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…
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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…
Kashmir rail tunnel: A marvel of human endeavour and engineering
byBanihal: A 11-km railway tunnel across the Pir Panjal mountain range, inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today, is not only the longest such in…
Himachal Pradesh devastated by heavy rainfall!
byKinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh devastated by heavy rainfall
Chopper flight recorder, victims’ bodies recovered
byDehradun: The bodies of those killed in the Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crash in Uttarakhand have been recovered, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne said…
Shimla to host organic food festival
byShimla: To encourage organic farming in hills, International Centre for Organic Agriculture in collaboration with HP Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) is hosting a three day…
Jammu and Kashmir gets aid to acquire land for road scheme
bySrinagar: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced Rs.710-crore financial aid to Jammu and Kashmir to help it acquire land for the rural roads scheme, making…
PM inaugurates vital Kashmir rail link
bySrinagar: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today inaugurated a key rail link in Jammu and Kashmir to connect the troubled Kashmir Valley with the Jammu region….
Uttarakhand havoc not due to cloudburst: Experts
byShimla/Dehradun: Facing criticism that it didn’t predict the cloudburst that ravaged Uttarakhand, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said today that cloudburst was not to blame…
100 bikers take on the mighty Himalayas
byNew Delhi: They say faith has the power to move mountains but a group of 100 bikers – which includes a woman – is so…