Manali: Chief Minister Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal today performed foundation stone laying ceremony of Press Room at Manali in Kullu district.

Emphasising the importance of journalism and role of journalists, Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal said that the State Government had always maintained cordial relations with the journalists and various facilities were being extended to them...

Shimla: The State would explore the possibilities of setting up a university in private sector in Kullu district and establish an Industrial Training Institute in Manali. This was revealed by Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister while speaking on the occasion of foundation stone laying ceremony of Govt. Polytechnic College being built at a cost of Rs. 12 crore in Seobagh vil...

Shimla: Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister said that 7.32 percent of the total bio-diversity of the country was present in Himachal Pradesh and varied climatic conditions of the State were conductive for cultivation of herbs. He was speaking at the one day Regional Conference of Arogya Bharti-II, at Una today.

Prof. Dhumal said that from time immemorial, herbs fou...

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh is poised to become carbon neutral by the year 2020 by undertaking "carbon smart growth", asserted Chief Minister Prof Prem Kumar Dhumal while speaking at the 12th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit organised by The Energy and Resource Institute on "Protecting the Global Commons; 20 years Post Rio" at New Delhi today. He said that Himachal would be fi...

Shimla: A delegation of Himachal Pradesh State Nursing Teachers Association, lead by Smt. Neeraj Verma, President and accompanied by Smt. Kusum Gurang, Senior Vice President and Smt. Bandana, General Secretary, called on Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, to apprise him of their various demands relating to strengthening of the nurses training programmes in different schoo...

Shimla: Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, today launched supply of power operated tillers, cultivators, grass cutters and crop cutters, on subsidized rates to the farmers of the State besides flagging off an exhibition van demonstrating modern machinery in different parts of the State, from his official residence here today.

Chief Minister congratulated HIMFED f...

Shimla: Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, would be starting faculty in bionanotechnology to match the world standard in professional education from next academic session. This was revealed by Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, in a meeting with Prof. Timothy A. Gonsalves, Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi and Prof. Ken Golsalves, eminent expert in mater...

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Cabinet in its Meeting held here today granted approval to 'Atal School Uniform Scheme', aimed at providing two pairs of school uniform, one in April and another in October during each academic session to about nine lakh students studying in State run educational institutions from first to matric standard. It will go a long way in bringing about...

Shimla: Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister today released a book titled 'Man Mountain and Architecture' , foot prints on hills, brought out by the office of the Architect-in-Chief, Himachal Pradesh, under the guidance of Vishwakarama Awardee Ar. Vijay Uppal, Architect-in-Chief. The book contains photographs and architectural details of the important buildings all over the State des...

Shimla: Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, directed the authorities to ensure that every industrial unit established in the State to provide minimum 70 percent employment to Himachali educated unemployed youth as mandatory. He was presiding over the 58th Meeting of the State Level Single Window Clearance and Monitoring Authority held here under his Chairmanship.

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