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Boulder hits vehicle, 2 hurt; 375 roads still blocked in HP

Dharamshala/Shimla, July 23 -- A boulder fell on a pickup truck amidst heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, injuring its driver and a passenger, officials said on Tuesday. The incident occ... Read More


300 stupas razed in Tibet: CTA report

Dharamshala, July 23 -- China has demolished over 300 Buddhist stupas and a revered Guru statue in Drakgo County in the traditional Tibet's Kham province, a report by Dharamshala-based Central Tibetan... Read More


Rs.5 cr disbursed to labourers

Shimla, July 23 -- Himachal Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Board chairman Nardev Singh Kanwar said the board has provided benefits amounting to Rs.5,30,81,946 to eligible lab... Read More


Industry body to hold ladakh summit for investments

Jammu, July 23 -- A delegation of the People of India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PIOCCI) on Tuesday called on Ladakh lieutenant governor Kavinder Gupta in New Delhi to discuss foreign investmen... Read More


portal launched for relief to families of terror victims

Srinagar, July 23 -- Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday launched a web portal for expediting the process of providing relief and compassionate appointments to the families of terror attack vic... Read More


Monsoon fury: Guv calls for HP govt-Oppn unity

Shimla, July 23 -- Amid the ongoing trade of barbs between Congress ministers and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over restoration work in disaster-hit areas, the Himachal governor has called for uni... Read More


Operate in remove areas as well: Omar to pvt schools

Srinagar, July 23 -- J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday asked private school owners to set up schools in remote areas of J&K. He also praised the government schoolteachers who work under extr... Read More


Cong seeks statehood at Jantar Mantar stir

Srinagar, July 23 -- Congress leaders and workers from Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar here seeking restoration of full statehood to the Union Territory. Congress genera... Read More


Now on decline, polyandry part of tribal tradition: HP ministers

Shimla, July 23 -- After the rare polyandrous ceremony, locally known as Jodidara, was recently held in Shillai village of Sirmaur district, Congress ministers hailing from tribal areas have defended ... Read More


'Toxic leachate released in Aravallis': Locals rap MCG

Gurugram, July 23 -- Residents of Bandhwari village have accused the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) of illegally discharging untreated leachate-a toxic liquid byproduct of waste decomposition... Read More