Stokes moots law to streamline apple trade in Himachal
byShimla: To streamline trade in apples, a fruit that sustains a large agri-economy in Himachal, the government is contemplating a legislation to ensure a…
India
Shinde scores with hangings, signals firmness
byNew Delhi: Sushilkumar Shinde’s nearly six months in office as the union home minister have seen hangings of two major terror convicts – Ajmal Amir…
Timeline of events after Dec 13 parliament attack
byAfzal Guru, convicted for masterminding the attack on India’s parliament in 2001, was hanged in Tihar Jail in New Delhi Saturday morning after his…
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…
Allahabad braces for biggest ‘shahi snan’ on Sunday
byAllahabad (IANS) A rare planetary configuration after 147 years, unprecedented security and a multitude of faithfuls has set the stage for the biggest of all…
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…
Kashmir’s rock band storm
byDisbanded after curious controversies, Pragaash was not the only rock band in Kashmir. It was one of 42 such groups that mushroomed in Srinagar…
Three arrested for online threats to Kashmir girl band
bySrinagar: Three people accused of posting threats on social networking sites against the Kashmir girl rock band Pragaash have been arrested, an official said here…
In Punjab 34,000 cancer deaths in 5 years
byChandigarh: Concerned over a survey finding that shows Punjab witnessed 34,430 deaths – nearly 19 deaths per day – due to cancer in the last…
Sikh university caught in controversies galore
byChandigarh: From bitter feuds between its vice chancellor and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to its website being hacked, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib…