congress leader many times in his speech, no action has been taken against him. Hundreds of Congress workers were present during this.
Paonta Sahib. In Paonta, an elephant strayed and came towards Yamuna river towards Paonta city area. It is being told that late Thursday evening an elephant was seen near the Yamuna river of Paonta. After this, the forest department team swung into action, went to the spot and chased the elephant towards Uttarakhand.
Forest Department officials said that earlier this elephant was seen going along the Kulhal canal in Uttarakhand, from where people ran it, after which the elephant turned towards Paonta town, where it crossed the Yamuna river and wandered towards the city. Was coming, but the forest department team chased it towards Uttarakhand forest. During this, Aishwarya Raj, DFO of Paonta told that an elephant from Uttarakhand had come towards Paonta, which has been chased by the forest department towards the forest of Timli forest range of Uttarakhand.
Shimla. Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has set a target to make Himachal self-reliant. He has set a deadline of the next ten years. The Chief Minister has said that Himachal will emerge as a developed and economically self-sufficient state in the next ten years. The Chief Minister said that collective work will have to be done to achieve the set targets. He said that for this people have to be made aware of the proper methods of water use and management in life. Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu was addressing the people on the occasion of World Water Day. He said that the state government is planning to provide clean drinking water to the people through UV technology. The state government has set a target of making Himachal a green energy state by March 31, 2026, and moving in this direction, an important agreement related to green hydrogen is going to happen soon. The Chief Minister said that there is a need to change the system and take tough decisions to make Himachal strong. The theme of this year’s World Water Day is ‘Accelerating Change’.
Calling for a change in our day-to-day practices of water use and management, he said that according to a report, by the year 2030, 40 per cent of the population may face shortage of drinking water. During this, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said that there are limited sources of drinking water and water conservation can be done with the collective participation of all. He said that the state government is making continuous efforts for water conservation. He said that despite spending about Rs 5500 crore on the Jal Jeevan Mission by the previous government, drinking water facility could not reach people’s homes in remote areas. Earlier, Amitabh Awasthi, Secretary, Jal Shakti Department welcomed the Chief Minister.
drying natural water
CM Sukhu said that as a result of adverse effects of climate change, less or untimely rains and snowfall, natural water sources are drying up, which is a matter of serious concern. He said that every section of the society needs to work together to conserve these vital water resources. The Chief Minister said that river water plays an important role in the state’s economy.
50 village water sanitation committees honored
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu honored representatives of 50 gram panchayats and representatives of village water and sanitation committees of nine districts on the occasion. These Gram Panchayats have signed MoU with Jal Shakti Department regarding operation, maintenance and distribution of various water supply schemes. He asked the block resource coordinators of the state, Ambedika Sharma, Renu Bala, Poonam Saini, Rajinder Kaur, Pradeep Kumar, Jagdish Chandi and Joginder Singh of district Una and district Kinnaur to work in better coordination with the village water and sanitation committees. Chitra Rekha was also honored. On this occasion, the Chief Minister also administered an oath to contribute in the conservation of nature through water and through it.
Shimla. Strong tremors of earthquake were felt in Himachal late on Tuesday night. A spokesman for the Disaster Management Authority said that from around 10.19 pm to 10.21 pm, earthquake tremors were felt three times in the state.
The earthquake measured 6.6 on the Richter scale and its epicenter was at 36.09 degrees latitude and 71.35 degrees longitude around the Hindukush region. There was no loss of life or property due to the earthquake, but there was an atmosphere of panic in Himachal due to the tremors. As soon as the earthquake occurred, people came out of their houses and stayed outside for a long time.
Gopalpur. After snowfall on the hills of Dhauladhar and intermittent rain and hailstorm in the low-lying areas, the cold has increased again in Himachal. Now again have to take the support of fire in the morning and evening. Although the heat was sweating four days ago, but as soon as the weather changes, it is again getting cold like the month of February.
On one hand, rain and snowfall will prove to be lifeline for wheat crop and horticulture, while on the other hand, it will also prove to be helpful in removing the shortage of water in summer.
