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The Congress wrested Himachal Pradesh from the BJP in November winning 40 seats in the 68-member assembly. The saffron party won 25 seats and three went to Independents.
The BJP retaining 9 out of 10 seats in his home district Mandi and Congress winning with a thin margin show most people were happy with Thakur's performance, say political observers.
The outgoing Himachal Pradesh CM said: “I will tender my resignation to the Governor in a short while from now.”
During an election rally in Kangra district, Amit Shah also took a swipe at the poll guarantees given by the Congress in its manifesto.
The chief minister said the app will help police prepare a database of criminals and also study the various offences that take place under different police stations in the district.
Twenty-two people, including eight members of a family, were killed and twelve others injured in 36 incidents of landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday.
”The chief minister has directed the district administrations to immediately ensure relief, rescue and rehabilitation works in the affected areas,” an official spokesperson said.
'When the pandemic struck, PM Modi's first thought was to ensure the wellbeing of poor, migrant brothers and sisters, ' the commerce and industry minister said.
The second dose has already been administered to 17.92 lakh people, Thakur said on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the people of the state virtually on achieving the first dose target.
CM Jai Ram Thakur said the government was working on a mechanism under which the dreaded virus would be contained, and the economy of the state strengthened.
Days after the state government announced making it mandatory for people coming from seven worst-affected states to show a COVID-19 negative test report on entering the state, Jai Ram Thakur said they have put in place a mechanism for monitoring tourists on their arrival at the place of their stay.
Shimla, Mar 6 Himachal Pradesh Congress on Saturday termed the state budget presented by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur as "directionless", saying the..
The spokesperson said the Chief Minister had on October 3 met some persons in Manali, who tested positive for coronavirus infection on Sunday.
The cabinet also decided to increase minimum bus fare for the first three kilometres from Rs 5 to Rs 7, the official added.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said if people are advised to quarantine for 14-15 days, they could choose Himachal Pradesh.
In a statement after question hour in the Budget session, Thakur informed the House that Rs 1,919 crore of the government and people in the state are stuck in YES Bank's nine branches located across the state.
The per capita income of the state showed an increase of about 6.6 percent, as it increased by Rs 12,147 to Rs 1,95,255 in 2019-20, against 1,83,108 in the previous fiscal.
Speaking to mediapersons here, Thakur said Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be present as a chief guest on the concluding day on November 8.
The exercise is likely to fill two ministerial berths which have been lying vacant for the past several months.
Thakur said Section 118 of the Himachal Act was a land reforms legislation, which was enacted to safeguard rights of tenants and other tillers of land in the state.
The recent spate of rainfall made the road cave-in considerably, that too at the same area that had sunk thrice earlier between the years 2015 and 2017.
"Today, the country needs a strong leadership, which only Prime Minister Narendra Modi can give. During the last five years in his leadership, the country has emerged as a world power and it is the demand of the time that the momentum of development be continued by repeating the government in the Centre," Thakur said in Kangra district.
Stating that such initiatives were never taken before in the state, the CM said efforts would be made to ensure clearances for projects faster.
"We, in Himachal Pradesh, hope good investment will come. Because, Himachal Pradesh is a small state, we are not talking big. Still, we are moving ahead with a target of over Rs 80,000 crore," he told reporters, when asked whether any target has been set for investment in the GIM.
The foundation stones were also laid for city gas distribution projects approved for six out of total 12 districts of the state by the union government. The CM said that IOAG would develop city gas distribution network in Sirmaur, Solan and Shimla districts, while Bharat Gas Resources Limited in Bilaspur, Hamirpur and Una.
