World Bank to fund $37 Mn for India-Nepal transmission line project
Kathmandu: Tapping into enormous Nepal’s enormous hydropower potential just got a boost with the government today accepting a $37 million World Bank loan for a…
Kashmir in grip of Eid fever as tension mounts on LOC border
Srinagar : With tastefully decorated markets, pavement vendors spreading goods right to the middle of the road, long queues before bakery shops, self-indulgent buyers and…
Darjeeling tea industry suffers Gorkhaland stir
New Delhi/Darjeeling: The reverberations of the decision to create a separate Telangana are being felt far away in the industry that produces your morning cuppa….
Himachal: Durga’s batchmate Yunus Khan, attacked for taking on sand mafia!
Shimla: Sub-Divisional Magistrate Yunus Khan, a batch-mate of suspended IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, had a narrow escape when a tractor-trailer tried to ram his…
Two cups of hot chocolate a day, keeps the brain healthy
Washington: A US study has suggested drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day may help elderly people to keep their brains healthy. The study,…
Canshala: A school for children with cancer!
Mumbai: It’s called Canshala and is an island of peace and learning for a group of ailing children for whom education had, at one stage,…
Central government approves IT institute for Himachal!
Shimla: The central government has approved the setting up of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Himachal Pradesh, a minister said here today….
Rains continue in Himachal, rivers in spate!
Shimla: The hills of Himachal Pradesh continued to experience moderate to heavy rains today and all the major rivers and their tributaries were in spate,…
Punjab property dealer kills his family, himself!
Chandigarh: A well-to-do property dealer in Punjab’s Kapurthala town shot dead three members of his family before committing suicide, police said today. Property dealer, Avtar…
A $5mn boost for India studies in US
Washington: A $5 million gift to the India studies centre at a New York University is set to make it one of the pre-eminent resource…