In Nepal, 68 percent of Maoist army opts for voluntary retirement
byKathmandu: A total of 6,574 ex-Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), the (UCPN-M)’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants, have opted for voluntary retirement, a…
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Pakistan Plane carrying 127 passengers crashes
byIslamabad: A Pakistani airliner with 127 passengers on board reportedly crashed near Chaklala airbase in the garrison town of Rawalpindi Friday, Geo News reported….
Who will be next president? Many names but could be another dark horse
byNew Delhi: With less than three months before President Pratibha Patil demits office, a host of possible successors have now surfaced. But a poor…
CPI(M) declares mayor, deputy mayor candidates for Shimla municipal poll
byShimla: First of the mark, Communist Party of India (Marxists) have announced their candidates for mayors and deputy mayors election for Shimla municipal poll…
India’s first electronic toll plaza comes up near Chandigarh
byChandimandir: India’s first RFID (radio frequency identification) -based electronic toll plaza was inaugurated on National Highway No.5 (NH-5) at Chandimandir in Haryana’s Panchkula district….
Cop shot dead in Srinagar
bySrinagar: A police official was shot dead by separatist guerrillas near a police station in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital today, the day…
Mining threatens ancient cave site in Kashmir
bySrinagar:Two ancient caves in central Kashmir’s Badgam district Thursday became the focus of a group of migrant Kashmiri Pandits seeking preservation of ancient, heritage…
Students face uncertain future as agitation at HN Bahuguna University prolongs
byDehradun : Even as the agitation for the removal of Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University vice chancellor Prof S K Singh that has been…
Uttarakhand finally cracks down on corruption: Power Corp MD sacked
byDehradun : Though it appeared that Uttarakhand may never actually wake up to cleansing the system of the deeply rooted corruption prevalent in this…
Cancer rising among India’s youth
byNew Delhi: More youngsters are developing cancer in India, doctors said at a conference here Thursday. However, most of those affected by the disease…