Tag: Himachal Pradesh government

  • Delhi Water Crisis: AAP accuses Haryana’s BJP govt of negative politics, stopping its water supply – The Economic Times Video

    New Delhi: Speaking on the Delhi water crisis, AAP National Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar on June 10 alleged that BJP-led Haryana govt is stopping water for Delhi coming from Himachal Pradesh and also stopping our water from another channel. “On 31st May, Delhi Govt went to Supreme Court and told that before reaching SC, it was found that Himachal Pradesh govt has 137 cusecs of additional drinking water and it is ready to give it to Delhi. So in the Supreme Court, we only demanded that Haryana should let this water come to Delhi… Supreme Court said that Himachal Pradesh is ready to give 137 cusecs of additional water to Delhi and that BJP’s Haryana government should let this water reach Delhi without any obstruction,” said Priyanka Kakkar.

  • CBI to probe paper leak of police constables’ recruitment test: Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur

    By PTI

    SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to hand over to the CBI a case of the leakage of question papers of the recruitment test for constables. In a hurriedly called press conference at his official residence Oakover here, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said the state government has decided to hand over the probe into the case to the CBI.

    The first reason for entrusting the task to the central investigative agency is to ensure fairness and impartiality in the probe, he said. The case was currently being investigated by a special investigating team of the state police which itself was conducting the written test for the recruitment of constables, he added.

  • Himachal Pradesh joins wagon, reduces VAT on petrol, diesel 

    By PTI

    SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh government announced on Thursday that Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol would be reduced by Rs 2 per litre and Rs 4.60 on diesel.

    Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said petrol would be cheaper by Rs 12 per litre whereas diesel would also be cheaper by Rs 17 per litre in the state.

    The Centre on Wednesday had reduced the excise duty on petrol by Rs 5 and that on diesel by Rs 10.

    In a notification issued here on Thursday, the Himachal Pradesh government has reduced the tax on petrol from 25 per cent or Rs 15.50 per litre to 17.5 per cent or Rs 13.50 per litre.

    Similarly, it reduced the tax on diesel from 14 per cent or Rs 9 per litre to six percent or Rs 4.40 per litre.

    Additional Chief Secretary (State Taxes and Excise) Jagdish Chander Sharma said the order would come into force from Thursday midnight.

    The chief minister thanked the Union government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reducing the excise duty on petrol and diesel.

    “This decision of the Union government provided much needed relief to the people of the country,” he added.

  • Himachal Pradesh​ schools to partially open from February

    By PTI
    SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to partially open schools from next month by strictly following standard operating procedures in view of the coronavirus pandemic, a minister said on Friday.

    Classes 5 and 8-12 in schools in the plains that have summer vacations will open from February 1, while those in the hilly areas having longer winter vacations will start February 15, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Bhardwaj said.

    Industrial training institutes, and polytechnic and engineering colleges will also open from February 1.

    The decision to reopen these institutions was taken in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jairam Thakur after reviewing the current coronavirus situation in the state, Bhardwaj said.

    The management of these institutions will ensure strict use of face masks, social distancing and use of sanitisers in their premises, he added.