Moderate quake hits Kashmir Valley
bySrinagar: An earthquake of moderate intensity hit the Kashmir Valley Thursday, but no damage to life or property was reported. Sonam Lotus, director of the…
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Moderate intensity quake in Kashmir, no casualties
bySrinagar: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale rocked Kashmir Valley Thursday. No damage to life or property was reported. Sonam Lotus, director…
Tibetans to make tallest Buddha statue in Russia
byMoscow: Tibetan sculptors will create a statue of Buddha for Russia’s Tuva region that will be the tallest Buddha monument in the country, an…
Himachal hydro project yet to get central nod
byShimla: Public sector hydropower undertaking Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (SJVNL) has spent Rs.104 crore on a mega project in Himachal Pradesh, which is…
Jobs for 70,000 youths in Jammu and Kashmir
byJammu: Jammu and Kashmir plans to employ more than 70,000 youths in the government sector, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Wednesday even as union…
Days of snooping over: Virbhadra
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today virtually turned the tables on the opposition BJP on the issue of mass unauthorised surveillance of…
Fish production declines, fishing fails to catch fancy of Himachal farmers
byShimla: Endowed with many water bodies, both man-made and natural ones, yet fishing as a economic activity has failed to attract more takers with…
Himachal toughens land use change laws for private universities
byShimla: Releasing land bought for setting up private universities in Himachal Pradesh just got tougher with the state assembly today passing a law increasing…
Internet Devta driving rain gods out of business
byAccuracy of weatherman’s forecasts having improved immensely, of late, rain Gods (Devta’s) in traditional hill societies are a restless lot for they find it…
More than 1.8k sq km Himachal forests under weeds
byShimla: More than 1,800 sq km of forest area in Himachal is under a canopy of weed and lantana, a flowering exotic shrub, which…