The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) authority has restored Jalori Pass on the NH-305 for traffic movement after gap of 37 days, delighting the residents of Anni and Nirmand area in Kullu district today. The NH-305 connects 58 gram panchayats of Anni and Nirmand area with the district headquarters Kullu.

The Pass receives heavy snowfall during winter season every year, which cuts off the residents of Anni and Nirmand area from district headquarters of Kullu for months together.

Talking to The Tribune XEN NH at Pandoh Mahesh Rana said that due to relentless efforts of the NHAI, the Pass was restored for traffic movement yesterday evening. However, the movement of vehicles is risky at the moment and people are advised to avoid traveling on this road for the next one or two days.

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) authority has restored Jalori Pass on the NH-305 for traffic movement after gap of 37 days, delighting the residents of Anni and Nirmand area in Kullu district today. The NH-305 connects 58 gram panchayats of Anni and Nirmand area with the district headquarters Kullu.

The Pass receives heavy snowfall during winter season every year, which cuts off the residents of Anni and Nirmand area from district headquarters of Kullu for months together.

Talking to The Tribune XEN NH at Pandoh Mahesh Rana said that due to relentless efforts of the NHAI, the Pass was restored for traffic movement yesterday evening. However, the movement of vehicles is risky at the moment and people are advised to avoid traveling on this road for the next one or two days.

“As snow is deposited at a few places on ground the road is slippery rendering movement of vehicles risky. So the NHAI is sprinkling sand at those points on the road. The snow clearance work is on to widen the road to enable movement of heavy vehicles”, he remarked.

Appreciating the efforts of the NHAI, Shivraj Sharma, Mohan Thakur, Narender Kumar and a few other residents of Anni and Nirmand area urged the agency to make road smooth for the movement of heavy vehicles as soon as possible.

“We heaved a sigh of relief today because it is the shortest route for us to reach Kullu from Ani and Nirmand side. Due to closure of Jalori Pass, we had to travel via Shimla or Karsog in Mandi district to reach at Kullu, which causes financial loss and unnecessary trouble due to long distance”, they said.

According to Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) authority, the bus service will be resumed on this route as soon as it becomes suitable for the movement of vehicle. An HRTC official said that safety of passenger is top priority and decision will be taken accordingly.

A 24-year-old paraglider was killed during training in Himachal Pradesh’s Bir Billing area, fifth such death in the state since April last year.

A resident of Barot, Akshay died during training on Sunday, police said.

Akshay had taken a paragliding flight from Bir Billing in Kangra district with another pilot, Shyam Lal, they added.

They were learning how to take a tandem flight but Akshay suddenly fell in a forest area, police said.

Shyam Lal immediately landed and informed others about the accident.

The winter sojourn of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur in lower areas of the state is unlikely to happen in February too. This is the second consecutive year in which the winter sojourn of the Chief Minister in Kangra and other lower areas of Himachal has not been organised.

Sources said initially the first phase of the Chief Minister’s sojourn in Kangra district was planned in January. At that time, it was planned that he would spend at least a day in various Assembly constituencies of the district, and inaugurate and lay foundation stones of various developmental projects.

However, he and his ministers became busy in the Delhi Assembly elections. They camped in Delhi for about a fortnight and returned to the state on February 7. It was expected that the sojourn would be held a week before the Budget Session of the Himachal Assembly slated to begin on February 25. However, till date, just a day’s programme of the Chief Minister on February 10 has been announced. The sources told The Tribune that Thakur was unlikely to visit Kangra in February. He may go there during the break in the Budget Session in March.

The state will soon have CCTV-monitored tracks for driving tests to ensure that only well-trained people get a licence. This was stated by JS Pathania, Director, Transport, here on Thursday. He said land measuring over 85 kanals had been identified near Nadaun in the district, where a track equipped with CCTV cameras would be developed. He said similar tracks would be ensured in other districts of the state. He said the Transport Department would spent over Rs 10 crore for the construction of this facility. He said all licence applicants would have to pass the test on the track that would be monitored on computers.

