Himachal small hydro projects to get speedy clearances
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Saturday said a high powered committee would soon be set up for ensuring speedy statutory clearances by…
It’s a difficult situation for me: Salman Khan
Mumbai: The seventh season of “Bigg Boss” is ready to hit the tube Sep 15 and Salman Khan is all set to take up the…
Virbhadra struggling to restore Himachal’s economy
Shimla: Just eight-months-old, the Virbhadra Singh-led government has been struggling to bring Himachal Pradesh’s derailed economy – largely dependent on tourism, horticulture and hydropower –…
Delhi gang-rape case: All four convicts awarded death sentence
New Delhi: Four men were sentenced to death today for the Dec 16, 2012, gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy intern here. The…
Curfew in Shopian, partial restrictions in Srinagar
Srinagar: Authorities continued curfew in south Kashmir Shopian, Kulgam and some other towns of Jammu and Kashmir Friday to maintain law and order. Tension had…
Eight die of scrub typhus in Himachal
Shimla: Eight patients suffering from scrub typhus, a disease caused by the bite of an infected mite found in areas with heavy scrub vegetation, have…
Bali: Plethora of beaches, nightlife, temples, volcanoes
The moment you step out of your aircraft at the old airport at Denpasar, you are struck, if you are from India, by a…
Northeast fest to focus on tourism, students’ security
New Delhi: North East festival, a two-day event, will start in the capital Nov 8 and the focus will be on culture and traditional…
A Mumbai woman who loves to chase moths
Mumbai: In her profession, she is known as a lepidopterist, a person who collects or studies butteflies or moths. And she is one plucky…
Food in Hellenic Republic ain’t that Greek
Food in Athens with some complicated names for dishes may sound Greek! But even a die-hard Indian-food buff, wanting dal-vegetable-roti-rice on the plate each…