Trilokpur. The Chaitra Navratri fairs started from Wednesday in North India’s main Shakti Peeth Mata Bala Sundari Temple Trilokpur. Deputy Commissioner Ramkumar Gautam along with his family participated in the worship in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. During this, the Deputy Commissioner urged the people to fully cooperate with the administration and the police during the 15-day fair. Adequate security arrangements have been made in the fair and police home guards and more than 450 security forces around the temple have been deployed around the temple campus. Superintendent of Police Sirmour Raman Kumar Meena has called upon the cooperation of the devotees in maintaining law and order at the fair site.
–Video and Report Surat Pundir, Trilokpur
Chaitra Navratri begins at Shaktipeeth Shri Jwalamukhi Temple with traditional flag hoisting ceremony
Volcano. Local MLA Sanjay Ratan started Chaitra month’s Navratras with traditional flag hoisting ceremony at the world famous Shaktipeeth Shri Jwalamukhi Temple and congratulated everyone. He said that with the blessings of Mother Jwalamukhi, there should be welfare of the world and all people should cooperate with each other with love, harmony and brotherhood. All administrative officers and employees were present on this occasion. The MLA instructed the administration officials that special care should be taken for the facilities of the devotees during Navratras and the law and order in the city should be tight so that the passengers do not face any problem here.
Shailesh Sharma’s report from Jwalamukhi
Mother Chintpurni Temple decorated like a bride, thousands of devotees took the blessings of Mother Goddess
Una. The Chaitra Navratri fair was inaugurated with great fanfare on the occasion of Varsha Pratipada on Wednesday at the famous Shaktipeeth Mata Chintpurni temple of North India. Mata’s temple is decorated like a bride for the fair. The Chaitra Navratri fair started early in the morning with the worship of Goddess Durga and Havan Yagya. Long queues of devotees had started forming since morning to have darshan of Mata. Thousands of devotees bowed their heads in the temple while having darshan of the holy Pindi of Mata. Strong preparations have been made by the temple trust and the district administration regarding the fair. At the same time, special care is also being taken for every facility of the devotees.
Flood of faith in Shri Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham, beginning of Chaitra Navratri
Chaitra month’s Navratras started on Wednesday at the famous Shaktipeeth Shri Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham. ADM Dharamshala Rohit Rathore and Temple Officer Giriraj Thakur started Navratri with Ganesh Pujan in the Yagyashala with duly worshipped. The Chamunda temple was decorated with fresh flowers. Devotees of the mother had lined up in the temple since morning for darshan. Temple officer Giriraj Thakur said that all arrangements have been made for the devotees. Apart from this, from the point of view of security, policemen are guarding every corner, additional CCTV cameras have been installed in the temple so that no untoward incident happens.
Long queues of devotees at Bhalei Mata Temple
On the occasion of the first Navratri, long queues of devotees were seen at the world famous Shaktipeeth Bhalei Mata Temple. During this, hundreds of devotees from Punjab and Jammu-Kashmir including Himachal had darshan of Mata. On this occasion, former Education Minister Asha Kumari also visited the mother by standing in line. Langar was also organized for the devotees in the temple on the occasion of Navratri earlier today.
Crowd of faith in the temples of Chhoti Kashi, seeing the beauty of the temples being built
Market. Chaitra Navratras are also being witnessed in the temples of Chhoti Kashi Mandi. By reaching various temples including Tarna Mata, Brijeshwari Mata, Siddha Kali, Bhima Kali, Mahishasur Mardini, devotees are wishing for auspicious life by taking blessings of the mother. Bhagirath Vishisht, the priest of Mata Bhimakali temple told that Durga recitation is being done in the temple on the auspicious occasion of Navratras. Along with this, Shatchandi Yagya is also being performed in the temple by Brahmins.
Flood of faith at the door of Maa Bajreshwari Devi, temple decorated with colorful flowers
On the first day of Chaitra Navratri in Mata Shri Bajreshwari Devi temple, devotees from outside states and local got blessings by visiting the mother. As soon as the doors of the temple opened, the devotees were having darshan in long queues and shouting praises to the mother. On the first day of Chaitra Navratri, a huge crowd was seen in the temple. Adequate arrangements were made by the temple administration for the convenience of the devotees regarding Navratri, while the temple has been decorated with colorful flowers and lights. Temple officer Suresh Sharma told that on the first day of Navratri, a large number of devotees have bowed their heads to the mother. The police administration has also removed the goods put on the road by the shopkeepers on the temple road, so that the devotees do not face any problem. Station in-charge Vijay Kumar has instructed shopkeepers to remove goods from the road.