Himachal Pradesh High Court throws out suit to sue judges
byShimla: For having the ‘audacity to seek relief including of damages / compensation against the Judge,’ the High Court threw out one such suit…
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Haryana farmers get Rs 2/- compensation for crop damages
byAfter a wait of nearly two years, farmers in Haryana have received cheques of as low as Rs 2 as compensation for crops that were damaged in 2011 season. Asked to present photocopies of the offending cheques, the farmers handed originals ones saying, xerox copies would cost more that the compensation.
Himachal minister urges nurses to serve in rural areas
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh Health and Family Welfare Minister Kaul Singh Wednesday called on nurses to come forward voluntarily to serve in the state’s rural…
Book documents beauty of Garhwal Himalayas
byNew Delhi: The inaccessibility of Uttrakhand’s Garhwal Himalayas helps in preserving its mystic beauty, says artist-author Alka Raghuvanshi, who in her book has captured…
Guard murdered, robbers decamp with antiques from Himachal temple
byShimla: Robbers in the intervening night of yesterday and today decamped with antique idols from a temple premises in Rohru and on being confronted…
Himachal cabinet relaxes admission norms to engineering courses
byCabinet decisions: B.Tech admission norms relaxed, To invite fresh bids to 960 MW Jangi Thopan project. Letter of Intent for Hamirpur medical college cancelled
Top Jaish commander gunned down in Kashmir valley
bySrinagar: Qari Yasir, the top-most commander of terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad, was gunned today by security personnel invillage Garewad in Lolab Valley in Jammu & Kashmir,…
Himachal High Court turns down plea for planters full rights over tea estates
byShimla: A petition by Kangra Valley Small Tea Planters Association & others that had challenged an amendment carried out in 1999 to HP Ceiling…
Punjab gets surplus rain, Haryana runs deficit
byChandigarh: With nearly 25 percent more rainfall than normal, Punjab and Chandigarh have largely witnessed a good monsoon so far while parts of Haryana…
Cleaning of Kedarnath shrine starts
byDehradun : The much awaited cleansing of the Kedarnath shrine finally got underway, almost 36 days after the gruesome tragedy hit the region on…