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March 17, 2026, 06:46 PM - 4 min read
Presiding over a one-day Principals' Conference on reforms in higher education here, he said that education was a top priority for the state government and that focused efforts were being made to provide quality education to students, even in far-flung areas.
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March 17, 2026, 05:13 PM - 4 min read
The session may turn stormy, as the opposition BJP is aggressively preparing to corner the Congress government over alleged financial mismanagement and unfulfilled announcements made in the previous three budgets presented by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who holds the finance portfolio also.
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March 11, 2026, 05:50 PM - 3 min read
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday said that staff nurses pursuing higher education would now receive their full salary instead of the earlier 40 per cent.
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March 9, 2026, 07:21 PM - 3 min read
A felicitation ceremony for party workers was organised at the Congress party office Rajiv Bhavan in Shimla on Monday to celebrate the election of Congress leader Anurag Sharma as a Rajya Sabha member.
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March 9, 2026, 02:23 PM - 3 min read
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu also recalled that the Governor had given suggestions on various occasions, which his government followed sincerely. He said doubts over certain bills were resolved through discussions.
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February 27, 2026, 06:41 PM - 2 min read
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday inaugurated a state-of-the-art 3 Tesla MRI machine at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla. The equipment has been installed at a cost of around Rs 23 crore.
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February 17, 2026, 09:36 PM - 3 min read
Replying to a question raised by Congress MLA Rakesh Kalia from the Gagret Assembly constituency during Question Hour, Sukhu said the government will investigate anonymous land purchases and alleged payment of commissions at both places.
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February 13, 2026, 09:21 PM - 3 min read
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said that an all-party meeting was convened to discuss the proposed withdrawal of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG), as it was a matter of serious concern for the state and could adversely affect its economy. He criticised the BJP for walking out of the meeting midway, terming the move highly condemnable.
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February 11, 2026, 06:44 PM - 4 min read
Withdrawal of the revenue deficit grant (RDG) would cost the state around Rs 10,000 crore every year between 2026 and 2031, Sukhu said. He added that he has many times urged BJP leaders to take a united stand, but he doubts their willingness to cooperate.
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February 7, 2026, 04:54 PM - 3 min read
The Chief Minister said that during the last three years, the present state government has generated Rs 26,683 crore in revenue from its own resources. He said the state earned a financial benefit of about Rs 401 crore from acquiring ownership of the Wildflower Hall Hotel and is expected to earn around Rs 20 crore annually from it.
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January 21, 2026, 04:27 PM - 3 min read
The Chief Minister said the state government is implementing several nutrition and food security schemes, including the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), the Mid-Day Meal Scheme and the Public Distribution System (PDS).
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January 14, 2026, 05:17 PM - 3 min read
While chairing a review meeting of the department of Health Safety and Regulation, the Chief Minister said the composite testing laboratory at Kandaghat would be upgraded with world-class, high-end technology to ensure precise analysis and greater efficiency.
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