HP golden jubilee: Spl postal stamp to be released
Shimla: A special postal stamp will be released to mark the golden jubilee of Himachal Pradesh’s Statehood Day on January 25, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Saturday. The postal stamp will be released during the golden jubilee function at the Ridge ground here on Monday. Talking to the media here, Thakur said Union Home Minister Amit Shah would be the chief guest at the event. Governor Bandaru Dattatreya will preside over the function, which will also be attended by BJP president JP Nadda and Union Minister Anurag Thakur. The chief minister who was accompanied by Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj said the per capita income in the hill state has now increased to Rs 1,55,255 from Rs 651, 50 years ago.
NO ‘AT HOME’ ON R-DAY AT PUNJAB RAJ BHAVAN
Chandigarh: There will be no ‘At Home function in Raj Bhavan’ on the Republic Day in view of COVID-19 pandemic. A spokesperson of Punjab Raj Bhavan said that in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ‘At Home’ function for this year’s Republic Day to be hosted by the Punjab Raj Bhavan Chandigarh, stands cancelled. The decision was taken in view of the compliance of all healthcare protocols by the Government of India.
Group of farmers stage protest against Kalia
Bathinda: A group of farmers of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) on Saturday staged a protest here against the new farm laws outside a hotel, where senior Punjab BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia was holding a meeting with party workers. The BJP meeting at the Vishal Nagar locality hotel was held in view of the upcoming civic polls. Elections to eight municipal corporations and 109 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Punjab will be held on February 14. The farmers gathered near the venue soon after they came to know about former minister Kalia’s meeting there. Security arrangements made by the Punjab Police to maintain law and order stopped the farmers marching towards the hotel, officials said. The protesters raised slogans against the Centre for imposing the “black laws” on the farming community. They said the protests against BJP leaders would continue till the Centre repeals the laws. Earlier this month, a group of farmers held a protest against the Punjab BJP leadership in Jalandhar.
Min temp hover above normal in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh: The minimum temperatures rose by a few notches and hovered above the normal limits in Punjab and Haryana on Saturday. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials here, Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 12.6 degrees Celsius. Amritsar in Punjab recorded a low of 9.6 degrees Celsius, while Ludhiana and Patiala too recorded above normal minimum temperatures at 10.3 degrees Celsius and 10 degrees Celsius respectively. Pathankot (9.3 degrees Celsius), Adampur (10.4 degrees Celsius), Halwara (10.4 degrees Celsius), Bathinda (10.1 degrees Celsius) and Faridkot (10.9 degrees Celsius) also recorded above-normal minimum temperatures in Punjab. In Haryana, Ambala (10.1 degrees Celsius), Hisar (nine degrees Celsius), Karnal (nine degrees Celsius), Narnaul (7.5 degrees Celsius), Rohtak (8.2 degrees Celsius) and Sirsa (10.2 degrees Celsius) recorded above-normal minimum temperatures.
Himachal CM releases calendar
Shimla: Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday released the new year calendar and table calendar brought out by Himachal Pradesh Technical University, Hamirpur, here. Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj, Vice Chancellor of the University Prof SP Bansal and other senior officers were present on the occasion.