Shyam Benegal, Jai Bachchan, Govind Nihalani, Mani Ratnam to attend Ladhak Film Fest
byNew Delhi: The second edition of the Ladakh International Film Festival (LIFF), rescheduled due to the Uttarakhand tragedy, will now be held Sep 13-15 in…
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Visa fraud – Punjab demands action
byChandigarh: Punjab’s NRI commission has asked the police to act on a girl student’s complaint against a Britain-based couple of Indian-origin for allegedly cheating her…
Sectarian strife in Kashmir valley needs firm handling
bySrinagar: Deployment of the Indian Army and the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is helping restore calm in Jammu and Kashmir’s central Badgam district…
A trip to Leh is an experience, not just a holiday
byLeh: One would imagine that Leh, the hottest holiday destination of the country this season, would be teeming with excited tourists. You would have…
Marching 12,000 km on the road less travelled
byBy Shilpa Raina New Delhi: Resembling Darth Vader of “Star Wars”, this six-foot-tall figure in a hooded kurta and a rucksack on his broad…
IIT Mumbai, Roorkee willing to pitch in for Uttarakhand rehabilitation
byDehradun : Though incessant rains that have been lashing Uttarakhand since June in the aftermath of the Kedarnath tragedy and showing no signs of…
Shanta Kumar lauds Virbhadra’s Kangra ropeway project
byDharamsala: Senior BJP leader Shanta Kumar has hailed the Congress government decision for constructing a 6 Km ropeway to Himani Chamunda in Kangra district….
Was Char Dham Yatra stopped after heavy rain warning ?
byDehradun : Though the number of dead in the gruesome tragedy that hit Uttarakhand is officially being put at a little over 200, senior…
Rains wreck havoc in tribal Himachal, leave 10 dead in Kinnaur
byShimla: Freak June rains have wrecked havoc in high altitude Indo-China border district of Kinnaur with as many as 10 people having lost their…
Rains disrupt chaar dhaam yatra in Uttarakhand
byDehradun : Uttarakhand governor Dr Aziz Qureshi had expressed his reservations on the arrangements of the ‘char dhaam’ yatra even before it had started….