Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants held ahead of Zubin Mehta concert
Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) guerrillas have been arrested in this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, ahead of tomorrow’s concert by the acclaimed Bavarian State…
Lord Shiva’s mace procession starts in Himachal
Chamba (Himachal Pradesh): The annual “Chhari Yatra” or the procession of Lord Shiva’s mace started today from the 1,000-year-old Lakshmi Narayan temple here to the…
Search for two French trekkers to be stepped up
Dharamsala: The arrival of a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team tomorrow will give momentum to the search for two French backpackers, an official said…
Pratibha Singh gets brickbats for giving bouquets
Shimla: She is getting brickbats from the opposition, but gives bouquets to party bosses. Ever since her husband returned to power in Himachal Pradesh,…
Back to couture, Niki Mahajan explores Lucknowi craft
Gurgaon: It has taken eight-and-a-half years for veteran designer Niki Mahajan to return to couture – and she is making sure she does it with…
Kashmir gears up for its biggest extravaganza
Srinagar: It is being termed the mother of all cultural events ever held in Kashmir and, given the official and public focus the concert here…
Paes-Stepanek in US Open final; Sania-Jie beaten
New York: India’s Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek entered their second successive men’s doubles final at the US tennis Open, while Sania…
Two held for sexual abuse in NGO home
Jammu: Police said yesterday that two people have been arrested in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of at least five mentally challenged women in…
Himachal court seeks list of ‘tainted’ officials
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has asked the state’s chief secretary for a list of government functionaries with doubtful integrity. A division bench of…
Feel like an opposition MP in Punjab: Navjot Sidhu
Amritsar: Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu Thursday said he felt like being “an MP in an opposition party” in Punjab even though his Bharatiya Janata…