Bodies of six Nepali migrants found in Himachal’s Kinnaur
Shimla: Six more bodies, all of migrant Nepalis, have been recovered from the debris of a collapsed house at rain-ravaged Kinnaur district taking the…
Rescue operation suspended in Himachal after chopper snags
Shimla: The airlifting of stranded tourists resumed Saturday from the landslide-hit parts of Himachal Pradesh but was soon suspended owing to snags in the…
30,000 still stranded in Uttarakhand
New Delhi: Around 30,000 people were estimated to be stranded in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand, officials said. Rescuers scrambled Saturday to evacuate those who are still…
Himachal’s hydro project again taken to court
Shimla: State-run Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) has again come under the purview of the state high court, with international hydropower equipment company…
Himachal minister donates salary
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Urban Development Minister Sudhir Sharma will donate his one month’s salary to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund after Kinnaur district was…
Stranded tourists airlifted in Himachal
Shimla: Airlifting of stranded tourist by the Indian Air Force resumed Saturday from landslide-hit parts of Himachal Pradesh, an official said here. Till Friday,…
Virbhadra not to celebrate birthday
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh will not celebrate his 79th birthday Sunday in view of the natural calamity and deaths in the…
Militants kill two cops in Srinagar
Srinagar: Two policemen were killed here Saturday by militants in a hit-and-run attack, police sources said. “Two police constables were shot dead from close…
Helicopter, jet from Haryana in Uttarakhand relief operations
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Saturday left the state government helicopter at the disposal of Uttarakhand for carrying out relief operations. The…
Sukhbir’s grandiose plans for Amritsar are sans Sidhu
Chandigarh: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal’s grandiose plans for the Sikh holy city of Amritsar and special attention he is paying it…