HP ensuring best healthcare to mother-child: CM
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday said that the State Government was committed to provide best prenatal and post natal healthcare facilities to the mothers, besides best nutrition in order to ensure good health of mother and child. Thakur, addressing the Aanganwari workers, representatives of Mahila Mandals and Panchayats on the occasion of Poshahar week at Bagsiad in Seraj area of Mandi district, also administered them an oath regarding nutrition campaign under the Poshan Abhiyan — government’s one of the most ambitious programme for ensuring best nutrition for better health of mother and child.
14th Hero MTB Himalaya biking race on Sept 27
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary (Tourism) Ram Subhag Singh on Wednesday said that Himalayan Adventure Sports and Tourism Promotion Association (HASTPA), in association with Department of Tourism and Civil Aviation, would organise 14th Hero Himalaya 2018 from September 27 to October 6. He said that the race would be flagged off on the World Tourism Day on September 27 from historic Ridge Shimla and would conclude at Dharamshala on October 6. He said that 75 top-ranked cyclists from 14 countries around the world are expected to participate.
IIT Mandi, NIRDPR holds study to
Mandi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi, recently collaborated with the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) for conducting a study on successful implementation of MGNREGA in several districts of Himachal Pradesh. The study, titled ‘Documentation of Successful Practices and Scalable Models under MGNREGA in Himachal Pradesh’, sought to identify and delineate practices and processes responsible for successful implementation of MGNREGA in the diverse areas of the State.