AUGUST 24 India’s civilisational heritage will strengthen Viksit Bharat 2047 Governor Kavinder Gupta today emphasised the need to preserve, promote and modernise Sanskrit as a living language and a vital repository of India’s knowledge, cultural heritage and civilisational ethos. Addressing the concluding ceremony of Sanskrit Mass-2026, organised by the Shri Kailakh Jyotish and Vedic Sansthan…
PRENEETA SHARMA As the road winds through the lower Himalayas, the bustle of Shimla gradually fades behind towering deodars, cool mountain air and drifting mist. Somewhere along the forested stretch between Dhalli and Kufri lies Hassan Valley, a quiet corner of the Shimla hills that appears at first to be just another scenic mountain road….
Solan, August 23 The School of Media and Communications at Shoolini University hosted a guest lecture by Shubh Rana, Assistant Producer at BBC News Hindi. An alumna of the School, Ms Rana spoke to students about reporting, anchoring and documentary filmmaking. Ms Rana discussed journalistic ethics and responsible communication. She said journalism went beyond gathering…
August 23 Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today welcomed and felicitated hotel professionals, travel agents, tour operators and other representatives of the tourism industry from across the country at the 56th Annual Convention of the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) in Varanasi. The Chief Minister urged tourism industry stakeholders to encourage…
Shimla Aug 23 Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) is strengthening the charging infrastructure required for the operation of electric buses across the State. As part of this initiative, charging stations are being established at 80 locations at a cost of Rs. 122 crore. Charging stations have already been installed at 34 locations, while work at…
Una, 23 August. On Sunday, at Hindustan Farm Direct Ingredients Private Limited, located in the industrial area of Pandoga in the Haroli assembly constituency, employees were connected to the Swadeshi Jagran Manch’s “I am also a Swadeshi supporter” campaign. The company’s MD, Puneet Modgil, enrolled employees in the campaign and encouraged them to connect their…
August 22 Students from Portmore School, Shimla, and Government College, Dhami, witnessed the proceedings of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and interacted with Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Thursday. Before entering the House, the students met Pathania in the lobby of the Council Chamber at around 10.30 am. During the interaction, they discussed the functioning…
August 21 Says women’s entrepreneurship vital for inclusive growth and self-reliant India Governor Kavinder Gupta along-with Lady Governor Bindu Gupta today visited the “Desi Cravings-Haryana Women Food Entrepreneurs Special”, organised at Chandigarh in association with NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP). The event organised by Founder-President, COWE Haryana Chapter (Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs of India)…
Shimla August 21 Under the provisions in H.P. Treasury Rules and instructions by Finance department, the life certificate may be submitted by the pensioners till 30th September, 2026. The State government has decided that life certificate can be submitted by pensioners/family pensioners only through Jeevan Pramaan application except for medically unfit pensioners, who shall continue to submit…
Appeals to people of Himachal Pradesh to participate actively in national census exercise Governor Kavinder Gupta today completed his self-enumeration at Lok Bhavan as part of the second phase of Census 2027. Director, Directorate of Census Operations, Himachal Pradesh, Deep Shikha Sharma, along with senior officials of the Directorate, were present on the occasion. Deep…
