Heavy rain warning as Shrikhand Mahadev pilgrimage in Himachal gets underway
Shimla: Lest religious tourism, a bane for the Uttarakhand tragedy, finds pilgrims trapped in foul weather, met officials have sounded out a warning of…
HP High Court in dilemma over defamatory suit against judicial officers
Shimla: Suing a judge for not acting diligently and in good faith, resulting in defamation of the petitioner, is something unheard of in India…
Brinda Karat hits out at UPA policies
Shimla: Lambasting the union government for denying asylum to Edward Snowden, the former US security contractor who has exposed the massive snooping operation of…
Himachal Pradesh High Court curbs CMs arbitrary transfer powers
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court curbed the chief ministers arbitrary powers of transferring employees made “at the instance of a person, who has…
SJVN secures coal block for 1320 Buxar thermal plant
Shimla: Public sector power generating company, SJVN Limited has been allocated a coal block in West Bengal for its upcoming 1320 MW Buxar thermal…
KS Tomar sworn in as Chairman Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission
Shimla: KS Tomar, a veteran journalist, today took over as the new chairman of HP Public Service Commission. Earlier Governor Urmila Singh today administered…
Himachal court defers ban on plastic packed food items
Shimla: Ban of plastics used for storage and sale of processed food items like biscuits, potato chips, candies and others that was to come…
Himachal government needs to rethink cement, big hydro policy – Rathore
Shimla: Differing with the Virbhadra Singh led Congress government; a senior member of the party has cautioned the government by taking lesson from the…
Ex-Bedian’s express concern over alma mater
Shimla: From having been one of the most prestigious women institutions of the country, ex-Bedians have expressed concern about St Bede’s College not having…