Contingent of Chief Parliamentary Secretary’s administered oath in Punjab
byChappar Chiri (Punjab): Creating a history of sorts, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today administered the oath of office to the largest contingent…
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Uttarakhand toys with handing out umemployment allowance from August
byDehradun : This small mountain state is under tremendous financial constraints as its coffers are near empty. Despite this the Congress government is seriously…
Prayers to cost more at Kedarnath
byDehradun : The recent increase in service taxes in the union budget, which has made everything more costly, has also had its impact on…
Himachal tourism corporation deep in the red
byShimla: A working profit for two consecutive years notwithstanding, auditors of HP Tourism Development Corporation have pointed out that fixed assets worth Rs 51.67…
Dependence on government services for growth of Himachal not sustainable – Ashwani Kumar
byShimla: With government services constituting ninety percent of the gross domestic product, Ashwani Kumar, union minister for state planning cautioned that Himachal would need…
Plight of Bhatgaon: A reflection of “development” of Uttarakhand
byDehradun : It was hoped to be going down memory lane when initially the trip was planned. But what transpired could at best be…
Punjab will continue free power supply subsidy
byChandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday said that the state government was committed to continuing free power to the farmers and the…
Shahtoosh: Can the prized industry be revived again?
byNew Delhi/Srinagar: Shahtoosh, the very very name signifies royalty and kingship, a Farsi word meaning ‘King of Wools’. And each shawl, delicate and ethereal,…
Congress legislators attempt patch-up of warring seniors in Himachal
byShimla: Young Congress legislators in Himachal Pradesh are leaving nothing to chance in the run up to the assembly polls later this year and…
From Hizbul spokesman in Kashmir to anti-drug campaigner
bySrinagar: He was once among the most wanted separatist guerrillas of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terror outfit in Jammu and Kashmir. But today Abdul…