Cold wave hits Kashmir Valley, Ladakh
bySrinagar: (IANS) The free fall of mercury continued today as the night temperatures dipped further below the freezing point throughout the Valley and the Ladakh…
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Another Bihar panchayat bans cell phones for girls
byPatna (IANS) A panchayat in Bihar has banned the use of mobile phones by girls and ordered them not to wear short, tight and “provocative”…
Take science to people, win another Nobel: Pranab to scientists
byKolkata: President Pranab Mukherjee today asked scientists to help spread the scientific culture among people and urged them to win another Nobel for India soon….
Himachal varsity faces action for violating green laws
byShimla: A private professional university setting up its campus in Himachal Pradesh has been accused of violating environmental laws and now faces action, an official…
Virbhadra government under pressure from loyalists
byShimla: Not a comfortable victory in the Himachal assembly elections has put the newly installed Virbhadra Singh led congress government under pressure from loyalists,…
USA, Australian universities hold sway over Indian students
byIndian students continue to throng universities United States and Australia each and many more would be joining the thousands of Indians studying abroad soon….
A laser documentary to repay a debt
byChicago: Indian American Manick Sorcar, who has devised a laser show to pay tribute to two eminent Indians, Swami Vivekananda and magician P.C. Sorcar, says…
Direct cash transfer in six Maharshtra districts today
byMumbai: The central government’s direct cash transfer of subsidies to bank accounts of beneficiaries will kick-off in six districts of Maharashtra today, an official said….
Himachal High Court condemns charas dealer to 15 years in jail
byShimla: Overturning a trail court acquittal in a case where narcotic police had made a catch of 13 Kgs of charas in 2001, the…
Winter casts sombre silence on Valley (Postcard from Kashmir)
bySrinagar: The cackle of the migratory graylag geese or the occasional howl of a jackal waiting in ambush for its prey are the only distractions…