British-era steam engine back on Shimla track
byShimla: The Shimla hills once again echoed with the rhythmic ‘chuff-chuff-choo-choo’ of the British-era steam engine Friday as it chugged down the Kalka-Shimla heritage track…
Regional
No working CM needed, Raja Saab hard at work
byShimla: After rumours swirled that the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh would appoint a “working” chief minister as 78-year-old incumbent Virabhadra Singh would go abroad…
Pakistan fires at Indian posts on LoC
byJammu: Pakistani troops fired at Indian posts on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district late Thursday, an army spokesperson said…
Bahra University to impart soft skills with UK based QAI
byShimla: To bridge the skill gap of students in order to increase employability, Bahra University, Solan, today announced tie up with UK based Qualifications…
Highway neglect gives tourist a bumpy ride to Kullu – Manali
byManali: Tourists for the last many years are having to put up with a rough and bumpy ride into the Kullu-Manali valley as the…
Businessman shot dead in Himachal
byShimla: A businessman from Punjab was shot dead in Himachal Pradesh’s Una district Thursday, police said. Vinod Jain had gone to his oil mill in…
Engage China to redress grievances: Tibetans
byDharamsala: As cases of self-immolation to protest Beijing’s “repressive policies” reached 100, the Tibetan administration-in-exile Thursday appealed to the global community to engage China to…
Afzal Guru’s family lawyers quit
byNew Delhi: Citing “unseemly controversies”, N.D. Pancholi and Nandita Haksar Wednesday quit as the family lawyers of Afzal Guru, the parliament attack convict who was…
No move to have working CM : 7 Himachal Ministers
byShimla: Terming it as absurd and mischievous, seven of the nine cabinet ministers in the Virbhadra Singh cabinet have dismissed reports about a move…
Himachal for inclusion of subsidised pulses in food bill
byNew Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Wednesday demanded that subsidised pulses and cooking oil be included in the food security bill. It also sought the coverage of…