Shimla: Finding the internationally used scale for assessment of dementia difficult to apply in elderly tribal populations, doctors of Tanda medical college, Kangra have developed a modified scale that can be applied 60 plus tribal people who have no formal education and are largely illiterate. “The Bharmour Mental State Examination (BMSE) scale to be published [...]

Shimla: To a fast approaching deadline for filling examination forms for a masters course at the state funded university, non availability and shortage of forms is leading to a scramble at the fee counters that has added to the students problems on the campus. When this reporter approached a university [...]

Nahan (Himachal Pradesh): Conditions never seem to improve in government hospitals in Himachal Pradesh. Standards of public healthcare in these institutions is only and many of those coming for treatments in these hospitals only end up acquiring hospital induced illnesses. The government hospital at Nahan is no exception for the [...]

Srinagar, April 16 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik Tuesday charged the Indian civil society with acting as “fire fighters” for the government while accusing the international community of criminal silence on rights abuses here. Addressing his first press conference after the authorities lifted the [...]

Srinagar, April 16 (IANS) A high intensity tremor that rocked Pakistan-Iran border Tuesday was also felt in the Kashmir Valley although no damage to life or property has so far been reported from anywhere here. “A high intensity earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale that rocked Pakistan-Iran border at [...]

Solan:  Along with imparting education to students, Bahra University here has initiated a Faculty Development Program to train teachers working in various government schools in the State. The faculty development program is being closely monitored by the Directorate of Higher Education of Himachal Pradesh and is being carried out under [...]

Sundernagar:  A five-day long Navratri fair in which hill gods from around Mandi District amass to shower their blessings on people has begun here. The Navratri fair, according to Sundernagar SDM-cum-chairman of the mela committee, will see about 150 hill gods assembled in one place. The fair was commenced following [...]

Jammu, April 15 (IANS) Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Saif-ud-Din Soz Monday said the Congress would be a crucial political factor in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir in the 2014 assembly elections. Addressing a public meeting at Hiranagar in district Kathua, 60 km south of Jammu, Soz said the [...]

Srinagar, April 15 (IANS) Three villagers were killed Monday in an avalanche in Kashmir, an official said. The incident occurred in the afternoon in the frontier Uri area of Baramulla district. The victims were buried alive in the avalanche near the mountainous Kunjal village, the official said. The villagers had [...]

New Delhi: Opposing the union government’s move to introduce a new law and procedure of investigation in crimes that may have national or international ramifications, the Punjab government Monday termed it as an “encroachment upon the authority of the state governments”. Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, while addressing [...]