Kedarnath shrine may get ropeway
byDehradun: The Uttarakhand government is exploring the possibility of constructing ropeway to the Kedarnath shrine, an official said. Officials have discussed the feasibility of erecting it…
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Army chief on two-day Kashmir visit, reviews security
bySrinagar: Indian army chief, Gen. Bikram Singh yesterday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the situation along the borders with Pakistan and…
Gurgaon pub owner, manager get bail
byGurgaon: The owner and manager of a pub arrested for serving liquor to around 100 school students at a “sex-and-smoke” party secured bail from a…
Punjab to spend Rs.100 crore on culture preservation
byChandigarh: The Punjab government has put a Rs.100 crore culture preservation plan on fast track and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Unesco, an…
Himachal CM flags off 50 more ambulances
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today flagged off 50 more ambulances here, which will join the existing fleet of 112 ambulances operating in…
Uttarakhand disaster – Machines to dig out hundreds of buried bodies!
byDehradun: A month has passed since Uttarakhand was swamped by the rain-flood tragedy, and hundreds of bodies and animal carcasses still lie buried under several…
Himachal plans to open 800 more bank branches by 2016
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh proposes opening about 800 more bank branches by 2016, mostly in the state’s rural areas, under a comprehensive financial-inclusion plan, a senior…
Heavy rain warning as Shrikhand Mahadev pilgrimage in Himachal gets underway
byShimla: Lest religious tourism, a bane for the Uttarakhand tragedy, finds pilgrims trapped in foul weather, met officials have sounded out a warning of…
Tension in J&K after two Kashmiris die in Udaipur, Mumbai
bySrinagar: Tension gripped villages in north Kashmir today where the kin and locals are awaiting the body of a Kashmiri youth who died under “mysterious”…
A month later, Uttarakhand still counting losses
byDehradun: A month after a cloudburst and flash floods unleashed death and destruction, Uttarakhand is still counting its losses, both physical and financial. While the…