Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked the Congress for “neglecting” Himachal Pradesh for being a small state that sent only four MPs to the Lok Sabha and allegedly playing with many lives by indulging in corruption in defence deals.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur faces a challenging task to retain BJP’s seven seats in Mandi and three seats in Kullu districts in view of stiff revolt from rebels.
The HP Jal Rakshak Sangh today threatened to stage a protest across the state if the government didn’t consider their demand by September 5. The union is demanding that they should get government job contract once they complete eight years of part time service in the Jal Shakti Vibhag. Current
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today launched a scheme under which 125 units of free electricity would be given to people of the state. The scheme was started from Mandi district.
The search for the four missing persons feared washed away in a flash flood at Choj village of Parvati valley yesterday failed to yield any result as the river remained in spate. Teams of the NDRF, SDRF, police and Home Guards were engaged in the rescue operation.