English medium will be optional in schools, after the cabinet decision, Education Secretary issued instructions

Jan 5, 2024

Shimla: Instructions have now been issued to start English medium in primary schools of the state. These will be implemented from the new academic session starting from 2024–25. This was approved in the cabinet meeting held in Dharamshala during the winter session of the Assembly.

On Thursday, Education Secretary Rakesh Kanwar issued written instructions to the Director of Elementary Education and State Project Director of Holistic Education. According to these instructions, the English medium will be made optional instead of compulsory.

The medium of instruction for children of classes I and II in the new academic session will be English. However, Hindi will also be used simultaneously. The Education Secretary has said that after starting with these two classes, gradually English medium will be introduced in the next classes as well.

Instructions to produce Maths and English books in English only were previously granted for this reason. The Education Board will supply the Elementary Education Department with literature in this respect; however, the guidelines state that parents or children who prefer Hindi as the medium of teaching will not be forced to switch to English.

At now, the number of government primary schools in Himachal Pradesh exceeds 10,000. The largest issue facing the education department is still preparing instructors for the English-medium curriculum, which will begin with the upcoming academic year.

The Directorate has been instructed to create an independent teacher training program both before and in between the sessions.

Additionally, a few Secretariat officers will be assigned to oversee this training. ACERT is being consulted in addition to holistic education, according to Education Secretary Rakesh Kanwar.

It is notable that while the government has authorised the proposal to commence English medium instruction in all primary schools, the Congress platform called for the construction of four English-medium schools in each constituency.

Chances of rain and snowfall from January 8

Jan 4, 2024

Shimla: The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of rain and snowfall across the state. The rainy season will start from January 8 and there will be snowfall in different parts of the state for the next 72 hours.

The Meteorological Department has told the administrative officials to be prepared for this coming change. According to the Meteorological Department, a cyclonic western disturbance over Jammu and adjacent northern Pakistan is moving towards Haryana. It is 3.1 kilometers above sea level.

According to the Meteorological Department, another western disturbance is likely to become active on the night of January 8 and impact northwestern Himachal. During this period, there will be a huge drop in temperature.

The average temperature of the state will be between one to two degrees Celsius. There is no change in smog alert in seven districts.

The Meteorological Department has advised to be careful while driving in the plains for the next 48 hours. At present, the lowest temperature in the state is in Samdho.

The temperature here is minus six degrees Celsius, while Dharamshala has recorded a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius, which is the highest in the state. Gardeners are also worried due to the lack of rain.

The conditions of zero-degree temperature which are helpful for the growth of apple have not yet been created.

Apple plants require about one and a half thousand hours of zero-degree temperature. Gardeners are likely to face snowfall in January as the temperature reaches zero degrees.

Due to the winter carnival, 1200 women in traditional costumes performed Mahanati

Jan 4, 2024

Kullu Manali: Kullavi Nati was the center of attraction on the Mall Road of Manali on the second day of the national-level Winter Carnival.

1200 women from the left bank of Manali danced together in the Mahanati organized on the second day of the national-level winter carnival in the tourist city of Manali. Kullavi musical instruments made Mal Road resound with melodious tunes.

Mahanati was organized on the second day of the Winter Carnival. During this, 95 women troupes of Left Bank danced in traditional costumes. On Wednesday, the tourists also praised the attire of Devbhoomi.

The Kullavi Mahanati, which is performed on Manali’s Mall Road by women dressed in the Kullavi culture, draws visitors from all over the nation. Manali’s Mall Road was spotted lined with traditional costumes.

On the second day of the Winter Carnival, around 1200 women from Mahila Mandals of Left Bank Manali participated in Kullavi Nati in traditional attire, Pattu and Dhathu.

Women dressed in Kullavi attire performed a spectacular dance. During this, the tradition of Devbhoomi Kullu was displayed brilliantly.

Artists presented Kullavi culture from the stage of the Winter Carnival. Seeing this Mahanati, thousands of tourists who reached Manali became crazy about Himachal culture.

