Sweet water dreams come true for parched Barmer
August 30th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Barmer (Rajasthan), Aug 30 (IANS) Dreams of tasting sweet water have finally come true for residents of the parched Thar region, along the India-Pakistan border, in Rajasthan.The area's residents ... Read more...
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Himachal horticulture minister gets health portfolio too
August 14th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 14 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Minister Narender Bragta has been allotted additional portfolios of health and family welfare and ayurveda, a statement said Tuesday.Governor Urmila Singh gave ... Read more...
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Army JCO’s wife stabbed in robbery attempt
August 4th, 2012 - 1:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Two men stabbed and wounded an army junior commissioned officer's wife while trying to rob her house here, police said Friday.
The incident took place ... Read more...
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Himachal University to start course in archaeology
July 23rd, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 22 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh University is going to start a course on archaeology to preserve the civilization of the hill state, Governor Urmila Singh said here Sunday."Work is ... Read more...
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Himachal health minister’s resignation accepted
July 5th, 2012 - 5:36 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Governor Urmila Singh Wednesday accepted the resignation of Health Minister Rajeev Bindal.Bindal, who has been appointed general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Alert pilots save 48 passengers aboard Air India plane (Second Lead)
June 10th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The presence of mind of the two pilots, one of them a woman, saved the lives of 48 passengers and crew aboard a Guwahati-bound Air ... Read more...
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Alert women pilots save over 48 lives aboard Air India plane (Lead)
June 10th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 10 (IANS) The presence of mind of two women pilots saved the lives of 48 passengers and the crew aboard a Guwahati-bound Air India plane Sunday after it ... Read more...
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‘Ferrari Ki Sawaari’ music offers happy ride (IANS Music Review)
May 27th, 2012 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Ferrari Ki Sawaari"; Music Director: Pritam; Lyricist: Swanand Kirkire, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Guru Thakur, Satyanshu Singh, Devanshu Singh; Singers: Sonu Nigam, Rana Majumdar, Aishwarya Nigam and Ashish, Urmila Dhangar, Shaan, ... Read more...
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Himachal governor vows to check corruption
March 9th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 9 (IANS) The 29-day budget session of the Himachal Pradesh assembly began here Friday with Governor Urmila Singh reiterating the government's commitment to accountability.Addressing the legislators, she said ... Read more...
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Himachal fair to fairer sex (March 8 is International Women’s Day)
March 7th, 2012 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 7 (IANS) Call it a coincidence, but many top slots in the Himachal Pradesh administration are occupied by women.Be it the gubernatorial chair held by Urmila Singh ... Read more...
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Himachal cabinet expanded for second time(Lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Thursday expanded his council of ministers by inducting Khimi Ram, a former state BJP unit chief, as a ... Read more...
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Himachal cabinet expanded
February 23rd, 2012 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Thursday expanded his council of ministers by inducting Khimi Ram, former BJP state unit chief, as cabinet minister.With ... Read more...
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Himachal budget March 19
February 13th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, who also holds the finance portfolio, will present the state's budget in the assembly March 19, an official ... Read more...
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Himachal Lokayukta will be strengthened, says new chief
February 3rd, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 3 (IANS) An effective Lokayukta system would be shortly put in place in Himachal Pradesh, the state's new Lokayukta Justice (retd) L.S. Panta said here Friday."The office ... Read more...
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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...
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Himachal braves cold, marks Republic Day
January 26th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 26 (IANS) Braving bone-biting cold, people Thursday celebrated Republic Day across Himachal Pradesh, where temperatures dipped to minus in many places.Governor Urmila Singh unfurled the national flag at ... Read more...
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Three arrested for kidnapping child
January 18th, 2012 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) A 37-year-old woman was nabbed for kidnapping a three-year-old boy and passing on the child to her niece who was childless, police said Tuesday. The ... Read more...
