Uttarkhandis take to yatras to spread awareness
byDehradun: Environment and the rights of the hill people may be a burning issue, but two organisations here, Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organisation (HESCO) and…
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For preventing Nuclear War, Soviet era officer to be given award
byMoscow: A retired Soviet lieutenant colonel whose self-control prevented a nuclear war from being triggered by a long-classified accident in 1983 was named yesterday a…
Mulayam readies to pull rug under UPA government: Declares 55 Lok Sabha candidates
byLucknow: Known for his wrestling moves during his days in home village Saifai, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav pulled a similar one, albeit…
Prosecution holds Mankotia partially hostile in Virbhadra CD case
byShimla: Prime witness Maj Vijay Singh Mankotia not being categorical in stating that the voice in a over two decade old recorded telephone conversation…
Wild meat trade continues unabated despite ban
byNew Delhi: The poaching of wild animals, birds and reptiles for meat continues unabated in the country, say wildlife experts, and one way to stop…
Not any better – the Human race is becoming more stupid (The Funny Side)
byHuman intelligence peaked a couple of thousand years ago and people are now getting stupider, a scientist said on Monday. Professor Gerald Crabtree’s words…
Manali Sarchu road closed for winters
byShimla: Border Road Organization (BRO) declared early closure of the alternate road to Leh that passes over Rohtang Pass because of early snowfall in…
Indian doctors to do polio surgeries in Nigeria
byChandigarh: A team of Indian doctors will undertake a 10-day medical mission to conduct polio corrective surgeries in Nigeria, a Rotary International functionary said here…
Second edition of Aung San Suu Kyi’s book released
byDelhi: Second edition of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s book ‘Burma and India: Some Aspects of Intellectual Life under Colonialism’ published by Indian Institute of Advanced…
President to confer NSS award to Himachal Education Directorate
byShimla : President Pranab Mukherjee on coming Monday is to confer the ‘Upcoming University award for Indira Gandhi National Service Scheme (NSS) to HP…