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Exiled Tibetans renew call for release of 11th Panchen Lama

Dharamshala, May 18 -- Tibetans living in exile in Dharamshala on Sunday urged the Chinese government to reveal the whereabouts of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, who was 'abducted' in 19... Read More


J&K Oppn attacks Omar govt over 'unkept' governance, poll pledges

Srinagar, May 18 -- Opposition parties accused the Omar Abdullah-led National Conference (NC) government of failing to deliver on key poll promises and making little progress with the Centre on the re... Read More


over 300 vehicles stuck in Manipur as shutdown enters fifth day

Manipur, May 18 -- Over 300 vehicles, mostly goods trucks and passenger buses were stranded on Sunday, on Manipur's National Highway 2 in Senapati district-- the fifth consecutive day since the shutdo... Read More


Centre promulgates ordinance to raise count of judges in SC

New Delhi, May 18 -- The Union government has promulgated an ordinance increasing the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India (CJI), clea... Read More


J&K stares at water, power crisis amid heatwave conditions

JAMMU, May 18 -- Amid soaring mercury, 26% rain deficit, and the lower discharge in the Chenab river basin, Jammu and Kashmir is facing an imminent water and power crisis this summer. The Jammu Power ... Read More


69% voter turnout recordedin Himachal civic body polls

Shimla/Dharamshala, May 18 -- The voting for the 51 urban local bodies in Himachal Pradesh, including the four municipal corporations of Solan, Mandi, Palampur, and Dharamshala, remained peaceful. As ... Read More


Mehbooba backs RSS leader's call for start of talks with Pak

Srinagar, May 18 -- : People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday endorsed senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) functionary Dattatreya Hosabale's recent remark that people-to-peop... Read More


Man, daughter killed as carplunges into gorge in Shimla

Shimla, May 18 -- The father and daughter were killed, while the son and the driver sustained injuries after their car plunged into a deep gorge in the Nankhari region, in the Shimla district, late on... Read More


LG Saxena approves minimum wage hike for Ladakh workers

Jammu, May 18 -- Ladakh lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved a hike in wages of daily, part-time, seasonal and need-based workers engaged by the administration to Rs.575 per day from Rs... Read More


Cops raid 15 Sopore locations in crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami

Srinagar, May 17 -- Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted simultaneous searches at more than 15 locations across Sopore district on Saturday as part of an ongoing crackdown on terror and separatist netwo... Read More