He said the department had also approved the plying of autorikshaws in the town and over 35 permits had been awarded in the first phase. He said it was advised to opt for e-rikshaw as the government had offered a subsidy of Rs 55,000. This will include Rs 35,000 from the Centre and Rs 20,000 from the state government, he added. He said the department had mooted a programme to educate all drivers for road safety. He said all drivers would be given a training for two hours before issuing or renewing a licence. He said this practice had been started in Una district.

Later, he addressed a meeting of transporters and advised them to strictly follow the time table of routes. He advised drivers and conductors to wear uniform regularly. He said the issue of non-profitable routes would also be taken up for review.

The favourable recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission, granting Rs 11,431 crore as the annual revenue deficit grant for 2020-21, to Himachal have come as a major relief, considering the grim financial health of the state.

In the commission report, Himachal will receive the highest revenue deficit grant in the country after Kerala which will be given Rs 15,323 crore.

Cold conditions intensified in Himachal Pradesh on Friday with major tourist hot spots including Shimla, Kufri, Manali and Dalhousie shivering at sub-zero temperatures.

Minimum temperatures were 1 to 2 degrees below normal with tribal district Lahaul and Spiti’s administrative centre Keylong being the coldest place in the state at minus 11.1 degrees Celsius.

Kalpa recorded a low of minus 7.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Kufri at minus 4.5 degrees Celsius, Manali minus 1.8 degrees Celsius, Shimla minus 1.4 degrees Celsius and Dalhousie minus 1.2 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said.

Una recorded the highest temperature in the state at 20.7 degrees Celsius.

The weatherman has forecast thundershowers in the plains, low hills and rain, snowfall in middle and high hills of the state on February 13. — PTI

As many as 20 residents of Kangra district, including some foreign tourists, are under scanner of health department due to corona virus scare.

Sources here said the Government of India has forwarded a list of 20 people, who had a travel history of visiting China, to the health authorities in Kangra. The health authorities have been asked to keep a tab on these people.

CMO Kangra GD Gupta admitted that they had received a list of 20 people from the Government of India. He, however, said that there was nothing to panic.

“We are trying to contact the people whose names have been forwarded to us. Their family members have been asked to keep a close watch on the health of the people who have recently visited China and report to them in case they suspect any symptom of corona virus”, he said.

When asked, the CMO also said that an isolation ward had been kept ready in Tanda Medical College in case some case of the virus was detected.

Dharamsala area, especially McLeodganj, is being considered sensitive for corona virus infection as many people from China and other Asian countries visit the place due to presence of Dalai Lama.

A scare was also being witnessed in McLeodganj with regard to infection from carona virus. People and tourists in McLeodganj can be seen wearing masks in the streets.

The Dalai Lama office has also restricted the meeting of Tibetan spiritual guru with visiting tourists. The Dalai Lama used to meet the visiting tourists and dignitaries at his official residence in McLeodganj as per prefixed appointments. However, after the corona virus scare his meetings have been cancelled. The office of the Dalai Lama has been maintaining that he was in meditation retreat.

All the tourists coming to Dharamsala have also been asked to give their travel history to the authorities so that people coming from China could be screened.

The hotel association of Upper Dharamsala has issued an advisory to the tourists coming from China against coming to the region. Hoteliers of Dharamsala are fearing that corona virus might hit forthcoming tourism season.

The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board for failing to take action against a metal production unit in the state’s Sirmour district.

A bench comprising Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore and expert member S S Garbyal directed the company, Radiant Cement Company Pvt Ltd, to get environmental impact assessment appraisal conducted and obtain environmental clearance in accordance with EIA Notification, 2006 and subsequent amendments.

The tribunal’s order came on a plea filed by Ayush Garg highlighting the environmental pollution being caused by the cement company.

According to the plea, the unit has been running for manufacturing of stainless steel ingots and stainless steel flats with an installed capacity of 9,600 Metric Tonnes per Annum (MTPA) for the furnace and 43,200 MTPA for rolling per annum on a single shift of eight hours a day in violation of the provisions of the EIA Notification, 2006.

The plea said as per paragraph 3(a) of the EIA Notification, 2006 pertaining to secondary metallurgical industry, all toxic and heavy metal producing units above 20,000 tonnes per annum need an environmental clearance.

