Kullu valley villagers ingenuity, a motorists nightmare
byManali: Even after so many years and increasing number of accidents each year, barley thrashing practice in middle of road by the villagers on…
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Miraculous escape for 27 private bus passenges
byShimla: Passengers of a private bus had a miraculous escape after it went off the road near Katnol village (about 30 Kms from here)…
Kashmir’s iconic Markhor goat on critically endangered list
byNew Delhi/Srinagar: It is an animal that is as much an icon of Kashmir as the beautiful Dal Lake and its shikaras. The magnificent…
Cheers to Bacchus
byDehradun : ‘Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest/Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum Drink for the devil and drink for the rest/Yo-ho-ho and…
Kedarnath and Badrinath shrines open for devotees
byDehradun : The inclement weather prevailing in the higher reaches of Uttarakhand has not been a damper to religious enthusiasts on pilgrims to the…
Himachal roadways losses continue to mount
byShimla: Dependent solely on road transport for moving goods and people in the hill state, losses continue to accumulate each year in operating Himachal…
Uttarakhand finally cracks down on corruption: Power Corp MD sacked
byDehradun : Though it appeared that Uttarakhand may never actually wake up to cleansing the system of the deeply rooted corruption prevalent in this…
Army to induct mountain-strike BrahMos regiment
byNew Delhi: The Indian Army will soon place an order for a regiment of the 290-km-range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with a steep dive…
Six of family killed in Himachal accident
byShimla: Six members of a family, including two women, were killed when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a 200-metre deep…
Harinder Hira, chief secretary Himachal for a month
byShimla: Due to retire in a month, senior IAS officer Harinder Hira was today appointed chief secretary of Himachal Pradesh. Hira, a 1976 batch…