High government employment mounts Himachal cumulative debt burden
byWhat is cumulative debt of Himachal? Conflicting papers presented in the Himachal Vidhan Sabha on scrutiny present two sets of figures about the total…
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Historic opportunity for Hu Jintao to engage Dalai Lama
byHistory beckons China’s President Hu Jintao during his India visit if he sheds entrenched antipathies and chooses to directly engage the Dalai Lama with…
Cherry blossom heralds spring in Kashmir
bySrinagar: Like a typical Kashmiri, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has not missed noticing the first blossom of spring after one of Kashmir Valley’s most…
Peace dividend – Record tourists in Kashmir
byJammu: Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Minister Nawang Rigzin Jora Monday said 2011 had been a historical year for the state in terms of arrival…
Chandigarh to remain Haryana capital : Hooda
byChandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today asserted that Chandigarh is part of his state and would remain its capital. Interacting with the…
Himachal tells court, no pay commission for now
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh does not want to constitute an independent pay commission to fix pay scales of its government employees, and is following Punjab…
CPI(M) seeks judicial probe into Theog LPG Scam.
byShimla: Communist Party of India (Marxists) lashed out at the BJP government saying that it was not proactive enough to protect farmlands from wild…
Dhumal govt woos babus with eye on polls
byShimla : Close to half of the annual budget of debt-ridden Himachal Pradesh is being spent on its ‘babus’ – both serving and retired….
UN recognises grim situation in Tibet: Sangay
byDharamsala : The United Nations has assured three Tibetan youth on hunger strike in New York that it will send a special rapporteur to…
Himachal BJP legislator slams own party government
byShimla: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Himachal Pradesh Friday faced flak when its own legislator slammed it for promoting illegal mining…