Its winter but Himachal hills are warmer than plains
byShimla: It’s better to be in the Himachal hills these days than in the plains. Life in the plains of northern India has come under…
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Is terrorism really reviving in Punjab?
byChandigarh: Just a few months after he was hand-picked by Punjab’s Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal to be the state’s director general of police…
Dal Lake gets Rs 356 crore for beautification
byJammu: The central government has sanctioned Rs.356 crore for the development and beautification of Srinagar’s iconic Dal Lake, said Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister…
Power shortages add to Kashmiris’ winter woes
bySrinagar: Insufficient electricity supply, low voltage, endless periods of curtailments and shutdowns and burnt transformers come to Kashmir as a package with the winter season….
Haryana CM saviours become embarrassments
byChandigarh:Just over three years ago, they were the political saviours of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda when their support helped him form a…
Direct 2nd semester admissions at PTU to benefit students – Kataria
byShimla: To open up another window for admissions to professional courses in a year, Punjab Technical University has permitted direct admission to second semester…
Virbhadra’s endgame – rewarding loyalists with plum posts (Himachal Newsletter)
byShimla: After the “coronation” – his sixth as chief minister of Himachal Pradesh – the benevolent Raja is now bestowing plum posts on his political…
Kinnaur tribals in Himachal for scrapping hydro project
byShimla: Fearing loss of a livelihood made out of farming in the difficult terrain of Kinnaur because of construction of a hydropower project, a…
Helicopter services for snow cut off Lahaul valley in Himachal started
byTandi (Lahaul-Spiti Himachal Pradesh): Heavy snow having cut off Lahaul & Spiti valley across Rohtang Pass, helicopter services for meeting emergency and movement needs…
Cold wave hits Kashmir Valley, Ladakh
bySrinagar: (IANS) The free fall of mercury continued today as the night temperatures dipped further below the freezing point throughout the Valley and the Ladakh…