Efforts to reintroduce LSD in Uttarakhand thwarted
byDehradun : An effort to re-introduce LSD, what was popularly known as ‘acid’ in the 1960s in Uttarakhand was thwarted when a special team…
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Hope, despair, Legal tangles follow Kolkata hospital fire tragedy
byKolkata: The charred remains of the annexe of the AMRI Hospital stands as a ghostly reminder of the fire that snuffed out 94 lives on…
Treasure hunters chased from Spanish waters
byMadrid: The Spanish navy expelled from the Alboran Sea a US-owned, Panamanian-flagged vessel that was trying to find sunken ships, authorities said Friday. The ship…
Himachal police guards turn thieves: 28 Kg Charas, 4 Kg opium goes missing
byShimla: On a day when the Washington state in USA legalized the use of marijuana, a strange case of high quality marijuana (Malana Cream Charas)…
Uttarakhand IAS officers in Ponty Chadha murder: CM turns down probe
byDehradun : With two senior Congress leaders of Uttarakhand, including union minister for water resources, Harsh Rawat, having openly said that fingers are being…
US asks China to address Tibet issue
byDharamsala: The United States Thursday urged China to address its policies that are pushing Tibetans to immolate themselves. It also asked China to engage in…
Rights groups name 500 people for ‘rights violations’ in J&K
bySrinagar: Rights groups here Thursday released the names of 500 people, including 235 army personnel and 31 pro-government militants, for their alleged involvement in incidents…
Akali leader arrested for killing police official
byAmritsar: A leader of Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and an accomplice were arrested today for allegedly killing a police official who had objected to…
European bank accounts lose $47 mn in cyberattack
byMadrid: More than 36 million euros ($47 million) were stolen earlier this year from some 30,000 bank accounts in Europe in a cyberattack dubbed “Eurograbber”,…
Kashmir militancy due to infiltration, says police chief
byJammu: Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir is due to infiltration from Pakistan across the Line of Control (LoC), Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police…