Akali Dal has no issues with BJP’s PM candidate
byAmritsar: At a time when the Janata Dal-United seems all set to leave the NDA over the issue of prominence to Narendra Modi, the BJP’s…
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Himachal experiences heavy rain
byShimla: Most of the areas in Himachal Pradesh continued to experience moderate to heavy rainfall today, with Shimla experiencing 41 mm rain. Officials said more…
Pakistan to declare Panja Sahib a holy city
byChandigarh: The Pakistan government has decided to declare Panja Sahib, a place of religious significance for the Sikh community, as a holy city, a visiting…
Three killed in Kashmir accident
bySrinagar: Three people were killed when a taxi with five people plunged into a fast moving stream in Jammu and Kashmir, police said today. The…
Himachal labour bureau to announce job openings on SMS
byShimla: Deploying technology to announce jobs on offer for the unemployed, the Himachal Pradesh employment department intends to use a SMS service over mobile…
J&K headed for simultaneous parliamentary-assembly polls?
bySrinagar: Although elections to the Jammu and Kashmir assembly are only due towards the end of 2014, the state’s ruling coalition and the main opposition…
Himachal on monkey business, literally!
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh government is on monkey business, literally! The wildlife wing will chase marauding monkeys in the streets – not to shoo them…
Nothing healthy about Punjab’s health department
byChandigarh: Punjab’s health department could do with some urgent resuscitation itself, what with having acquired the reputation of being in the news for the wrong…
Himachal bans river rafting in Kullu
byKullu: The Himachal Pradesh government today imposed a ban on river rafting here due to the sudden increase in water level in the Beas river,…
Punjabi singer booked for rape
byChandigarh: Police in Punjab’s Ludhiana today booked Punjabi singer Nachhatar Gill following a complaint by an aspiring model that he and his accomplices had raped…