Major fire at Srinagar civil secretariat
bySrinagar: A major fire broke out inside the civil secretariat complex in summer capital Srinagar in which a wooden building was gutted as dozens of…
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Amid prayer and penance, Ramadan begins in Kashmir
bySrinagar: The holy month of Ramadan started here today as Muslims thronged mosques for morning prayers after beginning their day-long fast. According to Muslim faith,…
Shanta Kumar lauds Virbhadra’s Kangra ropeway project
byDharamsala: Senior BJP leader Shanta Kumar has hailed the Congress government decision for constructing a 6 Km ropeway to Himani Chamunda in Kangra district….
Brinda Karat hits out at UPA policies
byShimla: Lambasting the union government for denying asylum to Edward Snowden, the former US security contractor who has exposed the massive snooping operation of…
Himachal gets relief from rains
byShimla: Rains have abated in Himachal Pradesh after battering the state for four days, triggering landslides and snapping road links in many areas, officials here…
Over 5,000 died in Uttarakhand floods: ActionAid
byDehradun: More than 5,000 people perished in last month’s landslides and flash floods in Uttarakhand, NGO ActionAid said. The NGO, which is carrying out relief…
Two policemen injured in grenade attack in Srinagar
bySrinagar: Two policemen were injured yesterday in a grenade explosion on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad highway here, police said. A senior police officer told two policemen sustained…
Food security ordinance copy of 2007 Punjab scheme: Badal
byChandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal termed the food security ordinance brought by the UPA government as a “copy” of the “Atta-Dal” scheme introduced…
Haryana to map red light colonies
byChandigarh: All the red light colonies in Haryana will be mapped in order to reach out to the children in the age group of 0-18…
Quake rocks Himachal
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh was rocked by a moderate intensity earthquake yesterday evening, an official said. There was no loss of life. Tremors of the magnitude-5…