Shimla, March 11 -- Himachal Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu chaired a workshop at IGMC Shimla organised on the occasion of International Women's Day, where women who had performed outstanding work were honoured.

During the event on Wednesday, the Chief Minister announced that staff nurses pursuing higher education would now receive their full salary instead of the earlier 40 per cent.

CM Sukhu said that the recruitment process for 80 Assistant Professors in the Medical Education Department would begin next month. He said the health sector in the state would witness major improvements within a year, and many new employment opportunities would be created in the coming years. He said that the government was rapidly introducin...