Punjab saddled with foodgrain pile up
Chandigarh: With huge stocks of wheat and rice occupying foodgrain storage facilities across Punjab, the government has set the alarm bells ringing of its…
Four charred to death in LPG cylinder blast
Nalagarh: Four persons, which included a 7 month baby girl and a woman died of burns when a fire broke out in a house…
PM, Antony rubbish report on army movement as baseless
New Delhi/Visakhapatnam: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday called a media report on two key army units moving closer to the capital in January without…
Tibetan among US shooting victims
Washington:A recent Tibetan immigrant from India, the latest identified victim of Monday’s shooting rampage at a small California university, worked for five years in…
On Baisakhi, 3000 Sikhs to visit Pakistan
Islamabad: Around 3,000 Sikh devotees from India will visit Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak which is now in Pakistan, to celebrate Baisakhi…
Two labourers buried alive in Himachal
Shimla: Two labourers were buried alive while working in a tunnel for a hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla district, the police said Tuesday….
Probe ordered into Jagir Kaur’s VIP treatment in jail
Chandigarh: After treating her as a VIP inmate instead of as a convicted criminal, prison authorities in Punjab Tuesday ordered a probe into the…
Indorama to invest Rs1,000 crore in Himachal project
Chandigarh: Indorama Industries, which claims to be the largest producer of polyester in the world, here today disclosed that it was investing Rs 1000…
Hindustan Salt Ltd keen to mine salt in Himachal
Shimla: State-run Hindustan Salts Ltd has again shown interest in mining rock salt in north India’s only mines located in Himachal Pradesh, state Industries…
Sonamarg in Kashmir valley opens up after winter
Srinagar: After remaining closed for nearly three winter months, the Srinagar-Sonamarg road connecting the picturesque north Kashmir tourist destination with the rest of the…