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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicSukhvinder Singh Sukhu

Topic: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

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'.

Key grant cut, cash-strapped Himachal slaps a hydropower land cess. Why Punjab is seeing red

With 16th Finance Commission stopping revenue deficit grant to states, Himachal Pradesh is likely to suffer a loss of ‘Rs 50,000 cr over five years’.

INX Media case returns to haunt Himachal chief secy, whose tenure was extended in ‘public interest’

A Shimla-resident has challenged the extension in high court on the ground that Prabodh Saxena faces prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act. 

Rain-hit Mandi cries ‘Kangana go back’ after MP says ‘restaurant made Rs 50…understand my pain too’

The BJP MP visited the flood and landslide-affected areas of Manali & interacted with people. She accused the Congress-led state government of diverting central relief funds.

Himachal opens Shipki La pass to tourists. Significance of historical link for trade & pilgrimage

Trade through the pass resumed in 1992 after hiatus following 1962 India-China war but faced setbacks due to geopolitical tensions, and was halted in 2020 amid Covid-19 pandemic.

Not the first rodeo for Shimla SP Sanjeev Gandhi, who took on Himachal DGP, top IAS officers

Currently on medical leave, Shimla SP Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi on 24 May accused then DGP and his predecessor, along with Himachal Pradesh chief secy, of obstructing justice.

Why Himachal is unwilling to release water for long-delayed Kishau multipurpose project

Kishau project, proposed to be built on Yamuna’s tributary in Dehradun, was envisaged as joint effort by Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Delhi.

‘This wealth is Himachal’s, we deserve rightful share,’ says CM Sukhu amid Punjab-Haryana water row

Himachal has so far remained neutral on the issue. In an exclusive interview with ThePrint, CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu also dismissed reports of infighting within state Congress unit.

Kangana Ranaut decries Rs 1 lakh power bill, Himachal CM’s adviser urges BJP MP not to politicise

Matter came to light when Kangana spoke about it Saturday during a constituency-level party meeting in Balh to criticise the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress govt.

Himachal braces for ‘toughest’ yr. How state’s budget aims to deal with soaring debt, falling grants

Of Rs 58,514-crore budget, 67% is earmarked for salary, pension, interest payments & debt repayment, leaving limited funds for development.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.