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Kishau pact triggersCong-BJP credit war

Shimla, Sept. 17 -- The signing of the pact for the implementation of the 422-MW Kishau multi-purpose project between six states has triggered a war of words between the Congress and the Bharatiya Jan... Read More


Himachal plans hill-cutting policy to check landslide risk

Shimla, Sept. 17 -- Himachal Pradesh to come up with hill-cutting policy, prompted by the rise in landslide incidents across the state and the need for stricter development norms. Special secretary, d... Read More


Lone criticises J&K reservation policy

Srinagar, Sept. 17 -- People's Conference president and Handwara MLA Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday criticised the reservation system in Jammu and Kashmir, calling it "recruitment apartheid". His remark... Read More


BJP names mother of suvendu's slain pa nandigram bypoll candidate

Kolkata, Sept. 16 -- The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded the mother of West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari's slain personal assistant (PA) as its candidate for the October 6 by... Read More


Women's outfit protests shifting of Kamla Nehru gynae OPD, ward

Shimla, Sept. 16 -- Protesting against the shifting of gynaecology OPD and ward services from Kamla Nehru Hospital (KNH) to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC), demonstrators under the b... Read More


staines case convict denied early release

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 16 -- Odisha's sentence review board has rejected a plea for the premature release of Dara Singh, 67, who is serving a life sentence for burning alive Australian missionary Graham S... Read More


Table UCC bill in Parliament, not BJP-ruled states: Omar to Centre

Srinagar, Sept. 16 -- Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday challenged the Centre to table a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in Parliament rather than implementing it piecemeal, argu... Read More


AAP MLA Mehraj Malik appears before Doda court

JAMMU, Sept. 16 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Doda East, Mehraj Malik, appeared before the chief judicial magistrate, Doda, on Tuesday after the court issued non-bailable arrest warrants again... Read More


J&K assembly session from Sept 21, speaker reviews arrangements

Srinagar/ Jammu, Sept. 16 -- Ahead of the autumn session of Jammu and Kashmir assembly starting on September 21 in Srinagar, Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Tuesday reviewed arrangements for its smooth ... Read More


Himachal, Haryana, four otherstates sign Kishau Dam pact

New Delhi/Shimla/Chandigarh, Sept. 16 -- The pact for the long-pending Kishau Multipurpose Project in Sirmaur district was signed on Tuesday, paving the way for the 422-MW project to move ahead, with ... Read More