Dalai Lama to turn 77 – day long celebrations on cards
byDharamsala: Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, the spiritual 14th Dalai Lama of Tibetans turns 77 on Friday, and the Tibetan Government in…
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Himachal Court stays teachers recruitments by relaxing rules
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday struck down a government notification for appointed trained graduate teachers (TGT), other than the recruitment and…
Separatists ask Pakistan to resolve Kashmir issue
byNew Delhi: A day before the foreign secretary-level talks, separatists Tuesday met Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani and pitched for putting the Kashmir…
Uttarakhand – 12 years to nowhere
byDehradun : Twelve years may be a very small period in the life of a state, but apparently enough to bring some breathing space…
Organic basmati, new buzz among Jammu farmers
byJammu: With an eye on growing national and international demand, Jammu’s agriculture department has begun cultivating organic basmati rice in the region. “The organic…
Campaigning for Sitarganj by-election in Uttarakhand yet to peak
byDehradun : Campaigning has yet to hit a high note at Sitarganj, from where Uttarakhand chief minister Vijay Bahunguna is a candidate in the…
The Simla accord — 40 years later
byNew Delhi: A midnight summit between Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Bhutto pleading with Gandhi to free 93,000 Pakistani prisoners of war, a…
Mohit Chauhan ties the knot with Prarthna
byShimla: Well-known Bollywood playback singer Mohit Chauhan married journalist Prarthna Gehlot at a hotel here, family sources said. The marriage was a quiet and…
Stoic Kashmir survives shrine blaze tragedy without blood being shed
bySrinagar: As normal life resumed in Srinagar and other parts of the Valley Saturday, Kashmir survived yet another tragedy – this time without any…
BJP days in Himachal numbered – Anand Sharma
byShimla: State Congress leadership held an impressive Parivartan Rally at Seri Munch in Mandi yesterday that besides party president Kaul Singh Thakur was addressed…