Women participated in Mahanati wearing mythological ornaments like Chandrahar, Balu, Baju Bandh, Panjab, and Pattu with three flowers.

Winter Carnival Committee Vice President and SDM Manali Raman Kumar said that around 1200 women from 95 Mahila Mandals participated in Mahanati.

The message of preservation and promotion of ancient culture was given through Nati. He said that on January 5, there will be a Mahanati of the women of the Right Bank.

Winter carnival manali 2024

Start Date: January 02, 2024

Last Date: January 6, 2024

Address: Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India

Impact: National level event

Objective: To promote winter tourism

Organiser: DC Kullu is the Chairman and SDM Manali is the Vice Chairman, with both government and non-government members

Timings: Cultural and other programs take place daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Seven year old child dies after falling into septic tank

Jan 3, 2024

A seven-year-old child that fell into a septic tank due to carelessness during construction work on the four-lane Shimla-Mataur construction site perished. At the Sadar police station, a case has been filed against the construction company.

This accident occurred in Khaggal. A case has been registered on the complaint of the deceased child’s father Aman Sharma, son of Roop Lal, resident of village Khangar.

In the complaint given to the police, Aman Sharma said that the septic tank has been kept open carelessly due to construction work. Due to this, the child died after falling into the tank.

After the child fell into the septic tank, he was taken out and taken to the hospital but it was too late. Superintendent of Police Hamirpur Dr. Aakriti Sharma said that the police is investigating the matter.

A case has been registered against the company doing the construction work on the complaint of family members.

Protestors stopped petrol tankers at Kangra and Ghurkadi

Jan 3, 2024

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Shimla: The youth stopped the petrol tankers passing through Kangra Bypass midway. As soon as the petrol trucks started passing on the bypass, the youth traveling in the vehicles stopped the tankers.

Information about the matter was received from Kangra Police. The police reached the spot and after a lot of effort sent patrol tankers through the bypass.

Following this, the protesters in Ghurkadi once more blocked the same tankers. During this period, there was a long traffic jam. DSP Ankit Sharma reached the spot. The angry youth showed anger over not getting petrol at the pumps.

During this period, there was a long traffic jam at Ghurkadi Chowk. Angry youth were seen fighting with the police. The agitators allege that during this time the police also lathi-charged them.

However, DSP Kangra Ankit Sharma stated that these fuel tankers were headed to Kangra, Palampur, Dharamshala, and other locations. They’d been halted by some boisterous adolescents.

He stated that after arriving at the location with the police squad and the police station commander, Kangra, tankers were dispatched once the situation was under control.

Fog will prevail till January 6, Meteorological Department issues yellow alert

Jan 3, 2024

Shimla: The Meteorological Department has continued the yellow alert warning on haze. On Tuesday, the warning has been extended till January 6.

The Meteorological Department has predicted fog in Mandi, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Una, Kangra, Pawanta Sahib of Sirmaur, and Dhaulakuan, along with Baddi-Nalagarh of Solan, while the weather is likely to remain dry in the state.

Minus 5.2 degrees was recorded in Samdo and 1.5 degrees Celsius in Reckong Peo. The temperature in the state has been normal during the last 24 hours.

Shimla recorded a minimum temperature of 4.6 degree Celsius, while Sundernagar recorded 1.6, Dharamshala 7.2, Una 5.8, Nahan 6.1, Solan 1.8, Kangra 2.6, Mandi 1.6, Chamba 3.4 and Narkanda 1.8 degree minimum temperature. Has been registered.

The last day of the year was three degrees hotter. An increase of three percent was recorded in the temperature on December 31.

Compared to last year, this time the average temperature on the last day of the year was seven degrees Celsius, whereas last year the temperature was around four percent. The weather department has cited lack of rain as a major reason for this.

Petrol pumps become empty in Himachal, Read full news

Jan 2, 2024

Shimla: With the start of the new year, the fuel and diesel crisis in Himachal Pradesh has gotten worse due to the nationwide truck drivers’ strike.

On Monday, the first day of the New Year, there were issues with 25% of the state’s private bus service routes, and drivers also had trouble filling diesel and petrol.

