More snow in Himachal, cold wave continues
Shimla: The cold continued to grip Himachal Pradesh today with the higher reaches experiencing more snow. The weather office here has forecast even more snow…
US must come together on shootings: Obama
Washington: In a rare show of wrenching emotion, US President Barack Obama wiped tears from his face and choked on his words as he spoke…
Canada, EU too ask China to engage in dialogue on Tibet
Dharamsala: After the United States called for addressing policies that are pushing Tibetans to immolate themselves, Canada and the European Union (EU) have asked China…
Odisha to provide more teeth to its cooperatives
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has decided to amend its cooperative law to provide more teeth to its cooperative institutions and to bring it in conformity with amended…
27 killed in mass shooting in US school
Washington: In one of the deadliest mass shootings in the US, at least 27 people, including 18 children, have been killed at an elementary school…
Dehradun to get Punjab rail link
New Delhi: The Planning Commission is examining a proposal to lay a 216-km railway line between Ghanuali in Punjab and Dehradun via Chandigarh. Railway Minister…
Minister admits IRCTC Website is not up to the mark
New Delhi: Railway Minister P.K. Bansal admitted today that various kinds of complaints related to the railway’s IRCTC website had been received. Bansal told the…
Heavy snowfall closes Srinagar-Jammu highway
Srinagar: Heavy snowfall in the Pir Panjal mountain range today closed the Srinagar-Jammu highway, the authorities said. Brigadier T.P.S. Rawat, chief engineer of the Border…
UGC checks 53 private varsities, finds only five ‘in order’
New Delhi: Only five of 53 private universities inspected by the University Grants Commission (UGC) had been found to be in order, Human Resource Development…
Cross-LoC civil society dialogue starts in Jammu
Jammu: Scholars, businesspersons and others from Pakistan administered Kashmir and Jammu and Kashmir today began a three-day meeting to discuss issues concerning people from the…