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Vaishno Devi Yatra to resume tomorrow

jammu, Sept. 13 -- The pilgrimage to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in the Trikuta hills will resume from Sunday, 19 days after it was suspended following the death of 34 pilgrims in a landslide ne... Read More


IMD issues heavy rainfall alert in four HP districts

Dharamshala, Sept. 13 -- With heavy rainfall expected in parts of Himachal Pradesh, the India meteorological department's (IMD) Shimla office has sounded an alert for Saturday in Mandi, Shimla, Solan ... Read More


Man held for killing woman, her 2 children in Ramban

JAMMU, Sept. 13 -- A resident of Bihar was arrested for allegedly killing a woman and her two children in Ramban district, police said on Friday. The matter came to light when police received informat... Read More


65 houses damaged in Poonch, Ramban due to land subsidence

JAMMU, Sept. 13 -- Following incessant rains in August this year that left a trail of death and destruction across Jammu region, land subsidence has damaged over 65 houses in two villages in Poonch an... Read More


Crackdown on rotten meat sale in Srinagar, six FIRs registered

Srinagar, Sept. 13 -- Police on Saturday registered six cases against dealers involved in the sale of rotten meat and made huge recoveries of rotten meat. Police said that acting swiftly on the report... Read More


No fresh protests, but security heightened in Doda; prohibitory orders still in place

JAMMU, Sept. 13 -- Amid tight security arrangements and restrictions, Friday prayers passed off peacefully in Doda district where an uneasy calm prevailed since September 8 when the administration sla... Read More


J&K speaker issues show-cause notice to PDP MLA Para

Srinagar, Sept. 13 -- The J&K legislative speaker, Abdul Rahim Rather, has issued a show-cause notice to the PDP legislative party leader and legislator, Pulwama, Waheed ur Rehman Para for his post on... Read More


Detection of dwarf virus in Kangra, Sirmaur dists raises concern among paddy growers

Dharamshala, Sept. 13 -- The southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus (SRBSDV) has been detected in several paddy-growing pockets of Himachal Pradesh's Kangra and Sirmaur districts, raising concern am... Read More


Agnihotri to Patil: Jal shakti dept suffered Rs.4,000-cr loss in 3 yrs

Dharamshala, Sept. 13 -- Himachal deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri met the Union minister of water resources CR Patil in Delhi on Friday and reported about the losses the jal shakti vibhag suffe... Read More


CM inaugurates robotic surgery at Tanda hospital

Dharamshala, Sept. 13 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu virtually inaugurated the robotic surgery facility at cost of Rs.30 crore at Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, in Kan... Read More