Shimla: Himachal Pradesh happened to be the first state in the country for having constituting the HP State Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission to monitor the activities of private educational institutions. He said that the decision had been lauded by the UGC and other National Level Educational Authorities who recommended it to other states. This was stated by  Prem Kum...

Shimla: Chief Minister Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal has called upon the students to restrain from drug menace and help in maintaining academic atmosphere in the educational institutions which will help them in achieving excellence in their pursuits. He was speaking on the occasion of Annual Prize Distribution Function of Netaji Subhash Chander Bose Government Post Graduate College, ...

Shimla: A large deputation of progressive horticulturists lead by Shri Narender Bragta, Horticulture Minister, presented the National Award bagged by the State in Horticulture in New Delhi recently, to Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, at his official residence here today.

Chief Minister congratulated horticulturists of the State for the achievement which had won...

Shimla: Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, today laid foundation stone of RSETI (Rural Self-Employment Training Institute) building at Pandoh, in district Mandi, estimated to cost Rs. 1.5 crore and facilitate skill upgradation of the local rural unemployed educated youth by getting training in different trades.

Chief Minister also laid foundation stone of Zila Par...

Shimla: Dr. Rajiv Bindal, Health Minister while presiding over the review meeting of State AIDS Control Society said here today that the society was doing commendable job.

Dr. Bindal said that in 2007 there were only 19 Integrated Counselling and Testing Centres (ICTC) whereas the strength of such centres has gone up to 40 as on today, thereby registering more than hun...

Shimla: Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, gave a clarion call to the youth to bring about transformation in the universal society through responsive, responsible and democratic government with full accountability for its actions and an equitable economic management, central to which is the fight against corruption. He was inaugurating two-day long 6th International Semin...

Shimla: Dr. Rajiv Bindal, Health Minister said that the Mukhya Mantri Vidyarthi Swasthaya Karyakram (MMVSK) launched by the State Government had yielded positive results and a target has been fixed to examine 15045 school going students by 30th June this year. He was speaking on the occasion of review meeting of the Health Department here today.

Various schemes as Atal...

Shimla: Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, announced payment of arrears at the revised rates which he announced at Hamirpur on February 16, 2012, to about 37,000 Aanganwari functionaries in the State for the period of April 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012 in cash to be payable in the month of April, 2012. This would put an additional burden of Rs. 11.11 crore over the State e...

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh has been declared the Best State in the Country for 'Adoption of Integrated Approach in the Field of Horticulture', by Union Ministry of Agriculture at a prestigious function organized in New Delhi last evening where Shri Sharad Pawar, Union Minister for Agriculture presented the Award to the State. It is 56th Award won by the State during past ...

Shimla: Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister said that the State Government had allocated 19 percent of the total State budget and was spending Rs. 3165 crore on Education this year, which was highest in the country, whereas the Centre was spending 4.86 percent. He was speaking on the occasion of annual function of Senior Secondary School, Kakkadyar at Hamirpur today.