Govt, opposition say no public debate on defence issues
byNew Delhi: It was peace after war between ruling and opposition MPs today with both sides agreeing that the issues raised by army chief…
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Railway ministry has neglected Himachal again – Dhumal
byShimla: Left out in the railway budget again, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said that Himachal Pradesh’s interests were overlooked in the budget presented…
Assam CM vacate home or pay rent – Meghalaya lawmaker
byShillong: The several-decade old boundary dispute between Meghalaya and Assam has taken a new dimension, with a senior legislator demanding Assam’s Chief Minister Tarun…
General VK Singh’s case – More than what meets the eye
byDehradun : There is apparently more than what meets the eye in the ministry of defence not accepting 10 May 1951 as the date…
KROOKSHETRA
byTHIS ONE IS OLDER THAN THE STORY OF THAT MIGHTY BATTLE (OR was it BATTLEGROUND?). So where is Krookshetra? Is it nowhere, like Utopia;…
1913-14 Shimla Convention – McMohan Line and the disputed India-China border
byShimla: Stalemate over the India-China border settlement persists, much like it did so almost a hundred years ago when British rulers were drawing up…
Kinnaur women for shunning customary laws – seek property rights
byRekong Peo: It’s 8 in the morning and a group of women is ready to trudge miles of rugged, cold and inhospitable Himalayan terrain…
Man dies in cliff fall in Bharmaur
byBharmaur : A man allegedly slipped and fell from a cliff into a gorge and died on the spot in the steep mountains of…
Warne to propose to Hurley?
byLondon : Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne is reportedly planning to propose to actress Elizabeth Hurley before Christmas. “Liz and Shane have a really…
Hilton gives $100 to Indian beggar
byMumbai : Hotel heiress and international celebrity Paris Hilton, who is in India on a three-day business trip, showed her humanitarian side when she…