Sikh man in Finland fights for right to wear turban at work
byLondon: A Sikh bus driver in Finland is fighting for his right to wear a turban while at work. Gill Sukhdarshan Singh, who works…
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President to get taste of Shimla’s colonial past
byShimla: President Pranab Mukherjee will visit this hill town for one-and-a-half days beginning Thursday. During his stay, he will get a taste of British…
Himachal park set for Unesco’s natural heritage status
byShimla: India’s richest biodiversity site in the western Himalayas, the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in Himachal Pradesh, is likely to become the country’s seventh…
Separatist shutdown affects life in Srinagar
bySrinagar: A shutdown called by separatists affected life in Srinagar today, although the authorities did not impose any restrictions in the city. While shops, educational…
Sanawar boys unfurl school flag atop Everest Peak
byShimla: Unfurling the school flag to high speed winds atop Mt Everest was one of the dreams of the Lawerence School Sanawar team realized…
SSB soldier shoots two colleagues in Kashmir
byJammu: A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) trooper killed two of his colleagues and injured two others in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar town early today, police…
NC, Congress bicker over quake relief package
byJammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s ruling coalition partners National Conference (NC) and Congress sparred over relief to earthquake victims in Doda and Kishtwar districts of the…
Tibetans protest near Li’s hotel
byNew Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Three Tibetan activists Monday defied security and managed to stage a small protest here near the Taj Palace Hotel…
Now posh residents protest lack of water
byGurgaon: Residents of the posh DLF City here today staged a noisy protest against the developer, saying the area was getting very little water despite…
GPS mandatory for Gurgaon company vehicles
byGurgaon: Vehicles used by companies in Gurgaon to ferry female employees will have to be equipped with GPS within a month. District Magistrate P.C. Meena…