Himachal Pradesh Weekly Current Affairs – [August 3rd Week]

By | August 21, 2020

Himachal Pradesh Weekly Current Affairs

First comedy show of Himachal ‘Prince Ka Pitara’:

  • Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today released poster of first comedy show of Himachal ‘Prince ka Pitara’ directed by Akhil Chaudhary.
  • While appreciating the efforts of the Artists, Producer and Director, the Chief Minister expressed hope that the show would succeed in entertaining the viewers of the State.

Swachhta Sarvekshan- 2020 award:

  • Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj said that Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has today announced Swachhta Sarvekshan-2020 award.
  • This year Himachal Pradesh has been successful in achieving better ranking than Swachhta Sarvekshan- 2019 award.
  • This year the ranking of States has been divided into two categories in which Himachal Pradesh has achieved 6th ranking in first category.
  • Whereas during Swachhta Sarvekshan- 2019 awards in the same category the State had received 20th place.
  • Apart from Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Haryana, Uttrakhand, Sikkim, Assam, Goa, Telangana, Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalya and Kerala  states were also included in this category.
  • The ranking of Urban Local Bodies was also done in two categories.
  • 382 cities were included into this category, in which Shimla City has got 65th rank, which was 128th in previous year.
  • Similarly, in first 200 cities with population of 25 to 50 thousand, five cities Nahan, Solan, Mandi, Baddi, Paonta Sahib of Himachal Pradesh have been included.
  • 48 other cities of Himachal Pradesh have also succeeded in achieving good rank in the ranking of urban local bodies with population upto 25 thousand.

Dr. H.K. Chaudhary appointed new VC of CSKHPKV Palampur:

  • Governor Bandaru Dattatraya, the Chancellor of Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (CSKHPKV), Palampur has appointed Dr. H.K. Chaudhary as Vice-Chancellor of CSKHPKV.
  • The appointment of Dr. Chaudhary is for a period of three years or upto the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
  • Dr. H.K. Chaudhary is the Professor and Head of the Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding and Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, CSKHPKV, Palampur.

Read more: HP Current Affairs [Weekly and Monthly]

Stay updated with us:

Click here to join our Telegram Channel

Click here to Join our Facebook Group

One thought on “Himachal Pradesh Weekly Current Affairs – [August 3rd Week]

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

The maximum upload file size: 2 MB. You can upload: image. Links to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and other services inserted in the comment text will be automatically embedded. Drop file here