Chandigarh civic poll records high turnout
byChandigarh: Dropping all cynicism about the electoral process, the highly urbane population in the union territory recorded one of the highest turnouts for a…
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Dharamshala winter session, a drain on Himachal exchequer
byDharamsala: The previous Congress government started the practice of annually holding the winter session of the state assembly at Dharamsala with the idea of…
Uttarakhand schools sans water, toilets
byDehradun : Eleven years down the line of achieving statehood, the authorities that be have not been able to provide drinking water facilities in…
Chautala’s benami land in Kullu-Manali to vest in state
byKullu: Deputy commissioner BM Nanda has ordered vested of two benami properties in Kullu and Manali with the state. The two properties, estimated at…
Lest we foreget – Freedom fighter Sher Jung, a multifaceted hero
byShimla: Forgotten at home, not known in the country, the Himachal Pradesh People’s Progressive Group have demanded installing of a statue and naming of…
BJP demands Chidambaram’s removal, minister rejects charges
byNew Delhi : The BJP Friday continued to press for the resignation of Home Minister P. Chidambaram over alleged favouritism to a hotelier, stalling…
Bangladesh thanks India for supporting ‘just’ war
byNew Delhi : Bangladesh Friday paid tribute to the Indian soldiers who fought “shoulder-to-shoulder” with the liberation forces in 1971 and thanked New Delhi…
Never met Chidambaram, says hotelier
byNew Delhi : A Delhi-based hotelier at the centre of a controversy involving Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said he had never met Chidambaram…
Apex court declines order on national medical entrance test
byNew Delhi : The Supreme Court Friday declined to pass an order on the central government’s plea seeking amendment of the Medical Council of…
‘Police crackdown on Ramdev was decided in advance’
byNew Delhi : The Supreme Court was told Friday that the Delhi Police operation for evicting yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters from…