Shimla’s museum to showcase miniature paintings
byShimla: The state museum in this Himachal Pradesh capital, a repository of the state’s rich cultural, artistic and archaeological heritage, Friday got a new…
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Cop shot dead in Srinagar
bySrinagar: A police official was shot dead by separatist guerrillas near a police station in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital today, the day…
Uttarakhand finally cracks down on corruption: Power Corp MD sacked
byDehradun : Though it appeared that Uttarakhand may never actually wake up to cleansing the system of the deeply rooted corruption prevalent in this…
Uttarakhand villagers lured to fall back upon opium cultivation
byDehradun : With the opium poppy clandestinely grown by villagers in Tuini area of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand now beginning to blossom, officials of…
Himachal deputy speaker’s son booked by vigilance bureau
byShimla: Complying with Court Orders State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has booked Raj Kumar Kaundal, son of Deputy Speaker Rikhi Ram Kaundal’s, along with…
Kashmir no excuse for Pakistan’s Haqqani ties: US Senator John McCain
byWashington: Former US Republican presidential candidate John McCain has said the Kashmir dispute was not an excuse for Pakistan to not break ties with…
Many oppose stadium at Annandale, Shimla’s green lung
byShimla: As the Himachal Pradesh government and the Indian Army fight it out over controlling Shimla’s historical, verdant and picturesque Annandale ground, many residents…
Himachal cabinet approves draft for regularizing illegal buildings
byShimla: With municipal elections due in a month, the Himachal cabinet today gave its nod for a draft retention policy under with building that…
Trial of Geelani’s aide begins
byNew Delhi: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court today began the trial of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, a suspected aide of Kashmiri separatist leader…
Staff strike paralyses Kashmir government
bySrinagar/Jammu: Work in government offices across Jammu and Kashmir was paralysed today as employees struck work Tuesday demanding an increase in the retirement age…