Himachal revokes land lease of Baba Ramdev
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh government Tuesday revoked the land lease of yoga guru Baba Ramdev in the state. The cabinet at its meeting, presided over…
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Committee to check crime against women in Himachal
byShimla: In the wake of the Delhi gang-rape, Himachal Pradesh Tuesday announced it is constituting a special committee to check crimes against women. “A special…
Suresh Rana, Praminder Thakur team lead Desert Storm Rally on Day One
byCountry’s top seeded cross country rallyist Suresh Rana at the wheel and fellow Himachal native Parminder Thakur as the navigator in a Grand Vitara…
Himachal top cop removed over phone tapping
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh’s top police official has been transferred after Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh alleged that his phones, along with those of hundreds of…
Himachal seeks rail links to industrial hub Baddi
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh has demanded setting up of new rail projects, especially in its industrial belt of Baddi-Barotiwala, besides expediting ongoing rail projects, Chief Minister…
Dhumal cannot escape phone tapping responsibility – Virbhadra
byShimla: Holding the previous government responsible for snooping on political adversaries and civil society, chief minister termed the Dhumal government a Gestapo regime that…
Dhumal in spot over wholesale phone tapping
byShimla: A phone-tapping case in Himachal Pradesh has set alarms bells ringing for former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, who is being seen as involved…
Life returns to normal in Kashmir Valley
bySrinagar: Life returned to normal in Srinagar and other major towns of the Kashmir Valley Monday after seven days of curfew and two days of…
Virbhadra seeks special economic package for state
byNew Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh met union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram here Sunday and pleaded his state’s case for a special…
US asks Tibetans not to self-immolate
byDharamsala: Expressing concern over reports of continuing self-immolations in Tibet, the US appealed to Tibetans to refrain from drastic actions, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA)…