Shimla, Jan. 1 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Thursday, visited the Tara Devi Temple in Shimla on the first day of the New Year, where he offered prayers and sought blessings from the Goddess Tara Mata for his resolutions and commitments.

Speaking to ANI after the temple visit, Chief Minister Sukhu said that over the past three years, the state government had faced three major challenges: economic crisis, political instability, and natural disasters, but had successfully overcome all of them.

"In the last three years, the state government has had to go through three big challenges. The first was the economic situation of Himachal Pradesh, as the state was under a heavy debt burden, which we managed. The se...