On Monday, more than half of the petrol pumps stopped working. Most petrol pumps were out of supply of petrol and diesel during this time. At the gas stations where gasoline and diesel are left, there are lengthy lines of cars.

The nationwide truck driver strike over the new Central Government regulation that prohibits the sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of Rs 7 lakh in hit-and-run cases is having an impact on the state’s fuel and diesel supplies.

If the truck drivers’ strike continues in this manner, then people’s troubles can get worse. By Tuesday, every petrol station in the state might run out of fuel.

For the past three days, Indian Oil’s Una facility has not been supplying fuel or diesel. In the upcoming days, the supply of vegetables, rations, petrol cylinders, milk and bread services would all be impacted by the truck drivers’ strike.

Due to the lack of diesel in numerous districts, including Bilaspur, Una, Kangra, Mandi, Solan, and Chamba, many bus routes were blocked on Monday.

Additionally, drivers encountered difficulties when filling up the tank. In many instances, fuel and diesel valued at more than Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 are not given at the petrol pump, even if there is still oil in it.

The lack of diesel led to the cancellation of 25% of private bus services.

Private bus operators in the state are now opposed to the central law, following truck drivers. There are over 3300 private bus lines in the state, according to Rajesh Parashan, State President of the Private Bus Operators Union.

Due to the lack of diesel at petrol stations, 25% of the state’s private bus routes remained suspended on Monday. In such a scenario, operating buses will become challenging, and bus services may come to a complete halt in the upcoming days if the oil supply is not quickly restored.

34 tankers were sent to three districts under police guard.

Amidst the deepening crisis of petrol and diesel in Himachal Pradesh, supply has been started from oil tankers under police guard. On Monday, 34 oil tankers were sent from Hindustan Petroleum’s Nalagarh depot to Shimla, Solan, and Sirmaur amid police security.

During this period, police protection was provided to the tankers to avoid any tense situations. This will provide relief from the shortage of petrol and diesel to some extent.

Yellow alert issued for fog today and tomorrow in many districts of Himachal

Jan 2, 2024

Shimla: The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert in the state regarding haze. During this period, drivers have been advised to drive carefully. Also, there is a possibility of an accident if the vehicle is driven at high speed.

The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert in seven districts. The local administration of these districts has been called upon to make people aware.

The Meteorological Department has expressed the possibility of fog in Mandi, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Una, Kangra, Paonta Sahib of Sirmaur, and Dhaulakuan, including Baddi-Nalagarh of Solan.

There will be more fog in all these districts in the morning. The weather will remain clear during the day. Along with this alert, the Meteorological Department has advised all the district administrations to keep the traffic under control.

This warning of the Meteorological Department may also affect tourists entering Himachal. Given the possibility of snowfall in the state, five and a half lakh tourists have reached different places to celebrate the New Year, and this trend is continuing.

After the warning from the Meteorological Department, monitoring will now be increased on national and state highways so that accidents can be prevented. According to the Meteorological Department, the weather has remained dry in the state for the last 24 hours. The temperature in the state is decreasing rapidly.

Snowfall increasing the worries of gardeners

Now gardeners are also worried due to the lack of snowfall in January. Actually, for good production, of zero-degree temperature is required.

About 1200 to 1500 hours of zero-degree temperature is required in the season. In such a situation, if these chilling hours are not completed till the beginning of January and February, then it will also affect the Apple business.

Water pipes jammed due to the cold in Kukumseri

The mercury is in minus in Kalpa and Kukumseri. The water pipes are clogged here. Kukumseri minus 8.2, Samdo minus 4.2, Kalpa minus 1.2, Mandi 2.1, Solan 2.6, Chamba 3.9, Shimla 4.6, Nahan 6.5, Pavanta 19 degrees Celsius.

Dry weather in the state

Despite warnings from the Meteorological Department, the New Year has not started with snowfall, the department had said that the weather would be bad in the state from December 30 and there was a possibility of this disturbance due to western disturbance, but the department’s assessment was not completely accurate.

