Police thwarts forcible occupation of church property in Dalhousie
byShimla: Police intervened to stall forcible possession of a prime Church property in the tourist township of Dalhousie even as the Bishop of Church…
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Ministers take high ‘moral ground’ after conviction
byChandigarh: This could be termed the height of irony, even in the strange world of politics. Two ministers in Punjab’s Parkash Singh Badal-led government,…
When cricket became a saviour in battle-scarred Afghanistan
byBy Madhusree Chatterjee New Delhi: Cricket has not caught on to any major extent in Afghanistan even 11 years after the Taliban was pushed…
In the name of Atal: Dhumal signs in praise
byShimla: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee may have been out of active politics for almost eight years, but that has…
Shimla MC election to witness fierce tri-angular contest
by7 in fray for mayors election Shimla: Being fought on party symbols, the city is all set to witness a fierce tri-angular contest for…
Illegal Paragliding goes unchecked at Solang, Manali
byManali: One has always dream’t of flying like a free bird and to satisfy the desire various inventions have been tried over the generations…
Week long Shimla Book Fair gets underway on May 12
byShimla: With the city having far fewer book stores than what were around two decades ago, National Book Trust (NBT) is organizing a week…
Shimla sizzles, rain forecast
byShimla: The hills of Himachal Pradesh experienced warm weather Friday, with Una town recording a high of 40.8 degrees Celsius, an official said here….
Himachal government admits lapses in clearing Jaypee cement, thermal plants
byShimla: Strong strictures passed by the Himachal Pradesh High Court in the gross environmental violations made for setting up a cement and a thermal…
Summer forest fires devour green cover
byShimla: A sudden rise in mercury in the past few days has triggered off forest fires, causing widespread damage to the forest wealth in…