Darshana Singh stressed the need to familiarise the younger generation with important chapters of the country’s political history. Referring to the Emergency and the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, she said such historical events would also be presented before the youth with facts and proper context.

Dr Bindal said the BJP organisation stood firmly on the foundation of “Karyalaya, Karyakarta and Karyakram”—Office, Worker and Programme—and the party would continue expanding its organisational activities across Himachal Pradesh on the strength of these three pillars.

Dr Bindal said the BJP had reorganised its earlier 74 mandals into 171 mandals and created 17 organisational districts in Himachal Pradesh. The organisational structure has also been constituted at nearly 8,000 polling booths, while the formation of various morchas and cells has been completed.

Thakur described the agreement as an example of cooperative federalism, stating that the Central Government had worked towards addressing the concerns of all participating states through dialogue and consensus.

Taking a political swipe at the Himachal government, Thakur said it was unfortunate that the Chief Minister was being seen as “credit-hungry” over the project, when the agreement involved six states and was facilitated through discussions led by the Union government.

Rattan also addressed concerns surrounding the merger of wards 8 and 9 from the panchayat area into the Municipal Council. He said the move had been made to provide residents with better urban facilities, including sewerage, roads and street lighting, rather than to cause inconvenience to them.

Dr. Sood said the employees demonstrated the true spirit of “Swift in Sports, Devoted in Duty” throughout the competition. He appreciated the enthusiasm, discipline and sporting spirit displayed by the participants.

The Chief Minister said that the Senior Secondary School at Kangu has been designated as a Rajiv Gandhi Day Boarding School. A new school building will be constructed and students will be provided with modern educational facilities. Construction of the primary school building will also begin soon.

An alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, he won the ‘Chief of Army Staff Trophy’ for standing First in the overall order of merit at the College of Defence Management and was conferred the JTM Gibson Award for Professional Excellence and Inspiring Leadership by Mayo College Ajmer in 2024. He assumed command of the Army Training Command as its 25th Army Commander on 01 July 2024.

Addressing reporters, Butail revealed that the lease deed has been signed for approximately 550 kanals of land in the first phase. An additional 800 kanals will be handed over to IIT Mandi once forest clearances are obtained, bringing the total proposed campus area to around 1,400 kanals. He added that the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hamirpur has already completed most of the initial technical surveys required for the campus layout.