Dhumal isolated over Himachal phone tapping case
byShimla: Cornered over serious violation of privacy in unauthorized phone tapping of individuals, government servants, politicians and journalists, former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal…
Crime
Drug dealer with 22 Kgs Charas nabbed in Himachal
byShimla: A convicted drug dealer, who had jumped parole, was nabbed with over 20 Kgs of Charas (marijuana) from his native village Ghotari on the…
Leopard killing in Uttarakhand continues unabated : Officials unconcerned
byDehradun : Uttarakhand may be known for its bio-diversity and its forests abound with wild life. But given the apathy of the state government…
Brutalised with iron rod, woman undergoes throat surgery
byNew Delhi (IANS) A 19-year-old woman, who was critically injured after a man inserted an iron rod into her mouth during a rape attempt in…
Congress vs INLD over arrest of Chautalas (Haryana Newsletter)
byChandigarh, Feb 8 (IANS) Pushed to the wall with the conviction and arrest of its two top leaders in a teachers’ recruitment scandal last month,…
Sikh group asks US to declare 1984 violence as genocide
byWashington (IANS) A US Sikh rights group has met State Department officials in support of its petition to the Obama administration to recognise the violence…
Assam for CBI probe into Rhino poaching
byGuwahati: Assam has asked the central government to hand over to the CBI the cases of rhino poaching in the state, an official said. The…
Headley gets 35 years in jail for Mumbai terror attack
byChicago: Pakistani American David Headley, who played a key role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, received a 35 year jail term Thursday from a…
Murder accused Ram Kumar takes oath as Himachal MLA
byShimla: Elected to the Himachal assembly on a Congress ticket for the first time, murder accused Ram Kumar was sworn in as a legislator,…
Headley may dodge life sentence for Mumbai attack
byChicago: Pakistani-American David Headley, a key plotter in the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attack staged by Pakistan based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), may avoid life…