Oil firms to review prices Feb 15
byKolkata: State-run oil companies will review fuel prices Friday and consult on a probable price hike, Indian Oil Corporation chairman R.S. Butola said Thursday. “We…
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Swine flu: Avoid crowded places
byNew Delhi: With reports of nearly 500 cases of swine flu from across the country this season, doctors and experts say the viral disease sees…
No move to have working CM : 7 Himachal Ministers
byShimla: Terming it as absurd and mischievous, seven of the nine cabinet ministers in the Virbhadra Singh cabinet have dismissed reports about a move…
Maharashtra village hits Rs.125 crore jackpot
byChandrapur: This sleepy, little village tucked away in the lesser known district of Chandrapur in Maharshtra is humming with life as its residents have…
Action will be taken for Allahabad stampede, says Akhilesh
byAllahabad: Action will be taken against officials if found guilty of lapses for the Feb 10 stampede due to the Kumbh Mela rush at the…
India’s consumer price inflation rises to 10.79 percent
byNew Delhi: Inflation based on the consumer price index (CPI) rose to 10.79 percent in January as compared to 10.56 percent in the previous month,…
Bihar village bans jeans, T-shirt for girls
byPatna: After three of its girls went missing, a village in Bihar’s Siwan district has barred girls from using mobile phones and wearing jeans and…
Two days after hanging, speed post reaches Guru’s family
bySrinagar: The speed post sent by Tihar Jail superintendent to Afzal Guru’s family in Kashmir Valley’s Sopore town was delivered Monday, two days after he…
World Bank for bringing Himachal tourism into green growth funding ambit
byShimla: Beyond hydro power development, agriculture, industry and environment, World Bank was open to including tourism under the Green Growth and Sustainable Development program…
Himachal government seeks defense budget pie for raising Eco-battalions
byShimla: Supporting a trained and disciplined work force in the over 1 lakh ex-servicemen in the state, the Himachal government intends to raise two…