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TopicHimachal Pradesh

Topic: Himachal Pradesh

Despite Himachal ban on re-employing govt retirees, CM Sukhu’s principal adviser gets another extension

What makes latest extension politically interesting is that Singh is the officer Sukhu had targeted with serious allegations when he was Leader of Oppn.

The lifecycle of freebies in India: Big poll promises shrink when politics meet fiscal reality

From Delhi & Maharashtra to Karnataka, Punjab & Himachal, governments across parties have diluted, delayed or pruned pre-poll welfare promises as fiscal realities catch up. 

Parvati Valley built a music, rave and drug economy. Now it doesn’t know where it’s headed

In Himachal Pradesh's Parvati Valley, the fragile balance between tourism that supports livelihoods and a culture of excess damaging the region’s reputation is now out in the open.

‘Khalsa Tax’ on Himachal vehicles entering Punjab: Nihangs fire off warning to both govts on entry tax

Himachal Pradesh officials have stood their ground, insisting the tax is indispensable for maintaining infrastructure in a mountainous state.

HP Class 6 book translates district names— Kinnaur as ‘transgender’, Mandi as ‘market’. Copies recalled

Controversy centres around English version of textbook introduced current session. Row comes amid growing conversations around risks & limitations of AI and machine-based translations.

The great kiwi rush in Himachal Pradesh

Farmers across Himachal Pradesh are replacing apple orchards with kiwi as climate stress, rising demand, and better returns drive a shift in hill agriculture.

The Chester Hills ‘benami’ land row & how it’s exposed a rift in Himachal Pradesh bureaucracy

It started with a police complaint alleging violations of Section 118—which restricts transfer of agricultural land to non-agriculturists—of the HP Tenancy and Land Reforms Act.

Amid revenue crisis, Himachal cuts budget by Rs 3,586 cr, defers salaries of CM, MLAs, top officials

Sukhu will defer half his own pay for six months; Group C, D employees and pensioners are fully exempt; Opposition calls it a budget that 'has gone backwards'.

‘Threshold for inclusion, no disability cap’—SC’s clarification on RPwD Act in win for Himachal lawyer

Court directed Himachal govt to appoint a lawyer who was denied post of Assistant District Attorney for having a disability percentage higher than 60%, limit set by HPPSC for the job.

Himachal reminds govt employees of ‘no jeans, no T-shirts’ rule; warns against criticism on social media

The directive, issued by Dept of Personnel, reinforces guidelines first laid down in August 2017. A senior govt official said circular was prompted by ‘recurring instances’.

On Camera

Why Prashant Kishor’s Bankipur victory in Bihar should sound alarm bells for Modi-Shah’s BJP

With an estimated 1.6 lakh of its 3.79 lakh voters being upper-caste Hindus, Bankipur has been a BJP stronghold for three decades. Prashant Kishor has breached that fortress decisively.

RBI cracked whip on 87 urban co-op banks in 2021 for violations. Only 27 remain under regulatory curbs

Govt told Parliament that Maharashtra accounted for nearly half of the banks placed under RBI’s regulatory directions; DICGC settled Rs 18,931 crore in depositor claims.

Gorkha recruitment rests with Nepal, Agnipath only route to join Indian Army, says ex-CDS Chauhan

Recruitment of Nepali Gorkhas into Indian Army is on hold since 2022 with Nepal viewing four-yr tenure of Agnipath scheme, among others, as inconsistent with historical frameworks.

India’s Gen Z has opened a breach, for BJP to fill or Opposition to widen

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.