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Amarnath Yatra suspended from today, a week before it was to end

Srinagar, Aug. 3 -- Amarnath Yatra will remain suspended from August 3 on both Pahalgam and Baltal routes as the tracks are being repaired afterheavy rain, said officials on Saturday. The yatra, which... Read More


Ramnagar SDM cremated with state honours in Reasi

Jammu, Aug. 3 -- Hundreds of people turned up at the cremation of Ramnagar sub-divisional magistrate Rajinder Singh Rana and his 10-year-old son at their native village Pattian in Reasi district on Sa... Read More


'BJP's J&K policy a failure': Mufti says party's agenda of alliance offers respectable solutions

JAMMU, Aug. 3 -- Claiming that BJP's policy for J&K was an utter failure, the president of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti, on Saturday, said that saffron party should implement "age... Read More


Two terrorists killed in encounter in Kulgam

Srinagar, Aug. 3 -- Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Saturday, officials said. The overnight encounter began after security for... Read More


12 labourers injured in Chamoli landslide: DM

Dehradun, Aug. 3 -- A dozen labourers were injured after a landslide hit an under construction THDC's Vishnugad hydro-electricity project site near Helang in Chamoli district on Saturday morning. The ... Read More


Lottery was banned in interest of people, says Dhumal; Cong hits back

Shimla, Aug. 3 -- Criticising the state government for reviving the state lottery system, former chief minister of Himachal Pradesh Prem Kumar Dhumal on Saturday said "this unfortunate decision will o... Read More


CM seeks land allocation, forest norm relaxation for disaster rehab

Shimla, Aug. 3 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called on Union minister of environment, forests and climate change Bhupender Yadav in New Delhi urging him to allocate one bigha of land for th... Read More


Pavnesh Kumar takes oath as member of HP Public Service Commission

Shimla, Aug. 3 -- Pavnesh Kumar, a retired 1989-batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer, was sworn in as a member of the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) at Raj Bhavan in Shimla on... Read More


Kedarnath Yatra starts after three-day pause

Mussoorie, Aug. 3 -- The Kedarnath Yatra, which was temporarily suspended due to a massive landslide near Gaurikund, resumed on Saturday. The landslide, which struck late Tuesday evening between Sonpr... Read More


EC to roll-out new voter IDs in Bihar

Patna, Aug. 3 -- Amid the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, the Election of India (ECI) on Saturday announced that all eligible voters in the poll-bound ... Read More