Chhoti Kashi rejoices at the beginning of the new year

Jan 1, 2024

Mandi: Hearty congratulations and best wishes to all of you for the New Year. As soon as the New Year 2024 started, Chhoti Kashi Mandi was in full swing. Late at night, as the clock struck 12 o’clock and the first date of the New Year arrived, firecrackers were burst everywhere. Apart from this, New Year was welcomed with Pahari and Punjabi dance.

People were seen celebrating the beginning of the new year till late at night at tourist places including hotels and dhabas. The markets in Mandi city and other areas also remained lively till late at night. Because on Sunday people were busy preparing to welcome the New Year.

As soon as the evening of 31st December fell, programs started at all the places. It is noteworthy that the year 2023 was the period of maximum disaster. Mandi district has lost a lot due to these incidents.

Forget these incidents and have a happy new year. Regarding this, people worshiped at homes including temples late in the evening.

At tourist places including hotels, tourists welcomed the New Year with great joy. The tourist places of Mandi district were already buzzing with the arrival of tourists even before the beginning of the New Year.

Apart from this, tourists also enjoyed a lot in Beed Billing Valley and Joginder Nagar adjacent to the Mandi-Kangra border. Whereas at some tourist places, people welcomed the New Year with enthusiasm by setting up tents.

The Mandi Police team remained fully prepared for the programs organized at various places to mark the beginning of the New Year. To ensure that tourists do not face any problem in commuting, police personnel were seen guiding tourists on the NH throughout the day.

This time, the packages organized by the hotel management to celebrate the beginning of the New Year were the center of attraction. Packages were set per person for partying in hotels. Of which people took full advantage. Due to the package, most of them were booked in advance.

Counseling date of postponed Shastri recruitment should be decided soon

Dec 30, 2023

Shimla: The government and education department have been thanked by the Trained Unemployed B.Ed Shastri Association of Himachal Pradesh for restarting the halted Shastri recruitment process.

It should be recalled that the Education Department had scheduled counselling for this Shastri batchwise recruiting process for November 17–18.

Counselling for November 17 had already been completed, however on November 18, the government halted counselling for administrative reasons. Shastri recruiting has now been recommenced by the state government and the education department.

The candidates who were deprived of this recruitment process have heaved a sigh of relief. Now they are waiting for the rescheduling of the counseling date.

However, in Kangra district, Deputy Director Mohindra Kumar has ordered the Shastri process on January 5.

In this, there will be one day’s stalled recruitment, and those who were left can also participate. The union said that the counseling date of the postponed recruitment should be fixed soon, so that the posts of Shastri teachers lying vacant in the schools can be filled.

Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana interest rates on 8.2 and 3 year FD hiked by 0.1 percent.

Dec 30, 2023

Shimla: The interest rates for the January–March 2024 quarter of modest savings plans were released by the central government on Friday. The Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana has experienced a 0.20 percent hike, while the three-year deposit rates have seen a 0.10 percent boost.

The rates of other schemes have not been changed. Earlier, the interest rate of the Sukanya Scheme was eight percent, and the interest rate of three-year time deposit was seven percent.

Now the interest rate on the Sukanya scheme for the next three months will be 8.20 percent, while the interest rate on three-year time deposit will be 7.10 percent.

The charges for these plans have gone up for the sixth straight quarter. The Finance Ministry raised the interest rates on recurring deposits (RD) by 0.2 percent for the months of October through December earlier on September 29.

For nine quarters running, the Finance Ministry had not altered the interest rates on small savings plans. Following that, from October to December 2022, it began to rise.

Big consignment of drugs recovered in Bhoranj, one arrested with 5 kg hashish

Dec 29, 2023

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Shimla: Police have recovered a huge consignment of drugs from a vehicle during a blockade at Chahab Mor under police station Bhoranj. During the blockade, the police recovered five kilos and 22 grams of hashish from the vehicle.

The price of this intoxicant is said to be in lakhs. The surprising thing is that this consignment of drugs was being brought for someone belonging to Hamirpur itself.

