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January 21, 2026, 04:59 PM - 2 min read
He said that the proposals were examined by the Empowered Committee in its meeting held on November 4, 2025, and the approval has been granted based on the committee’s recommendations and the compliance report submitted by the state government.
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January 16, 2026, 05:06 PM - 3 min read
The Education Minister urged Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to personally talk to Public Works Department Minister Vikramaditya Singh and resolve the issue at the earliest.
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January 15, 2026, 07:13 PM - 4 min read
While Congress Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has preferred non-Himachali IAS officers for several plum posts in the government, even after their retirement, a contradictory statement came from Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Vikramaditya Singh on social media. He alleged that non-Himachali IAS and IPS officers, particularly from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, had little concern for Himachal.
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October 27, 2025, 03:49 PM - 2 min read
He said the Centre had extended strong support by providing Rs 4,500 crore in financial aid to the Public Works and Urban Development Departments over the past two and a half years. He said projects worth Rs 22 lakh have already been completed in Pahal Gram Panchayat during this period.
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September 22, 2025, 03:54 PM - 1 min read
The 35-year-old two-time MLA from Shimla (Rural) Assembly constituency, and now a cabinet minister in the Sukhu government, is the son of former six-time Chief Minister of Himachal, late Virbhadra Singh, and State Congress President Pratibha Singh. Dr Amreen Kaur holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and is the daughter of Sardar Jotinder Singh Sekhon and Opinder Kaur.
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September 12, 2025, 06:31 PM - 4 min read
Emphasising that sustainable urbanisation must preserve Himachal’s rich cultural and spiritual heritage, he said traditional architecture, temple buffer zones, and sacred grove protection were being integrated into development plans.
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June 21, 2025, 08:22 PM - 2 min read
Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Vikramaditya Singh informed that the state government has increased its readiness for the southwest monsoon, which made an early entry five days in advance, by conducting coordination meetings with departments and positioning machinery in susceptible areas.
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June 7, 2025, 09:38 PM - 5 min read
The entire episode reflects a lack of trust within the government set-up, particularly as senior officials such as Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Onkar Sharma, and Director General of Police, Dr Atul Verma (who retired on 31 May), chose not to route their reports through the Advocate General’s Office.
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May 4, 2025, 05:46 PM - 2 min read
The Himachal Pradesh Government’s focused initiative to address revenue-related grievances of people through the systematic organisation of Revenue Lok Adalats is yielding encouraging results.
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April 9, 2025, 07:21 PM - 3 min read
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut showered praises on Prime Minister Narender Modi on the poetic lines, contending 'Chand pe daag hota hai, unpe ek bhi daag nahin hai'...", while she slammed Congress for party having been involved in many scams during their rule in the past.
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February 12, 2025, 04:57 PM - 3 min read
Himachal Pradesh is making significant strides toward becoming India’s first "Green Energy" state, with Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu reaffirming the government’s commitment to renewable energy development.
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January 15, 2025, 03:49 PM - 2 min read
Criticising Thakur for his statement on the dismal affair of the state treasury, the ministers said that the BJP leader had become habitual of making wild assumptions about the financial condition of the state whereas the reality was that in a single day on January 13, 2025, bills worth ₹550 crore were cleared from the treasury ensuring the release of payments to about 10,000 beneficiaries.
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