CPM State Secretary – Rakesh Singha, 3 others acquitted in criminal case
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court acquitted CPI(M) state secretary Rakesh Singha and three others in a criminal case related to labour unrest at…
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Himachal court reserves order over cancelling Virbhadra’s bail in corruption case
byShimla: Special anti-corruption court with presiding judge BL Soni, before a jam packed court today reserved his order for September 15 over a prosecution…
Over 9 million follow Dalai Lama in cyberspace
byDharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has over nine million fans following him in cyberspace. Although not tech-savvy, the Dalai Lama, revered as…
Checking traffic violations in Srinagar the way Mahatma Gandhi would have
bySrinagar: If you commit a traffic offence in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital, don’t be surprised if you are politely stopped, given a…
Tehri bye-election to be litmus test for Congress
byDehra Dun : The by-election to the Tehri Lok Sabha seat in Uttarakhand, scheduled for Oct 10, could have far reaching repercussions. The high…
Congress minister jumps traffic light, security guards beat up traffic cop
bySrinagar: In a bizarre accident of its kind, two security guards of a Minister beat up a Traffic Police Sub Inspector after he objected…
Congress for united opposition in Punjab
byChandigarh: After a spell of relative dormancy for the past few months, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh has called for the opposition to rally…
Will peace dividend withstand infiltration influx into Kashmir valley?
bySrinagar: Infiltration from across the Line of Control into the Kashmir Valley has increased since August, but intelligence officials assert that the numbers are…
Virbhadra for speedy trial; prosecution for cancelling bail in CD case
byShimla: Dragged to court to stand trial in a case registered under Prevention of Corruption Act, former union minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife…
Dhumal confers Journalism Awards on Jagdish Bhatt, Sanjeev Sharma
byShimla: Himachal chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal conferred the 2011 development journalism award on Jagdish Bhatt for the story “For Personal Hygiene’ published in…