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…
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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…
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…
2001 Parliament attack mastermind Afzal Guru hanged in Tihar Jail
byNew Delhi: Mastermind of 2001 terror attack on the Indian Parliament, Afzal Guru has been hanged in the Tihar Jail this morning, India’s state…
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…
Congress vs INLD over arrest of Chautalas (Haryana Newsletter)
byChandigarh, Feb 8 (IANS) Pushed to the wall with the conviction and arrest of its two top leaders in a teachers’ recruitment scandal last month,…
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…