Tag: Shimla

  • HRTC bus caught fire in Shimla

    HRTC bus caught fire in Shimla

    An HRTC bus caught fire near the Lift in Shimla this morning. Fortunately, all 20 passengers managed to get off the bus before it was engulfed by thick plumes of smoke. But fire engines brought the flames under control soon.

    As per an HRTC official, smoke stared emanating from the engine of the bus as soon as the driver applied brakes to stop it near the Lift.

    “The exact cause of the fire will be known only after an inquiry into the incident. At present, it appears that the fire broke out due to a spark in the engine,” he claimed.

  • The issue of the price of apple orchards raised in the House, Theog MLA raised the matter of arbitrariness in Adani Group’s CA store

    The issue of the price of apple orchards raised in the House, Theog MLA raised the matter of arbitrariness in Adani Group’s CA store

    Shimla. During the question hour on the 11th day of the budget session of the Himachal Legislative Assembly, the issue of robbery with the orchardists during the apple season and arbitrariness in the CA store of Adani Group came up. Theog MLA Kuldeep Singh Rathore asked the Horticulture Minister that how many CA stores of Adani are running in Shimla district and whether the rules are being followed, in which Adani’s CA stores were given Rs 1598.79 lakh by the National Horticulture Board without MoU. . The matter of giving subsidy under NABARD has come to the fore.
    MLA Kuldeep Rathore said that Adani had assured the help of farmers and gardeners on the establishment of CA stores, but the opposite has happened. During the apple season, Adani Group remains silent and fixes the price in the mid-season, arbitrariness is done in fixing the price, the work was given without MoU. That’s why the government should review the matter and make an MoU again. The exploitation of farmers and gardeners should be stopped.
    Horticulture Minister Jagat Singh Negi said that Adani Group has set up CA STORES at Sainj, Mehndali and Revali in Shimla district, Rs 1598.79 lakh to Adani Group from National Horticulture Board. Subsidy was given under NABARD, MoU was not signed in this context. Horticulture Minister assured that appropriate action will be taken for violation of rules.

  • Health department alert about increasing cases of H3N2 and Corona in Kangra

    Health department alert about increasing cases of H3N2 and Corona in Kangra

    Shimla. The health department has become alert regarding the knock of H3N2 and increasing corona cases in the state. Symptoms of H3N2 have been found in a small girl in Kangra district, the same corona figure has reached 500 once again after zero. To deal with this situation, the health department has issued instructions after holding a meeting with all the CMOs and BMOs of the state. Health Minister Dhaniram Shandil said that the department is ready to deal with every situation. Guidelines in this regard have been issued to all the departmental officers. have been issued.

    Health Minister Dhaniram Shandil said that Vishwa appealed to the people to wear masks and asked the people of the state to use masks in crowded areas. He said that guidelines have been issued to the health department officials to deal with the situation. Along with this, advisory has also been issued regarding wearing of masks.
    The same Health Secretary M Sudha said that the health department is keeping an eye on the new variant and increasing cases of corona in the state. Guidelines have been issued under the new guidelines of ICMR. Video conferencing with all the CMOs and BMOs of the state today Instructions have been given to deal with every situation by holding a meeting. From today, sampling will be increased in the state so that more and more cases can be traced.

  • CM released 10 crores for tireing of Shimla city roads

    CM released 10 crores for tireing of Shimla city roads

    Shimla. In order to improve the condition of the roads of district Shimla city, the government has released an amount of Rs 10 crore, with this amount the roads of the city will be tired. Shimla Urban MLA Harish Janartha had demanded money from the government to repair the dilapidated roads of the city, on which the CM has released Rs 10 crore.
    Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has said that due to heavy rains, snowfall and rain, the condition of the roads deteriorates and the roads of Shimla city are also very busy, in such a situation there is no time to do tireling, but the MLA demanded money on time. Has done so that tirering of city roads will be done.
    On the other hand, regarding the election of Shimla Municipal Corporation, the Chief Minister has said that the Congress is always ready for the elections and this time again the Congress party will be in control of the Municipal Corporation.

