People fed up with BJP, Congress – Sitaram Yechury
byShimla: Holding the country neo-liberal policies responsible for the country’s falling growth rate, rising fiscal deficit and prices, Communist Party Marxist politburo member Sitaram…
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Land scam to be major election issue in Himachal – Birender Chaudhary
byShimla: Land sales permitted by the BJP government would be a major election issued that Congress intends to raise in the campaign days ahead,…
Kashmir government to urge Gojri’s recognition as official language
byJammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to recommend that Gojri – spoken by some 20 lakh tribal Gujjars and Bakkarwals in the…
A tale of the last natural spring
byShogi: For residents of Shogi, a hamlet tucked away in the hills near Shimla, a natural spring reminds them what havoc ecological degeneration can…
Amarnath Yatra – 2012 gets underway from June 24: Three lakh pilgrims register
bySrinagar: Authorities have stepped up preparations for the annual ‘Amarnath Yatra’ that begins June 24 in Jammu and Kashmir, and for which three lakh…
Himachal state roadway buses strike hits commuters
byShimla: Employees of the state-run Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC), which has a fleet over 1,900 buses, went on a day-long strike, early today,…
Rains in store in Himachal Pradesh
byShimla: The hills of Himachal Pradesh will get relief from the scorching heat as the Met office Monday forecast rains and thundershowers soon, even…
Rivulet gushes out while digging Rohtang tunnel
byManali: A geological surprise in the form of a rivulet has sprung up during work on a tunnel below the 3,978-metre Rohtang Pass in…
Pakistan, India industrial chambers for promoting trade
byShimla: To boost trade in the subcontinent, a visiting delegation of Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed a memorandum of understanding with PHD…
Youth in Kashmir for dialogue, de-militarisation
bySrinagar: Kashmiris want autonomy, better economic opportunities and removal of “overbearing presence of armed forces from their state”, a gathering of Kashmiri youth, activists…