Road accidents cost India 1 lakh crore every year
byNew Delhi : India suffers a staggering hit of Rs.1 lakh crore ($20 billion) every year due to road accidents, according to the International…
Human Interest
Living ever after, virtually
byNew Delhi : Like most people on social networking sites, 27-year-old Aditya Yadav’s profile is an active one, with a regular flow of messages…
A love affair in Lahore
byNew Delhi : Hira Mandi, the traditional red light quarter of Lahore, lives in the popular mindscape through its stories of longing, loss and…
Reliving a life 100 years ago , thanks to frozen Himachal govt which boasts of 51 awards !
byShimla : Rekha Devi in Mandhol village draws buckets of cold water from a well on the outskirts of her snow covered village in…
Himachal still paralysed by snowfall , freezing cold
byShimla : Despite the bright sun in the past three days life remains disrupted in much of Himachal Pradesh by the heavy snowfall and…
Get ready for lawless Shimla on New Year’s eve
byOnce again all you decent people hold on to your hearts on New Year’s eve in Shimla , Manali and other hill stations of…
Lest we foreget – Freedom fighter Sher Jung, a multifaceted hero
byShimla: Forgotten at home, not known in the country, the Himachal Pradesh People’s Progressive Group have demanded installing of a statue and naming of…
Gun manufacturing industry on its last legs in strife torn Kashmir valley
bySrinagar: Gunshots have been resonating in scenic Kashmir for more than a decade now. Amidst the violence, what once was a profitable business and…
Lonely, suffering world out there in leper colony
bySrinagar: A lone women sitting on the two stone, verandah is just off from sweeping her unmarked lawn outside her dingy room in Leper…
For cancer survivor, sun shines in heart
byBook: “Sunshine: My Encounter With Cancer”, Author: Minakshi Chaudhry: Publisher: Rupa; Price: Rs.195; Pages: 200 Here’s a deeply personal account by middle-aged Shimla-based Minakshi…