Congress retains Himachal Lok Sabha seat with huge margin
byShimla: Congress candidate Pratibha Singh today won the Mandi parliamentary bypoll with a huge margin of 136,724 votes, an election official said here. She defeated…
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After Punjab, Haryana also wants higher MSP on paddy, cotton
byChandigarh: After Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal criticised the union government for the inadequate hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy…
Garbage girl’s next mission: Cleaning up Uttarakhand’s hills
byShimla, June 30 (IANS) This Briton, known as the “garbage girl” of the mountains, has her work cut out even as authorities struggle to…
Ghosh, Naik top Mughal Rally
bySrinagar: Amittrajit Ghosh of Kolkata (co-driver Ashwin Naik) and Subir Roy (co-driver Niray Mehta) were declared provisional winners in the Xtreme and Enduro (TSD…
Himachal to soon have another apple cold storage
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh, whose apple industry is worth over Rs.2,000 crore, will soon have another cold chain storage with grading and packing facility in the…
Punjab girl to represent India at Google Science Fair
byNew Delhi: A 15-year-old girl from Punjab has become the only Indian student to make it to the finals of the Google Science Fair, 2013,…
Vohra takes oath for second term as Kashmir governor
bySrinagar: N.N Vohra was sworn-in as the governor of Jammu and Kashmir for a second term at a ceremony held on the Raj Bhavan lawns…
We will rescue everyone in Uttarakhand, says army chief
byDehradun: Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh said today that the armed forces will continue their operations till all the people are rescued from…
Himachal government needs to rethink cement, big hydro policy – Rathore
byShimla: Differing with the Virbhadra Singh led Congress government; a senior member of the party has cautioned the government by taking lesson from the…
Bhakra Dam records high inflow of water
byChandigarh: The 225 metre high Bhakra Dam is witnessing much higher inflow of water in its reservoir this year compared to last year, officials…