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Himachal accident toll rises to 15 (Lead)
January 13th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 13 (IANS) The deaths in a road accident in the interiors of Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district has risen to 15, officials here said Friday.A state roadways bus carrying ... Read more...
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80 houses gutted in Himachal (Second Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 24 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government announced a relief of Rs.200,000 to around 60 families whose houses were gutted in a devastating fire at a remote village in ... Read more...
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Old Himachal fair goes from livestock to gadgets
November 14th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Rampur (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 14 (IANS) Once a centre of barter trade with Tibet, the 400-year-old Lavi Fair here has undergone a sea change, with rural people's changing lifestyles and ... Read more...
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Week-long Kullu Dussehra festivity begins
October 6th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Oct 6 (IANS) It's literally a divine gathering! More than 200 gods and goddesses of the Kullu Valley 'congregated' in this Himachal Pradesh town Thursday to participate ... Read more...
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Woman set ablaze in Uttar Pradesh
August 31st, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 31 (IANS) A woman was set afire by her neighbours in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district over a land dispute, police said Wednesday. The woman was said to be ... Read more...
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Telugu film ‘Vanaja’ housefull at Locarno fest
August 7th, 2011 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Locarno (Switzerland), Aug 6 (IANS) After travelling to 32 film festivals, Telugu film "Vanaja", a tale of a 15-year-old girl's dream of becoming a world class Kuchipudi dancer, was screened ... Read more...
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Moving beyond mere travellers’ tales (Feature, IANS Books)
July 28th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The core of travel writing may not have changed much over the centuries, but an emerging breed of travel writers, both Indians and others, ... Read more...
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Modernise state election commissions: Himachal governor
June 28th, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 27 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Governor Urmila Singh Monday stressed on providing adequate funds for modernisation of the state election commissions.Inaugurating the 15th all-India conference of state election commissioners ... Read more...
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21 election commissioners to discuss reforms
June 26th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 26 (IANS) Election commissioners from 21 states will gather here to discuss electoral reforms, an official said Sunday.The commissioners will participate in the 15th all-India conference that will ... Read more...
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Himachal governor enjoys magic show
June 19th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 19 (IANS) Renowned magician Samrat Shankar Sunday performed for Himachal Pradesh Governor Urmila Singh, an official statement said here.The governor witnessed the magic show at the historical Gaiety ... Read more...
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Himachal’s special athletes to attend Athens meet
June 6th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 6 (IANS) Five special children from Himachal Pradesh will participate in an athletics meet to be held in Athens later this month, an official said here Monday.Pawan ... Read more...
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Pleasant weather ahead of IPL match in Dharamsala
May 21st, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 21 (IANS) Pleasent weather will welcome cricket fans for the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Kings XI Punjab and Deccan Chargers in the hilly town of ... Read more...
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10 Delhi residents killed in Himachal accident (Lead)
May 16th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 16 (IANS) Ten residents of Delhi, who were on a trip to Himachal Pradesh, were killed when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a 250-foot ... Read more...
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11 Delhi residents killed in Himachal accident
May 16th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 16 (IANS) Eleven residents of Delhi, who were on a trip to Himachal Pradesh, were killed when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a 250-foot ... Read more...
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Arunachal chief minister’s death mourned
May 4th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Leaders across the country Wednesday mourned the death of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu in a helicopter crash.Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan, who served briefly ... Read more...
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Suicide or harassment? Woman jumps to death in mall
April 28th, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 28 (IANS) A young woman committed suicide by jumping from the third floor of a shopping mall here, police said Thursday, citing marital discord and ruling out her ... Read more...
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Sai Baba’s life inspired people: Sonia Gandhi
April 24th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday expressed her condolences to the devotees of Sathya Sai Baba who passed away earlier in the day."I am pained ... Read more...
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Tourism, horticulture top priorities: Himachal governor
February 28th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 28 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Governor Urmila Singh Monday said promotion of tourism and horticulture, tapping of hydropower and protecting the environment were the priorities of the state government."The area under ... Read more...
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