Rain in Himachal brings down mercury
IANS | 14 Oct 2014, 10:58 AMShimla: The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday saw drop in temperature due to rainfall.The state capital recorded a low of 8.8 degrees Celsius, a fall from Monday's 12.3
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Two couples from Haryana's popular political families slug it out
PTI | 12 Oct 2014, 3:57 PMChandigarh: Among the over 1,000 contestants in the fray for the October 15 Haryana polls are two couples from bigwig families who are slugging it out for their political
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No exchange of sweets at Attari-Wagah on Eid
IANS | 06 Oct 2014, 8:01 PMAttari (Punjab): In an unprecedented move, border guards of India and Pakistan Monday did not exchange greetings and sweets at the Attari-Wagah joint check post (JCP) on the
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Punjab govt to launch scheme for toilets in rural areas
PTI | 05 Oct 2014, 6:42 PMKambo (Amritsar): Aiming to ensure better sanitation and hygiene, Punjab government would lauch a new programme for constructing a toilet in every rural house. Chief Minister
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Live and let live: Himachal court bans animal sacrifice
IANS | 03 Oct 2014, 11:36 AMShimla: Live and let live. This idiom has summed up the landmark 110-page humane judgment of the Himachal Pradesh High Court that banned the age-old tradition prevailing in most
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Najma Heptulla launches 'Swachh Bharat' mission
PTI | 02 Oct 2014, 10:54 PMShimla: Union Minister for Minority affairs, Dr Najma Heptulla today launched ‘Swachh Bharat' mission from Mahatma Gandhi's statue at historic Ridge Maidan here this
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Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched in Punjab, Haryana
PTI | 02 Oct 2014, 1:34 PMChandigarh: To make ‘Swachh Bharat Mission' a people's movement, officials, activists and citizens across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh today launched a cleanliness drive on
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Vaccine for cervical cancer to cost about Rs. 100: Abdul Kalam
PTI | 30 Sep 2014, 7:26 PMChandigarh: Work is on to develop a vaccine to contain prevalence of cervical cancer among women, especially in rural and tribal areas, former President APJ Abdul Kalam said
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Bhagat Singh's sister passes away in Canada
IANS | 29 Sep 2014, 6:37 PMChandigarh: Parkash Kaur, the younger sister of revolutionary and freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, has died in Canada, a family member said here Monday.Kaur, 96, was the only
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Sikh leaders share ideas with Modi on Punjab
IANS | 29 Sep 2014, 1:04 PMNew York: Sikh community leaders from the United States and Canada shared Saturday evening ideas with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on how they could work together on matters
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Tourism awards: HP for adventure; Gujarat for tourism destination
PTI | 27 Sep 2014, 8:17 PMShimla: Himachal Pradesh today bagged the award for excellence in promoting and popularising adventure tourism while Gujarat took home the trophy for being the best tourism
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Mohan Bhagwat inaugurates new office building of RSS in Ludhiana
PTI | 25 Sep 2014, 12:52 PMLudhiana: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday called for expansion and consolidation of the outfit's work of preserving country's heritage and
