Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said here on Monday that the state government had begun awarding compensation for Kangra airport expansion, fulfilling the announcement of the first budget of the present government.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama returned to Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday after a successful knee replacement surgery in New York.
The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Friday approved the declaration of land acquisition and compensation for families affected by the expansion of the Kangra airport.
The government was also promoting self-employment opportunities and start-up culture in the state apart from providing job opportunities in various government departments.
Calling ancient Indian masters as his source of inspiration, the leader called Indian tradition 'extremely rich' and 'useful'.
A Kangra Airport official said a 90-seater SpiceJet aircraft with full capacity took off from the Jaipur Airport at 6.05 am and landed at the airport at Gaggal in Kangra district at 7.35 am.
