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HC stays order barring ASHA workers from fighting panchayat polls

Shimla, May 7 -- Himachal Pradesh high court (HC) stayed state government's May 2 order that deemed ASHA workers ineligible to contest panchayat posts by classifying them as part-time employees. The H... Read More


'Waiver on hybrids can improve city revenue'

New Delhi, May 7 -- The Delhi government's decision to extend a 50% road tax waiver to "strong hybrid" vehicles under its new electric vehicle (EV) policy is expected to generate an additional annual ... Read More


Sukhu: Explore possibility of integratedMCH at IGMC

Dharamshala, May 6 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has directed the officers to explore the possibility of establishing an integrated Mother andChild Hospital at Indira Gandhi Medical College... Read More


'Watch & Patrol' initiative expanded to major tourist destinations

Dharamshala, May 6 -- Himachal Pradesh Police has expanded its citizen-friendly 'Watch & Patrol' initiative from Shimla's Mall Road to other major tourist destinations, including those in Manali, Sola... Read More


Terror, drugs two handsof same enemy, says Sinha

Srinagar, May 6 -- Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday declared the fight against narcotics an extension of the war on terrorism, asserting that drug trafficking and terror fu... Read More


PDP forms panel to strengthen party

Srinagar, May 6 -- Eyeing the upcoming panchayat and local body polls, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a bid to expand its base in Jammu and Kashmir, has formulated a high-powered committee com... Read More


Rashid allowed daily hospital visits to father

New Delhi, May 6 -- The Delhi high court on Tuesday modified the interim bail conditions for Baramulla member of Parliament Abdul Rashid Sheikh, popular as Engineer Rashid, allowing the terror-accused... Read More


9th Thiksey Rinpoche, Union minister Rijiju pay obeisance to sacred Buddha relics

Jammu, May 6 -- His Eminence the 9th Thiksey Rinpoche, Ngawang Jamyang Chamba Stanzin, accompanied by Kelkhang Rinpoche and Union minister Kiren Rijiju among scores of Buddhists paid veneration to hol... Read More


Car plunges into gorge in Poonch; 2 dead, 2 missing

Jammu, May 6 -- Two people died and two others went missing after their vehicle plunged into a gorge at the Mughal road amid the inclement weather in Poonch district, officials said on Tuesday. Four p... Read More


IMD issues yellow alert for thunderstorm in 4 HP dists for today

Dharamshala, May 6 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Shimla, has issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds in Chamba, Kangra, Kullu and Mandi distric... Read More