Uttarakhand villagers lured to fall back upon opium cultivation
byDehradun : With the opium poppy clandestinely grown by villagers in Tuini area of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand now beginning to blossom, officials of…
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Himachal deputy speaker’s son booked by vigilance bureau
byShimla: Complying with Court Orders State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has booked Raj Kumar Kaundal, son of Deputy Speaker Rikhi Ram Kaundal’s, along with…
Kashmir no excuse for Pakistan’s Haqqani ties: US Senator John McCain
byWashington: Former US Republican presidential candidate John McCain has said the Kashmir dispute was not an excuse for Pakistan to not break ties with…
Many oppose stadium at Annandale, Shimla’s green lung
byShimla: As the Himachal Pradesh government and the Indian Army fight it out over controlling Shimla’s historical, verdant and picturesque Annandale ground, many residents…
Himachal cabinet approves draft for regularizing illegal buildings
byShimla: With municipal elections due in a month, the Himachal cabinet today gave its nod for a draft retention policy under with building that…
Trial of Geelani’s aide begins
byNew Delhi: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court today began the trial of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, a suspected aide of Kashmiri separatist leader…
Staff strike paralyses Kashmir government
bySrinagar/Jammu: Work in government offices across Jammu and Kashmir was paralysed today as employees struck work Tuesday demanding an increase in the retirement age…
BJP government protecting land mafia – Himachal congress
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh unit of the Congress Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of being “in league with the land mafia”…
Magnificent Mussoorie – A rendezvous
by“I wandered lonely as a cloud, That floats on high o’er vales and hills When all at once I saw a crowd…
Dhumal raises Shimla ground row in Delhi; Army says no conflict
byNew Delhi/Shimla: The controversy over ownership of the Annadale Ground in Shimla today reached New Delhi with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal…