Cold cloudy day in Shimla
byShimla : It was a cold and partly cloudy day in Shimla Thursday with the maximum temperature settling at 14.5 C . But on…
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HIV spreading among Tibetans, says government-in-exile
byDharamsala : HIV is increasingly becoming one of the most dangerous diseases spreading within the Tibetan community, the Tibetan government-in-exile said here Thursday. The…
Some Chinese officials consider me as a demon: Dalai Lama
byKolkata : Amid reported objections raised by the Chinese consulate to top government officials attending his speech, the Dalai Lama Thursday said some Chinese…
Apple a day: Lok Sabha MPs to get iPads
byNew Delhi : Parliament may be in a state of paralysis these days, but it has not deterred the authorities from taking a digital…
Qualifying Kashmir Administrative Service exam is about hard work – Rameez Rashid
byRameez Rashid secured the 3rd position in Kashmir Administration Service, but his passion for Police Services made him opt for it. Rashid is the…
Over 9 hectares of forests lost per minute: UN report
byRome : More than nine hectares of forests were lost per minute between 1990 and 2005, a period when the world’s deforestation rate accelerated,…
Tribal daily wager buys 74 acres of prime land in Chhattisgarh
byRaipur : Can a tribal labourer eking out Rs.122 a day under a job guarantee scheme in Chhattisgarh be owning 74 acres of double-crop…
Just 4 percent of India’s retail is organised
byNew Delhi : The share of the organised sector in India’s $400-billion retail industry is miniscule at around 4 percent, leaving scope for growth…
Tranquiliser fails to drug rogue elephant
byDehra Dun : The planners who decided on carving out the Ganga Canal from the Ganga in Hardwar for irrigation purposes, bang along the…
Hazare to protest at Jantar Mantar Dec 11
byRalegan Siddhi (Maharashtra) : Activist Anna Hazare Tuesday said he will sit on a day-long protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar Dec 11 against the…