Indian plant extracts may help treat diabetes
Sydney: Scientists have isolated some Indian and Australian medicinal plant extracts that could potentially help manage diabetes. Researchers from Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology…
Separatists ask Pakistan to resolve Kashmir issue
New Delhi: A day before the foreign secretary-level talks, separatists Tuesday met Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani and pitched for putting the Kashmir…
Warming Himachal hills portend rains?
Shimla: The hills of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday were warm due to the continuing dry spell, with the state’s Una town recording a high of…
Organic basmati, new buzz among Jammu farmers
Jammu: With an eye on growing national and international demand, Jammu’s agriculture department has begun cultivating organic basmati rice in the region. “The organic…
First Football Marathon Fever grips Mumbaikars
Football craze is on peoples mind as Euro cup 2012 has reaches at the end but football fans don’t want to stop their craze….
Shanta, Dhumal agree to hold joint rallies in Himachal
Shimla: Two warring factions – of Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and former union minister Shanta Kumar – of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
The Simla accord — 40 years later
New Delhi: A midnight summit between Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Bhutto pleading with Gandhi to free 93,000 Pakistani prisoners of war, a…
Himachal seeks amendments to archaeological act
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh has demanded an amendment to the central archaeological act to enable the state to build or renovate structures near ancient and…
Mohit Chauhan ties the knot with Prarthna
Shimla: Well-known Bollywood playback singer Mohit Chauhan married journalist Prarthna Gehlot at a hotel here, family sources said. The marriage was a quiet and…
Stoic Kashmir survives shrine blaze tragedy without blood being shed
Srinagar: As normal life resumed in Srinagar and other parts of the Valley Saturday, Kashmir survived yet another tragedy – this time without any…