It claimed that the unit has wilfully and knowingly not obtained the environmental clearance in violation of EIA Notification, 2006.

The tribunal in its order said, “In view of above submissions and records placed before us, we are convinced that the capacity of the rolling mill of the Respondent no. 3 is 43,200 MTPA on single shift basis of 8 hours and, therefore, is covered under the EIA Notification, 2006 and subsequent amendments. We, therefore, direct that the Respondent no. 3 may approach the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for environmental impact assessment appraisal and environmental clearance in accordance with EIA Notification, 2006 and subsequent amendments.

“Until the environmental clearance is obtained, operation of the unit will remain suspended. We also direct Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board to pay cost of Rs 2,00,000 for failing to take action against the unit of the Respondent no. 3 for operating without environmental clearance which in this case was mandatory since the capacity of rolling mill is more than the threshold limit of 30,000 MTPA. This cost be paid within one week from today and same be deposited with Nation Green Tribunal Bar Association, New Delhi,” the bench said. — PTI

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Last year, the total count of these birds at the lake was 29,443. This year, the census carried out in the last few days showed that 49,496 bar-headed geese have visited the lake. This is the biggest concentration of these birds in any part of the country.

Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden of Himachal Pradesh Savita said the annual waterfowl estimation exercise was carried out at the Pong Dam lake, which was divided into two parts.

The first day of the exercise on January 30 was for pre-count discussions and planning and the second part, involving the actual counting, was carried out on January 31 for monitoring the population of the bird that arrived at the lake this year.

She said experts from various organisations and bird groups — including Birds of Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Bird Club, International Wetland, Wildlife Institute Of India (WII), Dharamshala Bird Club —- besides wildlife enthusiasts, bird watchers, volunteers and staff of the Forest Department participated in the exercise.

Wildlife officials said 1,15,701 birds of 114 species had been seen at the Pong Dam lake this year. This figure includes 1,04,032 migratory water fowls of 60 species, 10,377 resident water birds of 30 species and 1,292 birds of 24 other local species.

Dominant species are bar-headed geese (49,496), northern pintail (12,881), Eurasian coot (10,860), common teal (7,334), common pochard (3,988), northern shoveler (2,818), great cormorant (2,121), Eurasian wigeon (1,350) and ruddy shelduck (1,028)

Other uncommon bird species seen in the lake are common shelduck (75), northern lapwing (32), common ringed plover (20), pied avocet (09), osprey (5), black-bellied tern (5), common merganser (4), sarus crane (2), Eurasian curlew (2), white-tailed lapwing (1), water pipit (1), lesser white-fronted goose (1) and buff-bellied pipit (1).

A few noticeable species are great crested grebe, red crested pochard, ferruginous pochard, mallard, tufted duck, eurasian spoonbill, curlew sandpiper and many other species of larks and pipits. The total population has shown a marginal increase from 1,15,229 to 1,15,701 whereas the number of species seen has increased from 103 to 114.

Wildlife officials said the population of birds and the number of species is expected to increase in the coming days during the return journey to their breeding grounds as birds from North-West, Central and South India will start arriving at the Pong lake.

114 species spotted

As many as 1,15,701 birds of 114 species have been seen at the Pong Dam lake this year. This figure includes 1,04,032 migratory water fowls of 60 species, 10,377 resident water birds of 30 species and 1,292 birds of 24 other local species.

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Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today termed the Union Budget as a historic document that revolves around the three ideas of aspirational India, economic development and caring society.

He said, “The Budget is aimed at addressing hopes and aspirations of all sections of society. The proposal of 16 actionable plans to enhance the income of farmers is appreciable. Since 90 per cent population of Himachal resides in rural areas with agriculture as their main avocation, these plans will go a long way in strengthening their economy”.

Thakur hailed the proposal for increasing allocation for Himachal Pradesh by 33 per cent. He also appreciated the proposal to simplify personal income tax. “The budget proposals are aimed at making a strong, vibrant, self sustainable and dynamic India. In fact it is like ‘Diwali’ for a common man. The new education policy announced in the Budget will help the nation in regaining the old glory of ‘Vishwa Guru’ as the allocation to the sector has been pegged at Rs 99,312 crore,” he said.

