Speeding vehicle kills two Shimla school girls
byShimla: Two girl students of the Convent of Jesus and Mary here were killed Monday when they were hit by a speeding vehicle outside…
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Over 500,000 pilgrims visit Manimahesh in Himachal
byChamba: The 45-day annual pilgrimage to the Manimahesh lake located at an altitude of 13,500 feet in Himachal Pradesh ended peacefully Sunday, an official…
Man proposes, department sleeps in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun: It is a well known saying ‘man proposed God disposes’. But in this small mountain state of Uttarakhand, man proposed but departments…
Five Indian-Americans figure in the Forbes 400 richest list
byWashington: Five Indian-Americans figure in the Forbes magazine’s annual list of the richest people in America with Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates retaining his…
Viral infection hits Himalayan blue sheep in Spiti Valley
byKaza: The Himalayan blue sheep or bharal, an important prey of the endangered snow leopard, is under threat in the wild from a highly contagious…
Aid for rape victims in Himachal
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh government Tuesday came up with a scheme to compensate rape victims by providing them financial assistance of up to Rs.75,000….
Trinamool ditches UPA, blasts Congress
byKolkata: An aggressive West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday withdrew her Trinamool Congress’ support to the Congress-led UPA government. Banerjee told a news…
Himachal truckers increase freight charges
byShimla: The transporters at a prominent industrial hub in Himachal Pradesh have increased freight charges by over five percent following last week’s hike in…
Roll back hike in diesel price: Virbhadra Singh
byShimla: Congress leader and former union minister Virbhadra Singh Monday urged party president Sonia Gandhi to review the central government’s recent decisions to hike…