Rohtang Pass to reopen for tourists from Wednesday
byManali: The majestic Rohtang Pass, which is still wrapped in a thick blanket of snow near this picturesque tourist resort of Himachal Pradesh, will be…
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Mirwaiz placed under house arrest in Srinagar
bySrinagar: Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairperson of the moderate faction of Jammu and Kashmir’s separatist Hurriyat Conference, was placed under house arrest today, a day…
Uttarakhand sisters become first twins to scale Everest simultaneuosly
byDehra Dun : While the Bahuguna brothers – Harsh Vardhan and Jai Vardhan – automatically come to mind in this capital city of Uttarakhand,…
Uttarakhand village women beat up bootleggers
byDehra Dun : It is something that the cops or for that matter the excise department should have done – preventing bootlegging. But with…
BJP appoints Amit Shah as incharge of UP
byNew Delhi: The BJP yesterday appointed party general secretary Amit Shah, considered close to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, as incharge of electorally crucuial Uttar…
Searing heat across north, west India, mercury to rise further
byNew Delhi: It was a blazing weekend across northern plains and central plateau of India which reeled under the intense summer heat. Temperatures today…
Hisar sizzles at 46 degrees, as heat sweeps across Punjab, Haryana
byChandigarh: Scorching summer heat sizzled most places in the pllains of Haryana and Punjab today, recording temperatures of over 45 degrees Celsius, the Met…
Uttarakhand Speaker sets cat loose among pigeons
byDehradun : The recent statement of Uttarakhand Speaker, Govind Singh Kunjwal, that social, political and bureaucratic corruption was eating the vitals of this small…
Grewal Eye Institute for ‘mission vision’ for early detection
byShimla : Reputed Grewal Eye Institute (GEI) has cautioned about vision problems among children going undetected, the costs that society has to be bear for…
Shimla sizzles at 29.1 degrees
byShimla: The hills of Himachal Pradesh were warm Sunday with Una recording a maximum temperature of 43.2 degrees Celsius and state capital Shimla a…