IIAS to hold seminar on Kashmir conflict in Shimla
byShimla: The Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) here is organizing a three-day seminar from Monday on human dimensions of the conflict in Jammu and…
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Need to protect dying art of magic: Samrat Shankar
byShimla: Renowned magician Samrat Shankar today stressed on the need to make efforts to keep the dying art of magic alive. “Not many professionals are…
Himachal sees marginal fall in mercury
byShimla: There was marginal fall in maximum temperatures across the hills of Himachal Pradesh today. More relief is expected next week as the Met Office…
Shimla Summer Festival 2013 gets underway today
byShimla: Downsized over the years, the Shimla summer festival that gets underway from the evening will have Punjabi Bhangra pop star Daler Mehandi as…
Three traders fined for storing banned gutka
byShimla: Three local traders were today fined Rs.100,000 each, the highest penalty levied so far in Himachal Pradesh, for storing banned tobacco-based products, an…
Changes needed in criminal justice, says apex court judge
byShimla: Justice B.S. Chauhan of the Supreme Court today advocated the need for changing the entire administration system of criminal justice. “Rapid scientific development has…
Temperatures rise in Himachal, rains in store
byShimla: The hills of Himachal Pradesh today saw maximum temperatures rising two-three degrees Celsius above normal in several parts, and the weather office has…
Political scene hots up ahead of by-election
byShimla: The political scene in Himachal Pradesh has warmed up once again with the two rivals — the ruling Congress and the opposition Bharatiya…
Sukh Ram to campaign for Virbhadra’s wife
byMandi: Former telecom minister Sukh Ram will campaign for Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s wife Pratibha Singh, the Congress candidate for the June 23 Lok Sabha…
Pioneer of women’s studies Vina Mazumdar passes away
byNew Delhi: Vina Mazumdar, chronicler of the Indian women’s movement and pioneer of women’s studies, passed away today after a brief illness. She was…