52 cyclists take on Himachal mountains
byShimla: Fifty-two intrepid cyclists set out from here Saturday for the second off-road mountain biking adventure race, Shimla Edition 2013, organisers of the event…
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Pakistan may use LeT for proxy war in Kashmir: US report
byWashington: Raising the spectre of a renewed conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, a US study has warned that Islamabad may well turn…
Dutch tourist arrested for British woman’s murder in Srinagar
bySrinagar, April 6 (IANS) A British tourist was found murdered on a houseboat in Srinagar Saturday. Police have detained a Dutch national suspected to…
Punjab, Haryana ban movie ‘Sadda Haq’
byChandigarh: Slated to be released Friday, Punjabi film “Sadda Haq” became a non-starter in cinema halls across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh after authorities in…
Government admits to mining plunder in Himachal
byShimla: In a rare admission the Himachal government on the floor of the Vidhan Sabha admitted that the mining mafia operating were defiant of…
100,000 youth from Jammu and Kashmir to be trained for jobs: Jairam Ramesh
bySrinagar: Around one lakh youth from Jammu and Kashmir would be trained and provided employment outside the state during the next five years, union…
J&K landmine blast victims await compensation
byJammu: Over 90 people injured in landmine blasts in the frontier areas of Jammu and Kashmir during Operation Prakram, the India-Pakistan military stand-off in…
Himachal Pradesh University Odyssey youth festival concludes
byShimla: A lively two day cultural function, ODYSSEY, marked by performances of traditional dances, concluded at Himachal Pradesh University, here today. Before a jam…
Beauty of Shimla hills, Rhododendrons
byShimla: Much of the Himalayan lands in Himachal have a forest cover that hold a variety of trees, which are not only help to…
Shimla-Kaza road yet to get forest clearance: Virbhadra
byShimla: The proposed road project to link this Himachal Pradesh capital with the picturesque Spiti Valley has been delayed on account of the failure…