Rebuilding education from the ruins: Afghan minister (Interview)
July 1st, 2012 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) As Afghanistan engages in rebuilding its educational institutions destroyed by the Taliban, bringing women back into schools and colleges continues to be a challenge, ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
83 people on Hurun rich list have $1.5 trillion
March 6th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 6 (IANS) Eighty-three individuals worldwide with a staggering combined personal wealth of $1.5 trillion have been listed on this year's Hurun Global Rich List.Carlos Slim, 73, tops ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
17 labourers killed in Himachal accident (Lead)
February 14th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 14 (IANS) Seventeen labourers, most of them from Jharkhand and Bihar, were killed Tuesday when their vehicle skidded off an icy road and rolled down a 200-ft-deep gorge ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
17 labourers killed in Himachal accident
February 14th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 14 (IANS) Seventeen labourers, most of them from Jharkhand and Bihar, were killed Tuesday when their vehicle skidded off an icy road and rolled down a 200-ft-deep gorge ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Himachal braves cold, marks Republic Day (Lead)
January 26th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 26 (IANS) Braving bone-biting cold in sub-zero temperatures, people Thursday celebrated Republic Day across Himachal Pradesh though mercury dipped in many places.Governor Urmila Singh unfurled the ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
If PM decides, Telangana state likely by New Year: Advani
October 20th, 2011 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 19 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Wednesday said if Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi take a decision, ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Jaypee’s Himachal hydro unit to be commissioned May 15
May 11th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 11 (IANS) The commercial operations of Jaypee Group's 1,000 MW hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district will partially start May 15, an official said here Wednesday."The Karcham-Wangtoo ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Nepal’s former royalty now faces a different court
March 3rd, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 3 (IANS) The giant halls in Nepal's former royal palace, glittering with immense chandeliers, stately oil paintings of former kings and stuffed, life-sized tigers, once epitomised power and ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Scores killed as unrest spreads in Arab world (Roundup)
February 19th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 19 (IANS) Scores of people were killed and wounded as mass unrest demanding more freedom spread to Algeria, Bahrain, Jordan and Yemen forcing US President Barack Obama to advocate ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Heli Taxi services launched in Himachal
January 30th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
Shimla, Jan 30 (ANI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has launched the much-awaited Heli Ttaxi services to cater to high-end tourists.Talking to the media, Dhumal said: " Heli Taxi Service ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Kolkata tourists rescued in Himachal
January 2nd, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 2 (IANS) More than 100 tourists from West Bengal who were stranded in Kalpa town of Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district since Thursday due to heavy snow have been rescued. However, ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Over 100 tourists stranded in Himachal due to snow
December 31st, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 31 (IANS) Over 100 tourists, mostly from West Bengal, have been stranded in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district after roads were closed due to heavy snowfall, an official said here Friday.All ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
80 tourists still stranded in Himachal district
September 23rd, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 23 (IANS) At least 80 tourists, including 16 foreigners, who were stranded in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district for the past few days, could not be airlifted Thursday owing to bad ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Never said Krishna received directions from Delhi: Qureshi (Second Lead)
July 18th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) In a climbdown, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has denied saying that his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna was getting directions from New Delhi during their talks here, ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Kareena’s ‘Milenge Milenge’ Opens Better Than ‘Main Aurr Mrs Khanna’
July 13th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 13, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It was a foregone conclusion that Milenge Milenge won't have much going for it as far as critics were concerned. When even new age love ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
NGOs slam delay in pictorial warning on tobacco packs
June 29th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The central government's decision to postpone the display of pictorial health warnings on tobacco products was criticized by civil societies that asked why the government didn't feel ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Ashley Dupre says book publishers ignoring her over ‘political’ pressures
May 27th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): Ashley Dupre, who was offered a 2-million-dollar deal for a reality show and tell-all book after her explosive affair with former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer hit headlines ... Read more...
Posted in World |
People with disabilities demand attention on World Disability Day
December 3rd, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Chennai/Siliguri, Dec.3 (ANI): As the World Disability Day was marked by the disabled people in different parts of the world on Thursday (Dec.3), the people with disabilities in India demanded serious ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Government planning forces’ pullout from Kashmir: Chidambaram
October 30th, 2009 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered peace talks to separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said the government ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Election defeat does not deter Fernandes, ready for many more battles
June 28th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 27 (ANI): Former Defence Minister and Janata Dal (United) party founder George Fernandes, who has been known for his resilience throughout his political journey, says that in battles, a ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Lalgarh people flee, security forces arrest three Maoists (Roundup)
June 21st, 2009 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lalgarh (West Bengal), June 21 (IANS) Hundreds of villagers in this West Bengal area fled as security forces Sunday started combing operations and arrested three suspected Maoists. A group of visiting ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Route Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage through Himachal: Dhumal
June 11th, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 11 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has requested the central government to consider the option of routing the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage in China through this hill state ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Speeding car kills three in Delhi, diver flees (Second Lead)
May 30th, 2009 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) A speeding car swerved dangerously and smashed into two auto-rickshaws in the capital Saturday, killing three people and injuring another three, police said.
"An overspeeding Hyundai Verna car ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
23 killed, 80 injured in Sri Lanka carnage(Roundup)
June 6th, 2008 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 6 (IANS) At least 23 people were killed and about 80 injured Friday as suspected Tamil Tigers bombed two buses in strife-torn Sri Lanka, triggering a furious response from President ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
UN resumes aid flights to cyclone-hit Myanmar
May 10th, 2008 - 6:37 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Bangkok/Yangon, May 10 (DPA) The World Food Programme (WFP) Saturday resumed flying emergency supplies into cyclone-devastated Myanmar despite an ongoing dispute with the country's junta over how the aid will be distributed. ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |