The 16th Finance Commission’s recommendation to discontinue Revenue Deficit Grants (RDGs), handed out by the Centre to states, would be a blow to Himachal Pradesh.
Two cousins had ventured out to record videos in Chamba's Bharmour region. Disaster struck and the two were cut-off from outside. Later, their bodies were found.
Himachal IPS body said Vikramaditya Singh’s remarks could ‘weaken institutional cohesion’; IAS body joins issue, says minister’s statement could ‘erode public confidence’.
Himachal PWD minister accuses IAS, IPS officers from UP & Bihar of ignoring state's interests, urges CM to act as Rajya Sabha polls loom. Party leaders raise concerns over leadership.
Kullu is seeing a persimmon revolution. Sweet, low-maintenance, and climate-resistant, the fruit is delivering Rs 60-70 lakh profits in just three months of harvest.
4 female students & a professor have been booked after 19-year-old’s death, but police say probe is hampered by absence of postmortem or medical report stating cause of her death.
Family also met health minister & demanded the doctors be sacked. Suspended doctor claimed patient abused & ‘threatened to kill me’. He said viral video is ‘incomplete, distorted’.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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