However, the consignment had to face police action even before it could be delivered to the person. Police have arrested the accused, Ratan Lal, resident of Kullu district and have also seized the vehicle. The police is now taking further action in the case.

State Selection Commission will declare results for post codes without FIR

Dec 29, 2023

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Shimla: The newly formed State Selection Commission in Himachal will give results to the pending recruitments stuck in the commission which was dissolved after the paper leak. The Commission has started efforts at its level to get results of about 18 post codes.

Earlier, the state government has given the recruitment of Ayurvedic Pharmacist, Junior Auditor and Junior Office Assistant Accounts to the Public Service Commission, while Operation Theater Assistant has been given to the State Selection Commission for CBT based on application.

The remaining 18 post codes are still out of the Vigilance Bureau’s FIR, but these also require clearance from the state government and the Vigilance Bureau.

On this file, a Deputy District Attorney related to the paper leak has written that he had heard the main accused Uma Azad saying in the court that papers have been leaked in many more postcodes.

State Selection Commission Chief Administrative Officer Rajkrishna Paruthi has formed a committee to clarify these post-code situations.

The Commission has taken the details of the Vigilance FIR registered from Hamirpur police station and sent it to the Vigilance Headquarters and asked whether any other case is registered against these recruitments in the police station of any other district.

Also, in the minutes, a demand has been made from the state government that the overage candidates should be given relaxation in the age limit so that the process can be taken forward. The State Selection Commission has also started work on making its Rules of Business.

According to the option given in the report of Deepak Sanan Committee, the Commission is not in favor of examining Omar method in case of less applications along with computer based test.

There is still no way to declare the result of 09 post codes in which case has been registered till now and investigation is going on. The Secretary of the Law Department or Personnel Department will have to write about this on the file.

Besides, it also has to be seen whether the Public Service Commission agrees to declare the result in the case of FIR or not. Otherwise, these results will also come to the State Selection Commission only.

Bus passes for college students will now be made online

Dec 28, 2023

Shimla: Students will no longer have to stand in long queues for hours at HRTC counters to make college bus passes. The corporation management is going to provide an online bus pass facility to the college students from this session itself.

The corporation management has prepared new software for this. With the help of the software, college students will be able to make HRTC bus pass online.

In the first phase, there is a plan to start this facility from Shimla. In the second phase, Una and Hamirpur will be connected conveniently.

The Managing Director of the Corporation will take a demonstration of making online college bus passes on Friday. The corporation management has started work on the plan to provide all the facilities of HRTC to the passengers through online medium.

It is being started by providing an online bus pass facility to college students. After this, bus passes of school children will also be issued online.

Not only this, people will also be able to get all HRTC concessional cards made online. People will get convenience due to the availability of facilities online.

This is how bus passes for college students will be made

Students have to visit the link available on the HRTC website. You will have to fill the form available here. The form will directly reach the college principal. After verification by the Principal, the application will reach the concerned Regional Manager.

The student will be informed through SMS after completing the formalities by the Regional Manager. Students will be able to pay the pass fare online. After this, the option to download and print the pass will also be available on the website itself.

Online passes will be made for school children later

Bus passes will be issued online for the convenience of college students. Software has been prepared for this. In the future, bus passes and concession cards of school children will also be issued online.

Finally Shastri batch wise recruitment reinstated, B.Ed-MA will also be eligible as per earlier advertisement

Dec 27, 2023

Shimla: Himachal government has finally issued orders to start Shastri batch-wise recruitment. These recruitments were stopped on November 21, 2023, after the intervention of Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu.

Then Shastri diploma holders had demanded from the state government that B.Ed or post graduate candidates should not be taken in this recruitment.

After considering the entire matter, it has now been decided to reinstate the recruitment. A letter in this regard was issued by Education Secretary Rakesh Kanwar to the Director of the Elementary Education Department on Tuesday.

It has been said that the process of batch-wise recruitment which was stopped should be started, while the final result will be declared in view of the ongoing cases in the court. The Education Secretary has also clarified that permission will be taken from the High Court before making appointments.

