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HP CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu was admitted to the AIIMS here after being flown from a Shimla hospital where he was being treated for a stomach infection.

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has been admitted to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital here in Shimla due to a stomach infection

Around 600 cadets from Telangana, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh are participating in the Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat (EBSB) Camp – I.

Himachal Pradesh government on Sunday announced to lift the ban on the export of wood of four tree species

A review meeting of the National Tobacco Control Programme was held on Thursday under the chairmanship of the Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, at National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), New Delhi.

Following the devastation in Himachal Pradesh caused by the severe floods, the State Government has decided to make the construction norms more stringent

The objective should be to minimise revenue loss, thereby addressing the valid concerns of States as they relinquish a significant source of fiscal autonomy

The spiritual leader had departed for the examination in the national capital on October 8 from Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh

High mountain passes of Rohtang Pass in Kullu, which is also the gateway to Lahaul and Spiti, and Chansel in Shimla received mild spell of snow. 

Huge boulders and other debris came down sliding on the road near the natural tunnel at the entry of the Kinnaur district on Friday night

The actor, who hails from the hill state, however, managed to make the donation of Rs 5 lakh online and posted a screen shot indicating this.

Earlier, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu had requested Delhi Chief Minister for donation, due to calamity caused by monsoon rains in the state.

Laying emphasis on the need to construct tunnels, Sukhu gave the example of Shimla-Kalka narrow gauge railway tracks wherein 103 tunnels were constricted to minimize damage to hills and added feasibility of tunnels must be explored in the constructions of roads.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Sunday that his government will soon set up a commando force in the state.

SJVNL, a joint venture of the Centre and Himachal Pradesh government, aims to become a 50,000 MW capacity company by 2040 and add installed capacity of 10,000 MW during next three years.

The Chief Minister told the media that the compensation of Rs 1.30 lakh for a completely damaged house has been increased five and a half times to Rs 7 lakh. About 3,500 houses have been completely damaged.

Fast-growing varieties of grass, Vetiver and Napier, and temperate bamboo are being planted on landslide-prone slopes in the state capital Shimla for soil binding and checking soil erosion.

"This amount will be helpful in providing relief to the suffering families," CM Sukhu said.

Since 1991, the sex ratio (females per 1,000 males) among the elderly has been climbing steadily, while the sex ratio of the general population remains the same.

The Chief Minister thanked the governments of Haryana and Rajasthan for extending financial assistance for carrying out relief and rehabilitation works.