  • Transfers: State government changed 6 HPS officers, Veer Bahadur will be ASP of Kangra

    Transfers: State government changed 6 HPS officers, Veer Bahadur will be ASP of Kangra

    Shimla. The state government has transferred six HPS officers late on Saturday night. State Government’s Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena has issued its orders. ASP Kangra Badri Singh has been posted as ASP 6th IRBN Dhaulakuan and Brajesh Sood has been posted as SP Lokayukta Shimla. Whereas ASP Veer Bahadur has been posted as ASP Kangra. Apart from this, Anil Kumar has been posted as DSP Kullu, Chandra Shekhar as DSP Anni and Ravindra Kumar as DSP SDRF Mandi.

  • 272 upgraded schools will be closed, preparing to denotify schools with low enrollment

    272 upgraded schools will be closed, preparing to denotify schools with low enrollment

    Shimla. After the primary, the state government will soon issue a notification regarding the closure of middle, high and senior secondary schools in the state. Tomorrow 272 government schools are being denotified. In response to the budget discussion, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has kept this figure in the assembly. In this, the government has kept the data of enrollment of students in such institutions which were opened in the last 6 months in the previous BJP government. Soon the government will denotify and shut them down.

    If we talk about middle schools in this, 85 middle schools were opened in different districts in the former BJP government, out of which only 17 schools were such, in which the number of students was more than 15, in the remaining schools this figure is less than 15. In such a situation, the government will soon close 68 middle schools. Along with this, 131 high schools were also opened by the previous BJP government in the last 6 months, out of which the number of students in 131 schools was less than 20. Of these, only 17 schools have been notified, while the government will denotify 113 schools.

    Along with this, there are only 8 schools with less than 25 students in senior secondary schools. In such a situation, the government will denotify 90 schools. The state government says that these schools were opened by the BJP government due to political motives, where there is neither staff nor sufficient number of students. The aim of the state government is to bring quality in education. However, the opposition is fiercely opposing this decision of the government.

    285 primary schools have been closed
    Earlier, the government has closed 285 schools with zero admission. In this, 17 primary schools have been denotified. Along with this, 19 colleges have also been closed. The results of these children will come on 31st March. That is why these schools will be closed from April 1 by sending them to other schools.

  • Congress will run ‘Khula Darbar’ program to redress public grievances instead of ‘Jan Manch’: CM

    Congress will run ‘Khula Darbar’ program to redress public grievances instead of ‘Jan Manch’: CM

    Shimla. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday said that the Congress government has decided to replace BJP’s flagship program ‘Jan Manch’ with a new Jan Grievance Scheme to reach the doorsteps of common people. CM Sukhu gave this information in response to a question by Congress member Yadvinder Goma during the question hour during the budget session of the state assembly. Rejecting the demand for continuation of the Jan Manch program launched by the BJP in 2018, the Chief Minister said his government did not need to learn from the previous government how to run an efficient scheme to reach out to the common people.

    Rejecting the constant interference of Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, Jairam Thakur, the Chief Minister said that the former Chief Minister was pressurizing the present government to continue with its old scheme Jan Manch, but the BJP government was no longer in power and the Congress government was taking forward their plans. not inclined to increase. Earlier, in response to a question, Rural Development Minister Anirudh Singh said that the previous government spent Rs 534.38 lakh on the Janmanch scheme. He said that the Congress government would run an ‘open court’ program to listen to public grievances and redress them.

    Earlier, opposing the answer given by the Chief Minister, all the MLAs of the opposition party reached the middle of the House and started protesting against this decision. The opposition took part in the proceedings of the House after the Question Hour. Jairam Thakur said that the Congress government should take forward this flagship program in public interest. He said that the concerned minister has also agreed in his reply that 43,821 public interest problems were resolved in Jan Manch. Accusing the present government of playing politics, Jairam Thakur said that people were wandering from door to door seeking solution to their problems as no such program was available in the State.