This recruitment will be as per the earlier advertisement and will be under the current rules of NCTE. That means, apart from Shastri, candidates of B.Ed and graduation and post-graduation in Sanskrit will also be eligible for this.

The state government had given permission to fill 494 posts for Shastri on September 19, 2023 and half of these posts are now being filled through batchwise mode. For the first time, this recruitment is being done under the revised recruitment rules.

The state government has taken the stand that in the matter of teacher recruitment, only NCTE norms should be followed as per the instructions of the Supreme Court and recruitment should not be done in any cadre outside NCTE.

There will be 20 thousand recruitments before March; Read the full news

Dec 27, 2023

Shimla: Himachal government will make more than 20 thousand recruitments before March. Among these, the maximum posts are to be filled in the education department.

The government has made preparations for the recruitment of TGT teachers on 6500 posts, while more than two thousand posts of Vanamitras are to be filled in the Forest Department.

The recruitment process of Van Mitra has started. Apart from this, 4500 posts will be filled in the Jal Shakti Department, 984 posts of Patwari, and 800 posts of staff nurses.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that the state government has completed preparations regarding recruitment.

The state government is trying to bring quality in the education department and to overcome the problem of vacant posts of teachers, schools will be added on cluster basis. Apart from this, the state government is also working based on guest faculty policy.

The Chief Minister has said that it is the responsibility of the state government to provide employment opportunities and the government is working rapidly on this.

He said that if we want to brighten the future of the youth, now is the time to take a decision. He said that the state government has also taken many important steps in settling the revenue matters.

The state government has decided that ACRs of Patwari, Kanungo and Tehsildar are now being written based on revenue courts.

In such a situation, deaths are now happening with increasing intensity. He said that the state government has recorded 45 thousand deaths in the past few days.

Along with this, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that the state government will take tough decisions in the coming days.

Due to these decisions, the economy will be back on track in five years and Himachal will be the richest state in the country in ten years.

The economy back on track

The Chief Minister said that the state government has a debt of Rs 86 thousand crores. The state government has tried to bring the economic situation back on track and due to the steps taken in this regard, the state’s economy has come back on track by 20 percent.

He said that the previous government did not give the arrears of the sixth pay commission to the pensioner employees.

Now this will also have to be paid by the present government. The Chief Minister said that BJP did not provide any support during the disaster. BJP did not stand with the disaster-affected people.

CM Sukhu’s warning to power project operators

Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has given a blunt warning to the power project operators. The Chief Minister says that the project operators should either listen to the government or the government will take over these projects.

He said that neither the state is getting Lada nor the benefit of GST in the power project. He said that the state was not getting any benefit from the project set up in Himachal. The state government changed this decision.

If the project returns 12 percent royalty in the first 12 years, 30 percent from 12 to 30 years, and after 40 years, then there will be a compromise, otherwise, the government will take over Luri, Sunni, and Dhaulasiddha projects. Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that money is needed to run the government.

Private bus rolls into ditch near MLA crossing in Shimla

Dec 26, 2023

Private bus rolls into ditch near MLA crossing Shimla

Shimla: A private bus went out of control and fell into a ditch in the capital Shimla on Tuesday morning. A dozen passengers on the bus narrowly escaped the accident.

The accident occurred near MLA crossing on Shimla-Kalka National Highway. According to the information, while trying to save a speeding bike from the front at a turn, a private bus on the local route fell into a ditch without turning.

Because of this the passengers did not suffer injuries. It was fortunate that the trees stopped the bus from falling into a deep ditch, otherwise a major accident could have happened. During this time the bike rider got injured and has been taken to the hospital for treatment.

Immediately after the accident, police and rescue teams reached the spot and started relief work. According to the SHO of Baluganj police station, the condition of the bike rider is out of danger, while all the passengers on the bus are safe. He said that the reasons for this accident are being investigated.

Flood of tourists in Himachal, long traffic jam in Manali

Dec 26, 2023

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Shimla : Manali is jammed due to huge crowd of tourists gathering to celebrate Christmas. Due to the large number of tourists going towards Atal Tunnel, vehicles kept crawling from Manali to the Atal Tunnel and Sissu.

