Himachal fails to ply CNG vehicles on Rohtang despite order
Shimla, March 16 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government is doing little to implement an order to ply CNG buses on the majestic Rohtang Pass, an are
Moderate to heavy snowfall in Kashmir Valley, transportation grounded
Srinagar, March 16 (IANS) Heavy rain and snowfall on Monday affected life across Jammu and Kashmir leading to the closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway
Airwaves are public property: Jaitley
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Airwaves are public property and the myth that they are the monopoly of the state has been broken, Information and Broad
Gould, Aleem Dar to officiate India-Bangladesh quarterfinal
Melbourne, March 16 (IANS) England's Ian Gould and Pakistan's Aleem Dar will be the on-field umpires for the India-Bangladesh cricket World Cup qua
Congress holds protest rally against land acquisition bill
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Congress on Monday took out a protest march against the land acquisition bill.Hundreds of Youth Congress workers led
Followed procedure on collecting information: Naidu
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said that Delhi Police followed standard procedure to c
Modi congratulates Indian women's hockey team
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the Indian women's hockey on winning the Hockey World League (HWL)
Indian navigation satellite to be mated with rocket this week
Chennai, March 16 (IANS) The Indian space agency is hoping to mate the country's fourth regional navigation satellite around March 19, after replac
PFC to give Rs.15,000 crore loan for Telangana power projects
Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) The Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has come forward to extend Rs.15,000 crore loan for thermal power projects coming up
Congress demands PMO explain 'Snoopgate 2', BJP says non-issue
New Delhi/Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday demanded an explanation from the Prime Minister's Office on why the police were seeking
India to cooperate with Japan, Russia in disaster management
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh has assured Japan and Russia of "bilateral cooperation in disaster management" during bilate
Land bill aims to grab farmers' land: BKU
Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) Opposing the Land Acquisition bill brought by the BJP-led central government, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) on Sunday
Action on Vadra to be made public: Khattar
Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said action taken by the government on the controversial land deal
Eye surgeries done without permission: Haryana CM
Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said an eye surgery camp held by a private doctor in Panipat distr
Punjab to launch solar power scheme for farmers
Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) Agrarian state Punjab's hard-working farmers could look forward to the end of some of their power-cut woes with the sta
Congress making an issue out of non-issue: Venkaiah Naidu
Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday accused the Congress of making an issue out of a non-iss
Haryana to introduce 'Bhagwad Gita' in schools this year
Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) The Haryana government will introduce the teaching of "Bhagwad Gita", a Hindu scripture, in school curriculum from the
Himachal governor for intense research in agriculture, environment
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), March 15 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Governor Kalyan Singh on Sunday stressed upon the need for intensive research to develop
President urges institutions to adopt villages
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), March 15 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday that institutions of higher learning must adopt five villages e
Move over Krishi Darshan: Now Kisan TV to entertain farmers
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Move over Krishi Darshan! Nearly 50 years after one of the longest-running programmes on public broadcaster Doordarshan,