Helpline for women in Himachal soon
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh will start within a month a round-the-clock helpline for women in distress, a minister said here Friday. “Safety of women is top…
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Brutalised with iron rod, woman undergoes throat surgery
byNew Delhi (IANS) A 19-year-old woman, who was critically injured after a man inserted an iron rod into her mouth during a rape attempt in…
Allahabad braces for biggest ‘shahi snan’ on Sunday
byAllahabad (IANS) A rare planetary configuration after 147 years, unprecedented security and a multitude of faithfuls has set the stage for the biggest of all…
Virbhadra Singh seeks central indulgence (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
byShimla (IANS) Hoping to boost an economy largely dependent on tourism, horticulture and hydropower, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his colleagues are lobbying…
Congress vs INLD over arrest of Chautalas (Haryana Newsletter)
byChandigarh, Feb 8 (IANS) Pushed to the wall with the conviction and arrest of its two top leaders in a teachers’ recruitment scandal last month,…
We need support from music labels, says celebrity DJ
byNew Delhi (IANS) Bollywood is a key platform but disc jockeying is still a nascent field in India with many DJs depending on weddings to…
Sikh group asks US to declare 1984 violence as genocide
byWashington (IANS) A US Sikh rights group has met State Department officials in support of its petition to the Obama administration to recognise the violence…
Kashmir’s rock band storm
byDisbanded after curious controversies, Pragaash was not the only rock band in Kashmir. It was one of 42 such groups that mushroomed in Srinagar…
‘Vishwaroopam’ fever catches on, fans celebrate film release
byChennai: Queuing up outside theatres from as early as 5.30 a.m. to offering garland to Kamal Haasan’s cut-outs, fans went berserk when “Vishwaroopam” hit about…
In Punjab 34,000 cancer deaths in 5 years
byChandigarh: Concerned over a survey finding that shows Punjab witnessed 34,430 deaths – nearly 19 deaths per day – due to cancer in the last…