Government, army chief row sets unhealthy precedent: minister
byNew Delhi : The legal battle between Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh and the government over his age sets an “unhealthy precedent”, Minister…
January, 2012
North India reels under cold onslaught
by Hill Post StaffNew Delhi : A dense veil of fog in Delhi and Agra, frozen taps in Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh and renewed chill in Punjab…
Junk food doesn’t lead to weight gain in kids: Study
by Hill Post WireWashington : Weight gain has nothing to do with candy, soda, chips and other junk food, at least for middle school students, say researchers…
World will regret its neglect of Tibet: Tibetan PM
by Hill Post StaffNew Delhi : The international community is setting a bad precedence by not backing Tibet’s non-violent struggle even when monks are self-immolating out of…
Wikipedia shuts for 24 hours
by Hill Post WireWashington : Wikipedia, which describes itself as the largest encyclopaedia in human history, has blacked out its English-language site to protest proposed US anti-piracy…
Smoke bomb thrown into White House
by Hill Post WireWashington : A smoke bomb was hurled inside the White House complex, prompting the Secret Service to deploy a robot to check it out….
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang steps down
by Hill Post WireSan Francisco / London : Yahoo’s co-founder Jerry Yang stepped down from its board along with all other positions he held in the company,…
Himachal eyes Rs 3700 Cr annual plan for 2012-13
by Ravinder MakhaikShimla: Despite falling power revenues leaving gaps in resource targets, the state planning department hopes to get a nod of the planning commission for…
Government set to take on army chief on age row
by Hill Post StaffNew Delhi : Preparing itself for a legal battle with Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh, the government Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to…
CPM for probe into Himachal pulses scandal
by Baldev S ChauhanShimla : The CPIM today demanded an investigation into the pulses scandal in Himachal Pradesh and has asked the ruling BJP to desist from…