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Kedarnath portals to open for devotees on April 22

Mussoorie, Feb. 16 -- The portals of the Kedarnath Dham temple will be opened to devotees on April 22 at 8am, marking the beginning of this year's Char Dham Yatra season, officials of the Badrinath-Ke... Read More


Budget session from today, RDG halt likely to dominate discussion

Shimla, Feb. 16 -- Discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) and its effect on the economy of the state is likely to dominate the budget session of Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly start... Read More


3 die after jeep falls into gorge in Mandi

Shimla, Feb. 16 -- Three persons were killed and one was seriously injured when a pick-up jeep they were travelling in fell into a 100 metre gorge in Seraj assembly segment In Mandi district on Sunday... Read More


Wild boars spotted in parts of Srinagar city, MLAs seek action

Srinagar, Feb. 16 -- After rural areas, wild boars have now been spotted in Srinagar causing panic among people and prompting the legislators of the capital-city to raise the issue in Jammu and Kashmi... Read More


80% Kashmiri language lecturer posts vacant

Srinagar, Feb. 16 -- Over 80% of the lecturer posts sanctioned for teaching Kashmiri language in the schools of the valley are lying vacant even years after the native language was introduced as a sub... Read More


80% Kashmiri language lecturer posts vacant

Srinagar, Feb. 16 -- Over 80% of the lecturer posts sanctioned for teaching Kashmiri language in the schools of the valley are lying vacant even years after the native language was introduced as a sub... Read More


The obsession of calling strangers uncle or aunty!

India, Feb. 16 -- When I was a child, I held a belief that felt completely logical: If someone was my parents' friend, they were automatically an 'uncle' or 'aunt.' My mother, perhaps anticipating the... Read More


Biker's kin protest, seek officials' arrest; 7 detained

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- At least seven people were detained on Sunday afternoon outside Bharti College in west Delhi's Janakpuri for refusing to disperse after a foot march held by family members and ac... Read More


As exams come calling, UT rolls out helplines

Chandigarh, Feb. 16 -- With the Class 10 and 12 board examinations set to commence on February 17, anxiety among students is palpable across the city. For some, the worry centres on unfinished revisio... Read More


Hry man eyeing life in US duped of Rs.1.5 crore, immigration firm owner held

Mohali, Feb. 16 -- The Phase 11 police have arrested the owner of an immigration firm for allegedly cheating a Haryana resident of around Rs.1.5 crore on the pretext of sending him to the USA. The acc... Read More