Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said that the party wants to implement the promises made to the people of Himachal Pradesh as soon as possible.

The apology was tendered before the division bench comprising justices Sidharth Mridul and Talwant Singh on Tuesday, and the bench asked Agnihotri to be present before the court in the next hearing.

Chinese woman arrested for staying in India under a false identity, Himachal Pradesh's Mandi Police said on Tuesday.

New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Appreciating bollywood movie 'The Kashmir Files' Union Minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that correct history was not reaching the people of our country, but the way Vivek Agnihotri has compiled the history in the movie 'The Kashmir Files' will do the work of awakening the future generation.

Bhopal Mar 25 PTI Saying that the film The Kashmir Files shows the pain and sufferings of the displaced Kashmiri Pandit community Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said his government will provide land for setting up a genocide museum in the stateChouhan planted saplings at the Smart City Park here along with Vivek Agnihotri the writer and director of the film and a few members of the Kashmiri Pandit community who have settled down in BhopalThe world came to know about the pain and sufferings of Pandit families displaced from Kashmir through the film Vivek Agnihotri has suggested that there should be a genocide museum in Madhya Pradesh Our government will provide land and necessary help for this Chouhan told reporters laterHe also praised Agnihotri for his courage for handling the issue of the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from Kashmir in the early 1990s when Pakistan-backed militants targeted the communityIt is a bold act to bring out the pain of our Kashmiri Pandit brothers and sisters which had never come before the world I salute the courage of Vivek Agnihotri Chouhan saidEarlier Agnihotri spoke about setting up a genocide museum here India has been a symbol of humanity We will become Vishwa Guru only through our identity of humanity Madhya Pradesh is a land of peace-loving people If we are allowed to build a genocide museum here it will become a symbol of humanity for the entire world he told reportersThanking Chouhan for exempting the film from entertainment tax Agnihotri said he belongs to Bhopal while his wife and actor Pallavi Joshi who features in the film belongs to Indore PTI MAS KRK KRK

Bhopal Mar 25 PTI Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Vivek Agnihotri director of much-talked about movie The Kashmir Files on Friday planted saplings at the Smart City Park here A group of Kashmiris Pandits was present when the two planted the saplings MP Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang also met Agnihotri and praised him for the film I had a very warm meeting with courageous Vivek Agnihotri who had in an extraordinary way displayed Kashmiri Pandits pain on the screen with Kashmir Files in the presence MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at the Smart City Park Sarang tweeted Produced by Zee Studios the Hindi film depicts the exodus of Hindus from the Kashmir Valley following systematic killings of people from the community by Pakistan-backed terrorists The film which was released on March 11 has sparked a debate among political parties Several BJP-ruled states including Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have exempted the film from entertainment tax PTI LAL RSY RSY

New Delhi Mar 18 PTI Vivek Agnihotri the director of The Kashmir Files a film based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley due to terrorism has been given Y category security by the CRPF wherever he travels across India official sources saidSeven to eight commandos of the CRPF will guard Agnihotri round the clock under the Y category securityThe decision to provide the Y category security to Agnihotri by CRPF across India has been taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs the sources saidThe third-highest category of security in the country has been given to Agnihotri because of the filmmakers increased threat perception after the release of the The Kashmir Files movie PTI ACB NSD NSD

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 10 (ANI): Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri said that his upcoming movie The Kashmir Files is about the genocide that took place against the Kashmiri Hindus.

Shimla Feb 24 PTI Leader of Opposition LoP in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Mukesh Agnihotri on Thursday accused the state government of spying on MLAs through their personal security officers PSOs Raising the issue in the assembly on the second day of the ongoing budget session Agnihotri stated that the state CID in a message on its WhatsApp group directed the PSOs of the MLAs to inform it about their locations The PSOs were further directed not to disclose to MLAs that their locations had been asked he claimed The LoP alleged that the state government did not get Pegasus software but it is spying on the Opposition as well as the ruling MLAs through PSOs The state government should immediately suspend the officer who sent the message on the WhatsApp group Agnihotri said Replying to his allegations Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said the government had not directed any officer to spy on any of the MLAs The question of doing so by the state government does not arise at all he said adding that the privacy of the MLAs would be maintained Sometimes information regarding the locations of MLAs is sought by the police for ensuring their security he added The chief minister said he would check if any such message was sent for spying He added that action would be taken against the responsible officer if its determined that information regarding the whereabouts of MLAs was sought for spying PTI DJI CK

Shimla Feb 23 PTI The opposition Congress staged a walkout from the Himachal Pradesh Assembly during Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekars address on the first day of the Budget Session on Wednesday The governors address listing the achievements of the state government was interrupted by Leader of Opposition Mukesh Agnihtori When the governor continued his address Agnihotri and other Congress legislators staged a walkout from the House The lone CPM MLA Rakesh Singha however did not walk out Talking to the media outside the House Agnihotri said We respect the governor but his address document is a bundle of lies Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur told media the Congress legislators failed to digest the state government achievements during the last few years That is why they walked out just to draw the attention of the public and the media he said adding the Congress would never come to power in the state and at the Centre Adhering to Covid protocols the Budget Session began in the assembly with the governors address at 11 am In his address Arlekar said the government made efforts to modernise health infrastructure in the state during the pandemic The efforts resulted in setting up of 48 PSA plants as compared to just two earlier and procurement of 1014 functional ventilators in hospitals as compared to 52 available earlier he said Similarly the availability of ICU beds increased from 52 to 557 and now 17000 oxygen cylinders and concentrators are available in the state the governor added Arlekar also appreciated the state government for achieving the target of coronavirus vaccination both for the first and second dose He further said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi also appreciated the state government for effective Covid management and adopting natural farming at a large scale in the state The governor said the government provided free health services in remote areas under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana and golden cards were issued to 425 lakh households and free medical assistance offered to 14317 crore was provided to 123 lakh beneficiaries Under Himcare 513 lakh households were issued health cards and free medical facilities worth Rs 201 crore were provided to 227 lakh beneficiaries till January 2022 The government also provided assistance of Rs 61 crore to 18218 patients suffering from serious diseases under the Sahara Yojna he said The Krishi Utpaad Sarankshan Yojana has been started to establish permanent structures made of steel and bamboo for installation of anti-hail nets and reduce damage caused to orchards by hailstorms he added Presently horticulture contributes more than about Rs 4000 crore to the states GDP and an additional area of about 1932 hectare will be brought under various fruit crops in this financial year he added On the lines of MNREGA during the Covid pandemic the government started a livelihood scheme for the poor residing in urban areas the governor said Himachal has secured second position in the category of north-eastern and hilly states of the country in implementation of an urban employment scheme which helped workers get guaranteed employment he added The government is also playing a leading role in realising the dream of providing tap water to every household under the ambitious scheme Jal Jeevan Mission and so far 1728000 families have been provided with the facility he added Arlekar said 66280 youths were provided Rs 3930 lakh unemployment allowance The governor said that 48478 out of the 51461 grievances received under the Jan Manch programme were disposed of The Budget Session from February 23 to March 15 will have 16 sittings Thakur who holds the finance portfolio will present his fifth budget on March 4 during the fourteenth session of the 13th assemblyPTI DJI AAR AAR