The Chief Minister hailed the proposal for an Investment Clearance Cell for attracting investments to states without delay. This would help Himachal as MoUs worth Rs 1 lakh crore had already been signed, he added.

The traditional Halda festival was celebrated with fervour in Lahaul-Spiti in which residents of the Gahar valley, Chandra valley and Pattan valley took part. They sang songs and dance together.

The festival begins in January every year. The celebrations last for almost one month in different valleys.

Residents said as Diwali was celebrated all over India, the festival was celebrated in Pattan, Chandra and Gahar valleys in the second and third week of January.

“To celebrate the event, pencil cedar branches are cut into strips and tied together into bundles to make a torch called Halda and a number of torch remains equal to the male members of each family. Halda is lit in a house where all villagers gather to perform the rituals,” they said.

The residents enjoy by celebrating festivals in a unique way collectively, in which each family of the village ensure their active participation.

The date of Halda festival is fixed by a lama in the Gahar valley, while in the Pattan valley, it is celebrated on Magh Purnima (full moon).

Prem Lal, a resident of the district, said, “The festival is celebrated in January every year to appease local deities, seeking better crops in the coming season as well as to expel evil souls out of the villages.” He said when the ceremony was over at a specific place in each village, the villagers return to their houses.

Ramesh Kumar Rulba, president of Zila Parishad, Lahaul Spiti, said, “Despite modern era, the residents of Lahaul Spiti are preserving their local tradition and culture through these fests. It gives us opportunity to make merriment together to reduce our problems, which we face during the winter season because of heavy snowfall. The entire district cut off for more than six months from rest of the state, while power and water supply also get disrupted for days.”

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The cold wave further tightened its grip over most parts of the state as the night temperatures dipped and stayed 2-6 degrees Celsius below normal.

Overall, 429 roads, including four national highways, were still closed. As many as 299 roads were closed in Shimla zone, 76 in Kangra zone, 50 in Mandi zone. Officials said 273 machines, including 242 JCBs, eight dozers and 23 tippers, were pressed into service for clearing roads.

Sources in the PWD said 198 roads were expected to be opened while 165 would be opened by Friday night.

Narkanda, Khidki and Kharapathar roads have been opened but commuters have been advised to take precaution while travelling in slippery, shadow areas after evening, said Shimla Deputy Commissioner Amit Kashyap, adding that buses were plying to Rampur and Rohru.

High-altitude tribal areas and high mountain passes witnessed biting cold wave conditions as temperatures were 16-24 degrees Celsius below the freezing point. Keylong and Kalpa in the tribal Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur districts recorded minimum temperatures of -15.1 and -9.7 degrees Celcius.

Key tourist resorts of Manali and Kufri recorded the minimum temperatures at -5.4 and -5 degrees Celcius, followed by Dalhousie at -1.9, Shimla at -0.4, Solan at 1, Bhuntar 1.3, Palampur 1.5, Dharamsala 2 and Sundernagar 2.1 degrees Celsius.

Thick ground frost was witnessed at many places, water pipes froze and burst at many places in Shimla and upper Shimla region. Kasauli, Kalpa and Khadrala received 3 cm of fresh snow.

Scattered rains occurred in mid and lower hills. Bhoranj was the wettest with 26-mm rains, followed by Baldwara 23 mm, Sangrah and Bilaspur 8 mm and Sujanpur Tira 6-mm rain.

The region had a dry day but sky remained partially overcast and icy winds swept the region. The local meteorological office has predicted rains or snow in higher hills on January 31 and February 4 and dry weather in the state over the next six days from Friday.

Status of roads in Shimla district

1. Shimla (Urban) – All main and link roads open
2. Shimla (Rural) – Two link roads closed
3. Theog – Four link roads blocked
4. Chopal – 27 links roads closed
5. Rohru – 72 link roads closed
6. Rampur – 12 links roads blocked
7. Kumarsain – 12 link roads blocked
8. Dodra Kawar – Rohru to Dodra Kwar road blocked, besides four link roads

Source : The Tribune

The sacred portals of Badrinath, the famous Himalayan temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, will be reopened to devotees in the wee hours of April.