Traffic remained normal on Monday afternoon. But the situation went out of control in the morning and evening. Due to slow speed of vehicles, it took three to four hours for tourists to reach Sissu instead of one.

The traffic pressure on the roads of Manali has increased due to the crowd of tourists. Apart from Atal Tunnel, Wamtat Marg, Kullu-Manali Highway and Hidimba Temple from Manali city, there was a long traffic jam on the road leading to Banjar and Parvati Valley.

Vehicles kept crawling even on the bypass road inside Manali city. According to the police, there is a huge crowd of tourists in Manali for Christmas.

DSP Manali KD Sharma said that the pressure of vehicles increased more. Due to this a jam situation was created. The police normalized the traffic after a lot of effort.

In view of the huge number of tourists coming here on the occasion of Christmas and before the New Year, Lahaul and Spiti Police is monitoring the North Portal of Atal Tunnel Rohtang in Sissu with drones.

2700 crores needed for Kangra Airport in February

Dec 26, 2023

Shimla: The district administration needs about Rs 2700 crore in the month of February for the expansion of Gaggal Airport in Kangra district. The R&R plan is almost in the final stage to start land acquisition and accordingly there will be two phases of payment of this cost.

First Rs 2200 crore will be distributed to the affected people and according to inflation index about Rs 560 crore more will be spent. The district administration has also given a presentation on these figures during the visit of Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu to Dharamshala.

The work of re-creating the Techno-Economic Feasibility Report prepared earlier by WAPCOS has also started and five members of the agency along with tourism officials and Airport Authority of India have again visited Kangra Airport.

The visit took place between December 11 and 13 and now a revised DPR is being prepared. Earlier, WAPCOS had given a report of cost of Rs 10996 crore to build the airport, which was rejected by the Tourism Department.

Help is also being taken from IIT Roorkee. After re-estimating the final cost, the case will be sent to the Central Government.

Five lakhs to every adult member of the family

Now the new thing is that the definition of family has been redefined for Kangra Airport. Under this, for giving this compensation, every adult member of the family will be considered as a separate family and apart from the land acquisition cost, such members will get a separate annuity of Rs 5 lakh per member.

On the other hand, the state government has sent clarification in this regard to the district administration. This amount is being included in the R&R plan.

Work will be done in two phases

In this project, the runway length is to be increased from the existing 1376 meters to 3010 meters in two phases. In the first phase this length will go up to 1900 meters and then in the second phase it will cover a distance of three kilometers. The Chief Minister had ordered to complete the land acquisition process for both phases in one phase.

The state government will pay for private land

147-75-87 hectares of land has been identified. It has 122-66-23 hectares of private land, the cost of which will have to be paid by the state government. After the meeting held in Dharamshala, the Chief Minister has asked to speed up this process.

However, the State Finance Secretary faces the challenge of making this amount available in February. On one hand, the state government is looking at the possibilities of bringing a private partner, while on the other hand, the budget of the next financial year can also be used for this airport.

Weather will worsen in Himachal from 29th, snowfall expected on New Year

Dec 25, 2023

Shimla: Even though the weather will be clear and sunny in Himachal Pradesh on Christmas, the weather is worsening once again from December 29.

According to Meteorological Center Shimla, there is forecast of rain and snowfall in the central and high hilly areas of the state on December 29 and 30. In such a situation, there is hope of rain and snowfall in the new year.

However, the weather will remain clear in the entire state till December 28. On the other hand, on Sunday also the minimum and maximum temperatures have improved due to sunshine in most areas of the state. Temperatures in Shimla, Dharamshala, Dalhousie, Kullu and Manali have improved.

The mercury in Samdo area alone in the state is at minus 1.8. The temperature will improve further if the weather remains clear for the next five days. There is fog in Bilaspur and adjacent Hamirpur area in the morning. The dry cold is troubling.

area minimum mercury

Shimla 7.6
Dharamshala 8.2
Bhuntar 1.5
solon 2.0
Chamba 5.2
Kufri 6.2
Barathi 4.0
Dehra 9.0

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