Woman dies in road accident
byShimla: A woman died of accident related injuries in hospital on Monday morning, while three others, which included her husband and daughter had been…
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Rahul Gandhi is Congress no 2, will be party’s face in 2014
byJaipur: Rahul Gandhi was Saturday named the Congress vice president, making him officially the number two in the party after his mother and Congress chief…
Central University to be set up at Dharamshala – Minister
byDharamshala: With land becoming available, the main campus of Central University, Kangra would be set up at Dharamshala and if required a wing can…
Shimla snowfall at eight-year record
byShimla: The Queen of the Hills, as Shimla was fondly called by the British, recorded the highest snowfall on a single day January in the…
Srinagar-Jammu highway closed for third day
bySrinagar: Heavy snowfall continued to disrupt life for the third day Saturday, a day after two army troopers died of asphyxiation in their bunker near…
Bountiful snow brings life to standstill in Himachal hills
byShimla: Heavy snow has pounded much of the north western Himalayan belt, throwing normal life out of gears as traffic came to a standstill,…
Polythene ban a breather for environment, Himachal
byShimla: In India’s first ban on using polythene for packaging non-essential eatables, especially potato chips and candies, the Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled that this…
Life haywire in Kashmir after snowfall
bySrinagar: People in Kashmir woke up to blanket of white today morning with the season’s first major snowfall, which disrupted electricity supply and also hit…
Tourists head to Himachal for snow
byShimla/Manali: With a picturesque blanket of white covering much of the landscape and a weekend beckoning, tourists today poured into Himachal Pradesh towns such as…
New order in Jammu & Kashmir ruling camp
byEarly this week Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah carried out massive reshuffle in his council of ministers and also the ruling party…