NAHAN: Under the campaign launched by Paonta police since last month against the illegal mining, Mr V. S. Thakur, Dy S. P. Paonta last evening raided Sataun area and challaned four vehicles under mining act and recovered a fine of rupees 35 thousand of rupees. When contacted, Mr Thakur told this correspondent that two trucks [...]

declared by the Committee of experts today. Chandigarh Tourism, in association with Chandigarh Lalit Kala Academy had held the four series on all four Sundays of April. The venues were Sukhna Lake, Leisure Valley, Rock Garden and Rose Garden respectively. Artists of all age groups from the tricity enthusiastically participated in the event. Overall, 476 [...]

Chandigarh: STEPS, under the aegis of Chandigarh Tourism, in association with Photography Society of Chandigarh, held the “FLORAL MYSTIQUE”, an exhibition of Photographic art by Dinesh Verma, an amateur photographer. The exhibition was inaugurated today by Mr. Vivek Atray, Director Tourism & Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration, at Exhibition Hall, Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector [...]

Chandigarh: To maintain the eco balance of Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh Administration has prohibited the performing of religious ceremonies and rituals at Sukhna Lake. Sukhna Lake was declared as Silence Zone by the Administration on January 19, 2005. District Magistrate, Mr. R.K. Rao issued the prohibition orders under section 144 CrPC, here today. This prohibition would [...]

Bijender Sharma writes: Human Rights groups have condemned Lhasa’s Intermediate People’s Court’s arbitrary decision for sentencing 30 Tibetans for their alleged involvement in the series of peaceful protests in Tibet last month. Thirty Tibetans were sentenced to imprisonment ranging from three years to life imprisonment, Chinese state media Xinhua reported on 29 April. His Holiness [...]

Shimla:  Anurag S/o Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, village Samirpur of district Hamirpur filed his nomination papers for 4-Hamirpur Parliamentary Constituency as BJP candidate before Ms. Nandita Gupta, Returning Officer at Hamirpur today in the presence of Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, Jai Ram Thakur, State BJP President, Satpal Jain, Incharge State BJP, O.P. Dhankad, [...]

Bijender Sharma writes: Tibetans staged a peaceful protest in Darlag County, Golog “TAP”, Qinghai Province, according to information received by the Dharmshala based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD). Tibetan people from Ponkor Toema and Mema Townships in Darlag County staged a peaceful protest by pulling down a Chinese national flag and replacing [...]

Bijender Sharma writes: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) today released figures of deaths, injured and imprisoned Tibetans following China’s brutal crackdown of Tibetan protesters in the aftermath of March 10 peaceful protests. The figures are based on information from various sources including Chinese state-run media. There have been 203 cases of deaths, more than 1,000 [...]

NAHAN: Today five houses were completely gutted in Bela village in Bikram Bagh Panchyat under Nahan sub division. Kala Amb police sources confirmed that all the house hold articles including food grain, cloths and jewellary were reduced to ashes as flames suddenly engulfed five houses in the village. The loss to the families has been [...]

NAHAN: Four person were injured, one of them seriously when two motorcycles had a head on collision in Kala Amb today. Kala Amb resident Anil Kumar rider of motorcycle [HP 18A 4516] was referred to PGI Chandigarh this evening in critical condition. Three injured person Ravi Kumar a Haryana resident, rider of motorcycle [HP 18 [...]

NAHAN : Over one hundred Ayurvedic pharmacists today took out a protest rally at Paonta demanding recognization to their SCVT diplomas. Shouting slogans, the rally started from the Badripur and went up to the office of SDM Paonta through main market of Paonta Sahib. A deputation of agitating pharmacists met SDM and submitted their memorandum [...]

Chandigarh: CITCO’s Board of Director’s applauded Chandigarh Industrial & Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO) for surging ahead with exponential increase in its profit of 1835 lacs for the financial year 2007-08 by surpassing all previous records, in a meeting held under the Chairmanship of UT Home cum Finance Secretary, Mr. Sanjay Kumar. According to Managing Director, [...]

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Administration has decided to shift the operation of all incoming and outgoing bus service towards Shimla, Nahan and Patiala side from ISBT-17 to ISBT 43. This would be effective from May 1. Notification in this regard was issued today.

Shimla: V.S. Kokje, Governor and Chairman of Himachal Pradesh Red Cross Society emphasized the need for association of public in promotion of Red Cross Activities in the Pradesh especially the youth with a view to acquaint them with their social and moral responsibilities. He was presiding over the Annual General Meeting of the H.P. Red [...]