The gates of the temple will be ceremoniously opened amid chanting of Vedic hymns at 4.30 am on April, Badri-Kedar temple committee president Mohan Prasad Thapliyal said.

The auspicious date and hour for the reopening of the temple after its six-month winter closure was announced by the priests of the erstwhile Tehri royal family Acharya Krishna Prasad Uniyal and Sampoornanand Joshi on the occasion of Basant Panchami on Wednesday, Thapliyal said.

The doors of Badrinath, like the other Himalayan temples of Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri in Uttarakhand, are closed every year at the onset of winter in October-November when they become snowbound.

The four temples, collectively known as the ‘chardham’, are visited by lakhs of devotees from all over the country and abroad every year during the yatra season. — PTI

The upper reaches of Dhauladhars and Chhota and Bara Bhangal experienced heavy snowfall in the past 20 hours, while the lower areas were lashed by heavy rain.

The entire region is in the grip of severe cold. Chhota and Bara Bhangal have been cut off following heavy snow at the Thamsar Pass at the height of 19,000 feet.

Nine inches of snow was recorded at Billing, a major tourist resort, this afternoon, while seven inches of snow was recorded at Kothi Kohar in Chhota Bhangal.

Many parts of Palampur, Baijnath, Jaisinghpur and adjoining areas have been without power following a snag developed in the transmission lines feeding many parts of Kangra.

Vehicular movement at Chhota Bhangal and Billing has been hit. No bus could reach Barot today. Paragliding at Bir-Billing has also been suspended.

Hundreds of light and heavy vehicles are reported to be stranded at Multhan, Kothi Kohar, Luhardi, Billing and Barot. Many villages have been without power since last night. It is learnt trees fell on the power lines, damaging those.

Five officers of the Himachal Police were awarded President’s Police Medal for distinguish service and Police Medal for meritorious services. The names were announced on Republic Day.

Inspector General of Police, Intelligence, CID posted at Shimla, Diljeet Kumar Thakur was awarded President’s Police Medal for distinguished services while SP (Law and order) Khushal Chand Sharma, posted at Police Headquarters, Shimla, SP, Kinnaur, Saju Ram Rana, Inspector Sushil Kumar posted at Police Training Command (PTC), Daroh, in Kangra and sub-inspector Krishan Kumar posted in district Chamba were awarded Police Medal for meritorious service.

Vehicular traffic to Upper Shimla was suspended beyond Dhalli as Kufri received 5 cm of snowfall.

SP Omawati Jamwal said the road conditions are slippery. He said he road from Mashobra to Basantpur is open. Keylong in tribal Lahaul and Spiti district was coldest at night with the minimum temperature dropping to minus 9.2 degrees, followed by Kalpa at minus 5.2 degrees.Kufri recorded a low of minus 1.9 degree, Manali and Dalhousie minus 0.8 degrees each, Shimla 1.9 degrees and Dharamshala 4.2 degrees C.

Kothi received 15 cm of snowfall, followed by Kharapathar 7.6 cm, Kufri 5 cm and Gondala, Kalpa and Pooh 2 cm each, while rain lashed low and middle hills.

Kasauli with 20.5 mm of rainfall was wettest in the region. Jhandutta received 15 mm of rain, Sangraha 7 mm, Mehre 6.2 mm, Nagrota 5.4 mm, Hamirpur 4 mm, Arki 3.6 mm, Theog 3 mm and Karsog and Shimla received 2.1 mm rain each.

Meanwhile, police escorted about 250 vehicles, which were stranded due to slippery roads in Kufri and Chini Bangla area as continuous snow was received in Chharabara, Thanda Nullah and Lambidhar. The rescue operation ended at 9.15 pm.

Later, around 10.20 pm, police rescued about 70 passengers of three HRTC buses and trucks that were struck near Kufri on Monday night.

Besides buses, three trucks and 10 small vehicles were also safely escorted by throwing sand on the road. The operation ended at 12.30 am.The police escorted another 15 people on Tuesday afternoon.

Shimla Deputy Commissioner Amit Kashyap said directions were issued to stop vehicular traffic beyond Dhalli, after 6 pm on Monday evening due to snow. He sought explanation as to why the vehicles were allowed on the route last evening.

