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Major cave-in on Shimla bypass halts traffic; NHAI blames rain, locals allege negligence

Shimla, Feb. 4 -- A 15-foot-deep crater opened on the Dhalli-Sanjauli bypass road in Shimla's Chalonthi area on Monday evening, forcing the local administration to suspend all vehicular movement. The ... Read More


BJP MLAs create ruckus in House, press for NLU in Jammu

Jammu, Feb. 4 -- The Jammu and Kashmir assembly witnessed a stormy session on Tuesday as BJP MLAs vociferously demanded that the National Law University (NLU) be established in Jammu. As soon as the Q... Read More


Harassment of Kashmiris outside J&K should stop immediately: CM

JAMMU, Feb. 4 -- Chief minister Omar Abdullah, on Tuesday, expressed concern over alleged harassment of Kashmiris outside Jammu and Kashmir and said that such incidents should be effectively checked. ... Read More


Two MLAs accuse NC govt of regional bias, stage walkout

Jammu, Feb. 4 -- Accusing the NC government of discrimination against the Jammu region over allocation of funds for flood relief works, two BJP MLAs staged a walkout from the legislative assembly here... Read More


J&K govt assures SCARD Bank depositors of safeguards as liquidation approved

Jammu, Feb. 4 -- Ten months after first assuring relief, the Jammu and Kashmir government has once again sought to reassure aggrieved depositors of the J&K State Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Deve... Read More


'HP to implement new drainage policy for road construction'

Shimla, Feb. 4 -- With the roads in Himachal Pradesh suffering massive damages during rains be it landslides or road cave-in, the state government will implement a new drainage policy for road constru... Read More


Budget a strong step towards developed, self-reliant India, says Randhir Sharma

Shimla/ Dharamshala, Feb. 4 -- Congress and BJP traded barbs over the Union Budget with Himachal Pradesh BJP spokesperson Randhir Sharma describing the budget as a major step towards a developed and s... Read More


State govt not taking panchayat polls seriously, says Jai Ram

Shimla, Feb. 4 -- : Former chief minister and leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday lashed out at Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government in the state accusing them of not taking p... Read More


CM: PET scan, robotic surgery to start soon at IGMC Shimla

Shimla, Feb. 4 -- PET scan and robotic surgery facilities would soon be started at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) and hospital Shimla. This was stated by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, w... Read More


Srinagar's Jamia Masjid shut ahead of Shab-e-Baraat

Srinagar, Feb. 4 -- Ahead of Shab-e-Baraat, the city's Grand Mosque Jamia Masjid was shut and nobody was allowed inside the mosque. "As mosques across the region light up in devotion on this sacred ni... Read More