Kashmir shuts down over spurious drugs issue
bySrinagar: Life in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley was affected Monday by a shutdown against the alleged spurious drugs scam called…
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Karthik back; selectors dump Gambhir, Yuvraj
byMumbai: Dinesh Karthik earned a recall to the India ODI squad after a gap of three years while the selectors dumped Gautam Gambhir and…
Pawan Bansal: Low profile man in high-profile controversy
byChandigarh: An advocate-turned-politician, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has gradually moved his way up in his political career while maintaining a clean image. However,…
Marry outside caste in Himachal, get Rs.75,000!
byShimla: While ‘khap panchayats’ (caste councils) in Haryana continue to frown on inter-caste and sub-caste marriages and punish those who do so, marrying outside…
Minibuses for snowbound Himachal areas
byShimla: The central government has agreed to provide financial assistance to Himachal Pradesh for strengthening transport in the state’s remote areas, an official statement…
Pakistani prisoner in coma after attack in Jammu jail
byJammu: A Pakistani prisoner was critically injured when he was attacked by a fellow prisoner in the high security Kot Bhalwal jail here, police…
Hundreds flock to see Sarabjit’s body in Bhikhiwind
byBhikhiwind (Punjab): Hundreds of people flocked to this dusty Punjab town since early Friday to catch a last glimpse of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian…
Earthquake rocks north India, how safe are we from a devastating shake?
byA shallow earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck parts of North India at about 12:27.12 p.m. today. The epicenter was Lat. 33.10…
Quake on Himachal-J&K border rattles north India
byNew Delhi/Kishtwar: Tremors were felt in the Indian capital and large parts of north India, including Srinagar, Jammu, Shimla and Chandigarh, following a 5.8…
Fear of fake drugs haunts Kashmiris
bySrinagar: What started as an allegation over the wrongful purchase of antibiotics by a government-appointed committee in Jammu and Kashmir has now started haunting…