The local Met office has predicted heavy rain and thundershowers in Sirmaur, Solan, Mandi and Bilaspur and rain and snow in Shimla, Kinnaur and higher reaches of Mandi and Sirmaur districts.

However, the tourism industry is expecting a heavy rush of tourists and an increase in hotel occupancy.

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Himachal Pradesh witnessed cold and dry weather on Monday with tourist spots Kufri and Manali shivering at sub-zero temperatures.

Tribal district Lahaul-Spiti’s administrative centre Keylong was the coldest place in the state recording a low of minus 13.4 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said.

Kinnaur’s Kalpa recorded a low of minus 6.7 degrees Celsius, followed by Manali minus 3.4 and Kufri minus 2 degrees Celsius.

The minimum temperatures in Dalhousie and Shimla were 0.9 degrees Celsius and 1.7 degrees Celsius respectively, an official said.

The weatherman has issued yellow warning for heavy rain and snowfall for Tuesday. It has also forecast rain and snowfall in middle and high hills of the state from Monday to Wednesday and on Friday.

The weather office issues colour-coded warnings to alert people ahead of severe or hazardous weather that has the potential to cause “damage, widespread disruption or danger to life”. Yellow, the least dangerous of all weather warnings, indicating the possibility of severe weather. PTI

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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday greeted the people on the 71st Republic Day.

“On this national festival, I bow to all the freedom fighters and great men who have made India the largest democracy in the world,” Thakur tweeted. IANS

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Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur announced 5 per cent dearness allowance for the employees and pensioners of the state government from July 1, 2019, at the statehood day function in Bilaspur district today.

Presiding over the 50th statehood day function at Shaheed Ashwini Kumar Memorial Senior Secondary School, Jhandutta, Bilaspur district, Thakur said 51 programmes were being organised in the state today. He also unveiled the golden jubilee plaque.

The Chief Minister unfurled the National flag and took salute from the impressive march past by contingents of the police, Home Guard jawans, NCC and NSS cadets, Scouts and Guides and schoolchildren.

“When Himachal attained the statehood, the length of roads was merely 7,740 km and the literacy rate was 31.3 per cent. There were only 4,963 educational institutions, 482 health institutions and 2,944 villages,” he said. Today the state had a network of 37,207-km roads, 3,128 villages of the 3,226 had road link. HP had received national awards for better performance in the field of good governance, health, education, agriculture and horticulture. He said new schemes like Jan Manch, Mukhya Mantri Seva Sankalp Helpline, Himachal Grihini Suvidha Yojana, Himcare and Sahara had yielded good results.

He said his government had reduced the age limit for receiving the social security pension from 80 to 70 years which had benefited 1.30 lakh senior citizens and at present 2,63,798 were covered under it.

The Jan Manch and Mukhya Mantri Seva Sankalp Helpline1100 were addressing the problems of the public. He said Him Care scheme had been started for all not covered under Ayushman Bharat Yojana and 5.50 lakh families had been registered within a year.

More than 58,000 patients had been treated under this scheme. He said the Global Investor Meet was organised on November 7-8 at Dharamsala in which 703 MoUs worth Rs 96,720.88 crore had been signed.

Expressing concern over the increasing cases of drug abuse, particularly among the youth, the Chief Minister said the government had taken steps to check this social evil.

A colourful cultural programme was also held. Irrigation and Public Health Minister Mahender Singh Thakur, MLAs Col Inder Singh, JR Katwal, Subhash Thakur, Rajinder Garg, former MLA Randhir Sharma and RR Kondal, Chief Secretary Anil Kumar Khachi, Director General of Police SR Mardi and other senior officers were present on the occasion.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday wished the people on Statehood Day.

Modi in his tweet said he hoped that the beautiful state would keep scaling new heights and contribute to the country’s development. Shah in his tweet said the Devbhoomi had a “double engine” with both PM Modi and CM Jai Ram Thakur accelerating the pace of development.

Nadda in his tweet said Himachal was known the world over for its scenic beauty and cultural values. “Himachal has a special place in the heart of our PM Modiji,” he tweeted. tns

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