Shimla: Holding a mirror to the higher judiciary, eminent jurist VR Krishna Iyer, a retired Supreme Court judge here stated that long past the colonial era, judiciary had failed in its duty to deliver justice to the common man.
With Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishanan sitting on the dais, the nonagenarian justice Iyer speaking [...]

Shimla: There were a record over 1.14 crore tourists who visited the state in 2009, which was more than 17 percent from the previous year. The states current population is projected to be only 70.29 lakhs.
In response to a question by Kaul Singh (congress), during question hour chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal let the legislative [...]

Shimla: A meeting between chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman planning commission at Delhi today firmed up the 2010-11 annual plan for Himachal at Rs 3000 crore.

The plan size has been increased by 11 percent over last year’s plan of Rs 2700, providing additional Rs 300 crore for the new [...]

Chamba: Hundreds of people from Churah valley marched into Chamba town with banners, demanding suspension of four corrupt gram panchayat pradhans and dismissal of congress MLA Surinder Kumar Bhardwaj, whom the protesters alleged was responsible for shielding the corrupt practices of the pradhans. A big section of the society submitted a memorandum addressed to the [...]

Shimla: Mohit Chauhan bags Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer in male category for Masakalli (Delhi 6) on 27th February, 2010.
Mohit, the well known singer for his romantic and unique deep voice, started his career singing with the band Silk Route. They bagged many awards for their song ‘Dooba Dooba’ of their first album ‘Boondein’.
Recently [...]

Shimla: Marking the achievements of the BJP governments second year into the term, Governor Urmila Singh in her budget session inaugural address counted increasing road connectivity for villages, scaling up reservation for women in Panchayati Raj Insitutions and putting farm labs to use in conducting soil health conditions as the high points.
At open of [...]

Girls smear with colors as they celebrate Holi, the Indian festival of colors, in the northern hill town of Shimla on Sunday. The tradition of Holi heralds the beginning of spring and will be celebrated all over India on March 1st.

Shimla: A love tale gone horribly wrong ended in gory murder for the bright and budding IIT textile engineer girl student while her lover was tracked down in a train faces murder charges.
Superintendent police RM Sharma, giving details about the murder said, “Garuv Verma, a 22 year old 3rd year student at IIT Rorkee who [...]

जी हाँ यह प्रश्न मेरे सामने ठीक उसी तरह आया जिस तरह सचिन की दोहरे शतक में 25 तेज चौके आये थे. ममता बनर्जी दिन में रेल बजट पेश करके रात को मेरे सहपाठी संजय बरागटा के सवाल पर नाराज होकर कार्यक्रम से उठ कर जा चुकी थीं लेकिन दक्षिणी अफ्रीका अभी भी [...]

Shimla: Himachal’s pride Priety Zinta recently revealed in her social networking website that she’ll not disappoint her fans more and will again make an entry with a bang after IPL ends into the movies.
Zinta who owns Kings XI Punjab team, at present prioritise her game over acting and wishes to put in all her energies [...]

Shimla: Purva Rana (in Centre) of Dharamshala was today crowned as Pantaloons Femina Miss Himachal by Shriya Kishore, Pantaloons Femina Miss India Earth 2009.
Vinni Ghazata (in Right) was First Runners-Up and Sukriti Bhardwaj was crowned as Second Runners-Up at the Gaiety Theatre, Shimla.
(Photo by Amit Kanwar)

Shimla: Setting out an ambitious target of making Himachal High Court a one year pendency court, incoming new chief justice Kurian Joseph on Saturday declared that the court would have Green Bench which would specifically deal with environmental issues.

Talking to the media, he said within 10 days of assuming office here, parameters had been laid [...]

Shimla: About a year has passed when Aman Kachroo was ragged and beaten to death ddby four seniors of Rajender Prasad Medical College, Tanda, Kangra. But the family still waits to hear about the incident from the college.
Sinead Kachroo told My Himachal News, “I would appreciate at least a letter from the school. As yet, [...]

Shimla: Dust on the controversy over setting up the country’s first Himalayan Ski Village (HSV) around hills of Manali is yet to settle, for the promoters are contesting the government cancellation notice saying that it is totally in error and in continuation of a politically motivated charade.
At the same time highly placed government sources revealed [...]

Shimla: Police have arrested five people in connection with the clash on Sunday evening between members of ‘Saal Ghaati Bachao Sangharsh Morcha’ and contractors of a small hydro power project on Hul stream in Chamba district that had left five people injured.
District police superintendent Madusudhan over phone disclosed that the five persons arrested for the [...]

Shimla:Leaders of the two communities in Nerwa, where communal tension had flared up on Friday, on persuasion from the district administration sat together and decided to bury the hatchet on Sunday.
District magistrate JS Rana, who had been camping in Nerwa since Friday said, “efforts to bring about communal harmony did result in getting members of [...]

Shimla: In protest of a cow slaughter at a village in Nerwa on Thursday, right wing organizations with support of BJP and VHP enforced a complete half day bandh in the city that passed off without any untoward incident.
Shops on The Mall, the city’s main shopping street had their shutters down till 2 pm. Other [...]

Shimla:Communal tension prevailed in villages around Nerwa in Chopal tehsil of Shimla district after members of the majority community set a mosque on fire, partially damaging it on Friday morning.
More than 1,000 people gathered early in Nerwa bazaar (about 110 Km from here) after it became known that a cow had been slaughtered in a [...]