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MP Rashid gets interim bail for father's funeral

Srinagar, May 19 -- The Delhi high court on Monday granted interim bail until June 2 to jailed Baramulla member of Parliament and Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) chief Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known a... Read More


Kishtwar sacrilege case cracked, five arrested

Jammu, May 19 -- With the arrest of five persons, the sacrilege case related to Chatroo area has been solved, Kishtwar police said on Monday. SSP Naresh Singh said the case was reported on May 8 follo... Read More


Mistaken intake of wild plant behind Rajouri man's death

Jammu, May 19 -- Accidental consumption of a wild plant that resembles edible fiddlehead fern varieties may have caused the death of an elderly man and the illness of seven others of the same family i... Read More


Rain in higher reaches from May 19-24: IMD

Dharamshala, May 19 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Shimla, has predicted showers in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh from May 19 to 24. The weather office has, however, forecast d... Read More


Despite MC's assurance, protesting sanitation workers refuse to budge

Shimla, May 19 -- The strike of the 900 sanitation workers, employed under the Shimla Heath Beautification Environment and Heritage (SEHB) Society, continued on the third day on Monday, paralysing the... Read More


Temps to soar across Himachal this week

Dharamshala, May 18 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Shimla, on Sunday said that temperatures are likely to rise in Himachal Pradesh in the next few days. According to the weather office,... Read More


State has plunged into fiscal crisis under Cong govt, claims Jai Ram

Shimla, May 18 -- Former chief minister and leader of the opposition, Jai Ram Thakur, criticised the Congress in the state, alleging that the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu government has plunged the state in... Read More


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