Private bus timings to change for the first time in ten years
byShimla: In what could be a respite for all public transport users here, the Department of Transportation has called for a meeting with all…
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Shutdown against alleged drug racket affects life in Valley
bySrinagar: Life across summer capital Srinagar and other towns of the Valley was affected Saturday by a separatist shutdown call against the alleged sale…
Five-year-old rape victim stable, say doctors
byNew Delhi: The five-year-old girl undergoing treatment here after she was brutally raped for two days is responding to treatment, doctors said Saturday, adding…
Madrasa burns students’ multi-media phones
byLucknow: The management of a madrasa in Banda, 212 km from here, have banned the use of multi-media phones by students. Authorities burnt many…
World’s oldest man celebrates 116th birthday in Japan
byTokyo: The world’s oldest living person celebrated his 116th birthday in the Japanese prefecture of Kyoto Friday, with the country’s prime minister sending him…
Protests near hospital as five-year-old battles for life
byNew Delhi: Family, neighbours and activists of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Friday protested outside the hospital where a five-year-old girl, a victim of…
Musharraf arrested, home declared sub-jail
byIslamabad: Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf was arrested from his sprawling farmhouse here Friday, a day after he fled the Islamabad High Court that ordered…
APJ Abdul Kalam honors students at first convocation in Shoolini University
bySolan: Former President APJ Abdul Kalam conferred 440 degrees and 11 gold medals to the top students from various streams at the first convocation…
Govt school students to be prepared for jobs from class nine
byShimla: Government Schools here will prepare students, free of cost, for jobs from class nine onwards. To make it possible, State Government has proposed…
Dalai Lama and PM of govt in exile to attend School’s Golden Jubilee
byDharamsala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Sikyong (Prime Minister) of Tibetan government in exile Dr Lobsang Sangay will attend the Golden Jubilee of…