We’re committed to democracy despite odds, say India’s leaders
byNew Delhi: India’s success as a parliamentary democracy was hailed by leaders across party lines at a special meeting of parliament Sunday to celebrate…
May, 2012
Tribals in Lahaul up against Moser Baer hydropower project over land acquistion
byManali: Opposition to land acquisition for a 120 MW hydro power project at Miyar Valley in Lahaul valley by private power producing company Moser…
Police thwarts forcible occupation of church property in Dalhousie
byShimla: Police intervened to stall forcible possession of a prime Church property in the tourist township of Dalhousie even as the Bishop of Church…
Ministers take high ‘moral ground’ after conviction
byChandigarh: This could be termed the height of irony, even in the strange world of politics. Two ministers in Punjab’s Parkash Singh Badal-led government,…
When cricket became a saviour in battle-scarred Afghanistan
byBy Madhusree Chatterjee New Delhi: Cricket has not caught on to any major extent in Afghanistan even 11 years after the Taliban was pushed…
In the name of Atal: Dhumal signs in praise
byShimla: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee may have been out of active politics for almost eight years, but that has…
Shimla MC election to witness fierce tri-angular contest
by7 in fray for mayors election Shimla: Being fought on party symbols, the city is all set to witness a fierce tri-angular contest for…
Car-o-Bar
byThe time had come to realise that new middle class aspiration, buying a car! Or may be as someone counselled, “the time has gone,…
Illegal Paragliding goes unchecked at Solang, Manali
byManali: One has always dream’t of flying like a free bird and to satisfy the desire various inventions have been tried over the generations…
Week long Shimla Book Fair gets underway on May 12
byShimla: With the city having far fewer book stores than what were around two decades ago, National Book Trust (NBT) is organizing a week…