Tibet to launch huge afforestation project
Lhasa: Tibet is planning to invest $4.8 billion in an afforestation project to cover six major rivers in the region, a forestry official said today….
Badal wants states to allow Punjabi farmers to buy land!
Chandigarh: Punjabi farmers may be successfully doing agriculture in faraway South and North America and Africa but they seem to be unwelcome in some states…
Why has Zubin Mehta concert become a raging controversy in Kashmir?
Srinagar: It’s a bizarre case of a concert becoming controversial in a land known for poets, singers and musicians for ages. But, those opposing the…
Now, Himachal police officer obstructed by mining mafia
Shimla: Less than a month after an attack on IAS officer Yunus Khan who took on a mafia mining sand from riverbeds in Himachal Pradesh,…
Pilgrimage to Himachal’s Manimahesh Lake begins
Chamba (Himachal Pradesh): The 16-day-long annual pilgrimage to the oval-shaped, glacial-fed Manimahesh Lake in Himachal Pradesh, dedicated to Lord Shiva, began today amid the chanting…
Himachal MP Pratibha Singh seeks better BSNL mobile connectivity
New Delhi: Lok Sabha member from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh Pratibha Singh has sought better mobile connectivity and postal services in remote areas of the…
Himachal government to regularize services of 6,318 teachers
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today informed the state assembly that services of over 6,000 teachers recruited through parents and teachers association (PTA)…
Volvo buses to link Kalka, Shimla
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh plans to start a Volvo bus service between Kalka in Haryana and Shimla to coincide with the timings of the Shatabdi Express….
Janmashtami preparations reach crescendo in Braj!
Mathura: Preparations for Krishna Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, have reached a crescendo in the whole of Braj region of Uttar Pradesh, with temples…
Kashmir’s Grand Mufti opposes Zubin Mehta concert
Srinagar: Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Bashir-ud-Din today appealed to German Ambassador Michael Steiner to reconsider holding the Zubin Mehta concert in the valley Sep 7 and…