Four kids buried alive in Haryana wall collapse
byChandigar: Four children, aged seven to nine years, were buried alive under a wall that collapsed near where they were playing in Haryana, local…
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Court hauls up Himachal state for misuse of Una temple funds
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court took the state to task for misuse of Chintpurni Temple funds used for purchasing of vehicles for officers…
First territory, now Punjab, Haryana spar over names
byChandigarh,: What’s in a name? Plenty, when it comes to Punjab and Haryana. For the last 47 years, the two states have been engaged…
Use the tragedy as a wake-up call Mr chief minister
byDehradun: The destruction of the fragile Himalayan ecology, particularly in the Garhwal division of Uttarkhand had started much before this small mountain state was…
Mass cremation of bodies at Uttarkhand being undertaken
byDehradun: Amongst conflicting statements, the mass cremation of 18 bodies was conducted at Kedarnath on Wednesday, when the weather cleared for some time. Officials…
A look at how Kedarnath temple appeared in 1882
byA look at how Kedarnath temple appeared at the end of 19th century: [Source]
Polling begins in Himachal parliamentary bypoll
byShimla: Polling for the second phase of Mandi parliamentary constituency began today in Himachal Pradesh’s rain-ravaged Kinnaur district. Electors could be seen reaching polling stations…
Case registered in mass phone tapping in Himachal
byShimla: The vigilance and anti-corruption bureau of Himachal Pradesh today evening lodged a first information report (FIR) in the infamous “phone tapping” case pertaining to…
Uttarakhand could be hit by diseases
byDehradun: Uttarakhand now faces a new threat: possible outbreak of diseases as the waters from the flash floods recede. A few diarrhoea cases have already…
Jobs on chits scam comes back to haunt Virbhadra government
byShimla: Ghost of alleged illegal recruitments made between December 1993 to Februray 1998 has come back to haunt the Virbhadra Singh led Congress government…