India remembers hero of 1947 Pakistan war
New Delhi: The Indian Army Sunday remembered Brig. Mohammed Usman – its highest-ranking officer killed in the 1947 India-Pakistan war. A commemorative function was…
Questions raised over media’s role in Guwahati molestation
New Delhi: While the telecast of the shocking Guwahati incident of a mob molesting a teenaged girl has helped nail some of the culprits,…
Jammu bus accident -15 pilgrims killed
Jammu: At least 15 people were killed and more than 18 injured when a bus carrying pilgrims returning from the Amarnath shrine fell into…
Nepal bus accident – 36 Indian pilgrims dead
Kathmandu/New Delhi: At least 36 Indians were among 40 people killed today when an overcrowded bus carrying Hindu pilgrims from India to a temple…
Mountain top Shrikhand Mahadev pilgrimage in Himachal gets underway
Rampur: The Shrikhand Mahadev pilgrimage, considered tougher than the journey to the Amarnath cave shrine in Kashmir, has started in Himachal Pradesh, an official…
Eight pilgrims killed in Himachal
Shimla: Eight pilgrims, mostly from Kanpur city of Uttar Pradesh, were killed and 35 others injured when a bus in which they were travelling…
Himachal BJP seeks resignation of Congress leader Shandil
Shimla: The Himachal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday demanded resignation of senior state Congress leader Dhani Ram Shandil from all posts…
Manimahesh pilgrimage to begin Aug 10 in Himachal
Chamba: The 44-day-long Manimahesh pilgrimage in the interiors of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh, dedicated to Hindu god Shiva, will begin next month with…
Strike in India’s oldest women’s college
Shimla: The entire teaching and administrative faculty of St. Bede’s, the country’s oldest all-women college in the Himachal Pradesh capital, have gone on strike…
Himachal CM’s act of benevolence turn into ocean of charity
Shimla: Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal’s request to people to contribute generously towards the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund instead of buying bouquets and garlands…