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Bank staff protest in Himachal over 5-day work week demand

Shimla, Sept. 12 -- Strike by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) on Friday has hit the banking services in the state. The bank employees and officers pressed for five-day banking and opposed the g... Read More


HP to make handloom goods from regulated cannabis cultivation

Shimla, Sept. 12 -- Cannabis, which has grown wild for years in Himachal Pradesh and once associated primarily with intoxication and illicit trade, will now be used to manufacture T-shirts, bags, rope... Read More


Shimla dist records 4% mortality rate among TB patients

Shimla, Sept. 12 -- Twenty-eight deaths out of 674 TB patients in the Shimla district were recorded between April and August this year, resulting in a 4% mortality rate for this period. This data was ... Read More


Former Kishtwar MLA rejoins PDP

Srinagar, Sept. 12 -- As the political leaders continue to return, opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) former legislator Syed Asgar Ali from Kishtwar today rejoined the PDP in Srinagar. Ali, who... Read More


Jammu MC, NHAI demolish dozen shops in Nai Basti area

Jammu, Sept. 12 -- The Jammu municipal corporation (JMC) along with National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) demolished over a dozen shops in Nai Basti area of Satwari on Friday morning as part of ... Read More


Demanding job security, national health mission staff extends strike by 72 hours

JAMMU, Sept. 12 -- National Health Mission employees, on Friday, extended their ongoing 72 hour strike by another 72 hours till Monday. Consequently, health services including the national tuberculosi... Read More


Sinthan Pass tunnel to change Kishtwar-Anantnag connectivity

JAMMU, Sept. 12 -- The much awaited all-weather connectivity between Kishtwar district in Jammu and Anantnag district of Kashmir is all set to become a reality with Rs.3,567-crore Singhpora-Vailoo tun... Read More


J&K Cong chief hits back at Omar over Vande Mataram row

Srinagar, Sept. 12 -- A day after Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah criticised Congress over the Vande Mataram issue, J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Karra hit back... Read More


Tibetans in-exile urge Beijing to engage in peaceful dialogue

Shimla, Sept. 12 -- Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to India for the 18th BRICS Summit, Tibetan representatives have urged Beijing to engage in peaceful dialogue with Tibetan representat... Read More


Two dead as SUV rolls down gorge in Bharmour

Shimla, Sept. 12 -- Two men were killed after their vehicle skidded off the Pathankot-Bharmour national highway and fell 250 metres into a gorge near Dinka early on Friday. The victims were identified... Read More