Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu offered floral tributes to former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on his birth anniversary at the Congress office, Rajiv Bhawan Shimla.
The injured has been identified as Saurabh Patial, the main accused in the attack on former Congress MLA Bamber Thakur.
Furthermore, where there is no alternative source of drinking water supply, water is being supplied through tankers, he said, adding that tankers are being deployed for water in Shimla, Kullu and Kangra districts.
The decision was taken during the sate Cabinet meeting held here on Tuesday, under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.
While presiding over a high-level meeting here on Friday to review the progress of the establishment of Bulk Drug Park in the Haroli assembly segment of Una district, Sukhu directed to expedite the tender process.
The first sapling of cinnamon verum, one of the earliest known spices, was successfully planted in Kholin village of Una district recently under the aegis of Agriculture department and CSIR’s Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT) on pilot basis.
He stated that medicinal plants gardens should be developed in school premises for enriching children's knowledge and there could be a change in the attitude of the society towards Ayurveda and medicinal plants with all these progressive steps.
A state government official said under the scheme, scholarships will be provided to meritorious students studying in class 6th, 7th and 8th of government schools.
Thakur said all the pensioners and family pensioners would also be given revised pension and other pension benefits from 1 January, 2016. The Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be given on revised pay scales and revised pension/family pension.
Addressing the state BJP Working Committee meeting at Shimla, Thakur said better coordination between the government and the organization must be ensured and the workers should take the achievements of the state government to the people.
