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March 27, 2026, 03:50 PM - 4 min read
Initiating the debate on the cut motion on law and order in the State Assembly, Thakur said that since the Congress came to power, incidents of daytime shootouts and repeated incidents involving tourists had been reported.
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March 27, 2026, 02:43 PM - 4 min read
The Himcare Scheme echoed in the State Assembly on Friday, with the opposition BJP accusing Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of trying to defame the scheme, launched by the previous BJP government for the benefit of the common people in Himachal Pradesh, as a pretext to stop it.
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March 20, 2026, 03:00 PM - 3 min read
Cops in the anti-drug Special Task Force (Central Range) had allegedly intercepted a large drug consignment in Kullu district but kept a significant portion of the contraband with themselves instead of registering a case. They were later arrested by the Shimla Police for alleged involvement in an LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) smuggling network.
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March 19, 2026, 07:23 PM - 2 min read
Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday questioned the Himachal Pradesh government’s supplementary budget for 2025–26, amounting to Rs 40,461 crore, and said it was surprising that the total budget for the fiscal year had touched Rs 98,000 crore.
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March 9, 2026, 06:42 PM - 4 min read
Talking to mediapersons here, Thakur said the internal turmoil and uncertainty within the Congress clearly indicated a deep crisis of trust within the government. He said the BJP had taken a principled decision not to field a candidate for the Rajya Sabha election this time, which gave the Congress a clear opportunity. However, the confusion and internal contest within the Congress over the Rajya Sabha seat exposed its contradictions.
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February 6, 2026, 06:44 PM - 4 min read
BJP leaders alleged that the state government has not released the MLA LADs since October 2025. Because of this delay, they said MLAs are facing serious difficulties in fulfilling the development commitments made to people in their respective constituencies.
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December 17, 2025, 06:30 PM - 6 min read
Although all governments in the past have acknowledged the seriousness of the drug problem and claimed making strategies accordingly, the previous BJP government headed by Jai Ram Thakur was the first to admit publicly that the drug menace had become a big problem in Himachal Pradesh despite several efforts. He had urged the community to join hands with the government to check the problem.
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December 11, 2025, 08:24 PM - 3 min read
Talking to mediapersons in Sundernagar (Mandi), Jai Ram said organising such a big event when people were still suffering from recent natural calamities was “playing with the sentiments of the people.”
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December 10, 2025, 04:11 PM - 2 min read
He asked the Chief Minister to visit Kuklah village near Pandoh, just 20 km from the Paddal Ground rally venue, to see the real situation months after the monsoon damage.
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September 22, 2025, 03:40 PM - 3 min read
On the first day of Navratri, Thakur also extended his greetings to the resident of Himachal Pradesh.
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July 30, 2025, 05:40 PM - 1 min read
Jai Ram Thakur, who represents the Seraj constituency in Mandi, had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday and sought an area-specific relief and rehabilitation package for disaster-hit areas of Himachal Pradesh.
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July 24, 2025, 05:10 PM - 2 min read
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda, along with BJP MPs, MLAs, met Union Ministers Amit Shah and Nitin Gadkari and requested Central assistance for rebuilding infrastructure badly damaged by heavy monsoon rains in Himachal.
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