Temperatures dip, Himachal shivers
byShimla: The minimum temperature in Himachal Pradesh dipped further Thursday despite dry weather, with Keylong recording minus 9.9 degrees celsius. Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti…
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Himachal cabinet committee to frame guidelines for regulating employee transfers
byShimla: Himachal cabinet that met with chief minister Virbhadra Singh in the chair set up a sub-committee of three cabinet ministers to formulate guidelines…
Over 27,000 bar headed geese winter in Pong Dam backwaters
byPong Dam (Himachal Pradesh): Over 27,000 bar-headed geese, the world’s highest-altitude migrant bird species, are “holidaying” in Himachal Pradesh’s Pong Dam wetlands along with around…
Virbhadra resigns as Himachal congress chief
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has resigned as president of the Congress’s state unit, a party leader said here. Party general secretary and…
Himachal High Court condemns charas dealer to 15 years in jail
byShimla: Overturning a trail court acquittal in a case where narcotic police had made a catch of 13 Kgs of charas in 2001, the…
Winter casts sombre silence on Valley (Postcard from Kashmir)
bySrinagar: The cackle of the migratory graylag geese or the occasional howl of a jackal waiting in ambush for its prey are the only distractions…
PTU allows direct entry into second semester
byChandigarh: In order to fill vacant engineering and management seats in affiliated colleges, Punjab Technical University (PTU), like some foreign varsities, has allowed direct admission…
Himachal resorts chock-a-block with revellers
byShimla/Manali: The December chill has failed to freeze the thrill in the hills of Himachal Pradesh, where hotels were chock-a-block with revellers for the New…
After 25 years, Punjab teachers yet to get pension
byChandigarh: A prolonged fight of nearly 25 years by teachers of government-aided private colleges in Punjab for a pension scheme has come back to square…
Shutdown affects life in Valley
bySrinagar: Life across the Kashmir Valley was partially affected by the separatist shutdown call Monday to protest last week’s firing by security forces on protesters…