Uttarakhand disaster management minister resorts to lies to save face
byDehradun : Realising that the state government could come under heavy criticism of the centre and will have to face the ignominy of justifying…
Human Interest
Himachal bans manufacture of addictive drug
byShimla: Pain killer drug Dextroproposyphene (DPPP) after having been in use for 40 years being banned by the union government has pushed the Himachal…
Himachal widow asked to pay for World War Medal
byShimla: The controversy over the rightful ownership of the George Cross awarded to a pre-independence Indian soldier has ended, with a court in the UK,…
Women in this Uttarakhand village get a day off since 1956
byDehradun : Women in Uttarakhand have to do the majority of work, which is not limited to the domestic chores of cooking and cleaning…
Help Age India, caring for senior citizens
byChanging values with times has youngsters debunk traditions for now they don’t have time as well as money for their aging parents. Both cities…
Sanawar boys to attempt Everest Peak next week
byIn the shadow of several 8000 meter high peaks, which include Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Lohla, Lingtern Pumori and others, the Sanawar Everest Team has…
In Rishikesh, foreign beggars vie with Indian beggars
byDehra Dun : In the holy city of Rishikesh, which is drawing thousands of pilgrims from all over the country at this time of…
Final assault on Mt Everest
byBetter weather conditions forecast for the commanding heights for a Mount Everest climb for May 10 – 16 week, the Lawrence School Sanawar Everest…
New scale developed to assess dementia in tribal populations
byShimla: Finding the internationally used scale for assessment of dementia difficult to apply in elderly tribal populations, doctors of Tanda medical college, Kangra have developed a…
Holy tree at Gita’s birthplace awaits healing touch
byKurukshetra: There is relief in sight for a decaying ‘holy tree’ at a spot in Haryana’s Kurukshetra town where Lord Krishna is believed to…