China needs to seriously review Tibet policy : Karmapa Lama
byDharamsala : The Tibetan spiritual leader the 17 th Karmapa Lama (Ogyen Trinley Dorje) said Wednesday that the Chinese government needs to seriously review…
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MiG crash pilot’s wife still hoping for safe return
byShimla : Nine long years after the crash of an Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 in which her husband had gone missing, she still…
China has 49,000 centenarians
byBeijing : China has around 49,000 people over 100 years of age, says a new survey. The survey by the China Gerontological Society said…
I want to reach country’s youth through ‘Bigg Boss’: Swami Agnivesh
byNew Delhi : What would a saffron-clad, social activist, Arya Samaj leader do in the big, bad world of “Bigg Boss”? “Relax,” says Swami…
Rising temperatures could render some species homeless
byLondon : Mass migration of animal and plant species, forced by rising temperatures, could leave some marine species virtually homeless. An international team, led…
Politics plays spoilsport to first world war soldier’s dream
byDehra Dun : It was the night of Nov 23-24 1914. The first battallion of the 39 Garhwal Rifles, representing the allied forces, was…
Daredevil Ishfaq saves 3 from cloudburst flash floods in Kashmir
bySrinagar: As government machinery’s dawdling efforts failed to rescue people from sudden rising waters in a small stream of Tral, it was left to…
IITians duo sowing change in Bihar’s farmlands
byPatna : A degree from IIT was the big ticket of Shashank Kumar and Manish Kumar to white collar jobs. But instead of chasing…
Ozone launches facial treatment kits in Shimla
byShimla : Ozone Ayurvedics on Thursday entered Himachal Pradesh by launching age specific facial treatment kits in Shimla . Ozone Ayurvedic is a component…
Lahaul Spiti gets ready for harsh winter fun time
byKeylong : When bone-chilling winds sweep through its vast expanse and snow blocks it off for five months, the mountain district of Lahaul and…