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Nalagarh: 2nd grenade found, couple arrested

Shimla, Oct. 1 -- Police have arrested a local couple following the recovery of another hand grenade on Wednesday from a field adjacent to their house in Deoli village, situated within the Nalagarh su... Read More


US lawmakers meet Dalai Lama, back Tibetan cause

Dharamshala, Oct. 1 -- A bipartisan US congressional delegation met the 14th Dalai Lama at his residence in Himachal Pradesh's hill town of Dharamshala on Wednesday. The five-member delegation, led by... Read More


'File affidavit in court to take over Dhaulasidh hydro power project'

Shimla, Oct. 1 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday directed the power department to file an affidavit in court regarding the state government's takeover of the 66 MW Dhaulasidh Hydro... Read More


HP seeks higher central funding for disaster mitigation

Shimla, Oct. 1 -- Himachal Pradesh has pegged its monsoon-related losses at around Rs.3,400 crore, with damage to roads and bridges accounting for the largest share, as a seven-member inter-ministeria... Read More


BJP holds protest over J&K statehood resolution

Srinagar, Oct. 1 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party held a protest in Srinagar on Wednesday and burnt an effigy of chief minister Omar Abdullah, protesting against the National Conference-led J&K governmen... Read More


Killed LeT terrorist was ex-Pak commando, Musharraf's guard

Srinagar, Oct. 1 -- A top terrorist of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba killed in a gunfight in the higher reaches of central Kashmir's Budgam district on Tuesday was a retired havildar from the Pakistan Ar... Read More


Jammu issued 10 times more EWS certificates than Kashmir

Srinagar, Oct. 1 -- The J&K government on Wednesday said the Jammu division issued more economically weaker sections (EWS) certificates than the Kashmir division over the past two years. According to ... Read More


Security cover row: AAP legislator Malik rides bike to J&K assembly

Srinagar, Oct. 1 -- The Aam Aadmi Party legislator Mehraj Malik drove to the J&K legislative assembly on a motorcycle on Wednesday, blaming the lieutenant governor, administration and the director gen... Read More


Witness constable seeks protection, cites harassment

Chandigarh, Oct. 1 -- A constable, who was a key prosecution witness in the 2017 Kotkhai custodial death case, has sought witness protection, a stay on his suspension and transfer of all inquiries con... Read More


National law varsity student hospitalised after suicide attempt

Shimla, Oct. 1 -- A third-year student of Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla, allegedly attempted to end his life on Wednesday, accusing four students of ragging and levelling al... Read More