Punjab will continue free power supply subsidy
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday said that the state government was committed to continuing free power to the farmers and the…
Shahtoosh: Can the prized industry be revived again?
New Delhi/Srinagar: Shahtoosh, the very very name signifies royalty and kingship, a Farsi word meaning ‘King of Wools’. And each shawl, delicate and ethereal,…
Dealyed by 27 years, Chandigarh hotel to finally open
Chandigarh: Chandigarh residents had virtually given up hope of seeing the hotel ever function. But, finally after 27 years, the Park Plaza, which has…
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Congress legislators attempt patch-up of warring seniors in Himachal
Shimla: Young Congress legislators in Himachal Pradesh are leaving nothing to chance in the run up to the assembly polls later this year and…
From Hizbul spokesman in Kashmir to anti-drug campaigner
Srinagar: He was once among the most wanted separatist guerrillas of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terror outfit in Jammu and Kashmir. But today Abdul…
New border checkpost to boost India Pakistan trade, travel
Attari (Punjab):Trade and people-to-people ties between India and Pakistan takes on a new dimension with the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at the Attari-Wagah international…
First swine flu death in Himachal
Shimla: A 55-year-old woman, who tested positive for swine flu, died in Shimla Saturday, the first death in Himachal Pradesh this year, a health…
130 Pakistani soldiers die in Siachen avalanche
Islamabad: Over 130 Pakistani soldiers are feared buried in an avalanche that occurred in the Siachen Glacier in the Himalayas where thousands of Pakistani…
Activists for indentifying Kashmir graves of 4 Westerners killed in 1995
Srinagar: A group of Jammu and Kashmir rights activists have appealed to the state rights panel to order the identification of the graves of…