Himachal road repair hastened ahead of apple harvest
Shimla: A World Bank-funded road project in Himachal Pradesh awarded to a Chinese firm has missed its deadline, prompting the government to engage new…
Lady Gaga loves the sitar: Fateh Ali Khan
Manali: Delhi based sitar player Fateh Ali Khan, who performed with Lady Gaga, says that the Grammy award winning singer not only knows about…
Punjab police seize drugs worth Rs 200 crore – Four held
Jalandhar: Claiming it to be the biggest seizure of lifestyle drugs in Punjab, Jalandhar police said 35 kg of methamphetamine worth Rs.200 crore in…
Punjab BJP MLA dies from heart failure
Chandigarh: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator and Punjab chief parliamentary secretary Amarjit Singh Sahi died here Sunday after a massive heart attack. He was…
Drizzle, mild snow in Himachal hills
Shimla/Manali: The mercury continued to remain abnormally high across Himachal Pradesh Saturday, recording temperatures two to six degrees above normal, despite drizzle and mild…
Folk, rock, fusion music in Manali’s cool air
Manali: What’s more perfect than good music in good weather? Away from the capital’s heat, Manali is serving as the perfect getaway for music…
Disillusionment, infighting caused Congress defeat in Shimla MC
Shimla: Disillusionment with the Congress besides infighting in the party ranks are being widely blamed for the end of its 26 years of control…
‘No parking’ for Chandigarh freeloaders
Chandigarh: Chandigarh’s VIP freeloaders, who were unwilling to cough up a paltry sum of Rs.5 for parking their luxury cars in the city, have…
Dhoni visits border areas in Kashmir
Jammu: Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Saturday visited the Line of Control (LoC) on the Jammu and Kashmir border to interact with soldiers,…
Punjab, Haryana sizzles in heat wave
Chandigarh: Haryana’s Narnaul town sizzled at 47 degrees Celsius Friday as the heat wave over Haryana and Punjab continued unabated. Met officials here said…