Bahuguna plays up gairsain issue with by election in mind
byDehra Dun : Though the recent announcement of chief minister Vijay Bahuguna that he will hold a cabinet meeting and thereafter a session of…
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Women keen on taking to liquor trade in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun : Women in this small hill state are generally known to oppose the opening of liquor vends in their area, but going…
Is the Chief Minister playing to the gallery by talking of eradicating corruption?
byDehra Dun : Chief minister Vijay Bahuguna literally let a cat loose amongst the pigeons when at meetings in Hardwar and Roorkee he openly…
Centre ignored protests over cement plant in 2004: Dhumal
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Prem Kumar Dhumal Sunday alleged that the Congress-led central government in 2004 had ignored the people’s…
When Benazir enjoyed ‘Pakeezah’ in Shimla
byNew Delhi: When her father Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto discussed peace with Indira Gandhi in Shimla, his daughter Benazir was busy viewing the Meena Kumari-starrer…
Punjab to rehabilitate rescued child labour
byChandigarh: Punjab Labour Minister Surjit Kumar Jayani Sunday said that the state government is launching new schemes to rehabilitate 1,959 child labourers who it…
Tribals in Lahaul up against Moser Baer hydropower project over land acquistion
byManali: Opposition to land acquisition for a 120 MW hydro power project at Miyar Valley in Lahaul valley by private power producing company Moser…
Ministers take high ‘moral ground’ after conviction
byChandigarh: This could be termed the height of irony, even in the strange world of politics. Two ministers in Punjab’s Parkash Singh Badal-led government,…
Kashmir’s iconic Markhor goat on critically endangered list
byNew Delhi/Srinagar: It is an animal that is as much an icon of Kashmir as the beautiful Dal Lake and its shikaras. The magnificent…
Is Vijay Bahuguna’s corruption eradication drive in Uttarakhand doomed for failure?
byDehradun : The recent announcement of chief minister Vijay Bahuguna that all departments will have vigilance cells in a bid to curb corruption notwithstanding,…