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…
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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)…
Fresh snowfall closes Srinagar-Jammu highway
bySrinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway remained closed due to fresh snowfall in the Bannihal sector of the over 300-kilometre road Saturday, an official here said. Snowfall…
750 phone conversations tapped in Himachal
byShimla: An inquiry report into phone tapping by the previous BJP government in Himachal Pradesh, in violation of the Indian Telegraph Act, Friday said around…
Kashmir alientaion at core of Indian nationhood
byIn 1947-48 Kashmir was the only issue between India and Pakistan. The Simla Agreement of 1972 neutralised that centrality to a large extent. Half…