Pranab leaves active politics: End of an era
New Delhi: Respected among friends and foes alike, Pranab Mukherjee, the “most perfected politician of the current lot”, will leave active politics Tuesday marking…
Annual pilgrimage to Amarnath in Kashmir gets underway
Jammu: With a thick layer of snow still covering the Amarnath shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, the first batch of pilgrims set out from…
Inferno reduces Srinagar shirne to ashes
Srinagar: Historical Peer Dastgeer Sahib shrine in summer capital Srinagar was gutted in a blaze here today morning although the authorities said all the…
Censorship in China is morally wrong: Dalai Lama
Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has criticised the Chinese government’s censorship policy as morally wrong and said 1.3 billion people of China…
Rains cools Himachal Pradesh
Shimla: Showers were reported in some parts of Himachal Pradesh Sunday, bringing some respite from the heat. More rain has been forecast in the…
Designer Shah teams with 250 weavers to revive handlooms
By Nivedita New Delhi: At a time when traditional handlooms are fading into oblivion due to growing popularity of embroidered saris in fabrics like…
Come, ski down Himachal’s grassy slopes
Manali: You don’t have to wait for the snow to ski in Himachal Pradesh. The turfed slopes of the picturesque Solang Valley in the…
Colors “Uttaran” Completed 900 episodes
Colors’ top-rated show “Uttaran” is gearing up to set a benchmark by completing 900 hundred episodes this Thursday. When Uttaran hit the small screen…
Public art struggles to find its space in India
New Delhi: Art is making a serious effort to reach the masses in India with expositions in vantage public places despite official hurdles and…
It’s show of strength on Virbhadra’s birthday
Shimla: It was virtually a show of strength by senior Congress leader and union minister Virbhadra Singh, who turned 78 Saturday and is hoping…