Everything you need to know about Nishan Nagar Baddi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Nishan Nagar Baddi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Baddi (Himachal Pradesh), May 25 (IANS) Expressing concern over the declining standards of higher education, President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday called for identifying at least one department in each university that could be made a centre of excellence.
Baddi (Himachal Pradesh), May 25 (IANS) Expressing concern over the declining standards of higher education, President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday called for identifying at least one department in each university that could be made a centre of excellence.
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who is paying a two-day official visit to Pakistan from Wednesday, will be conferred Nishan-e-Pakistan - the country's highest honour.
Chennai, March 31 (IANS) "Nadigayin Diary", a dubbed Tamil version of Malayalam movie "Climax", based on the controversial life of late actress Silk Smitha, is not dirty, director Anil asserted and added that it is as an emotional story.
Shimla, March 21 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh are set to roll out a red carpet for entrepreneurs.
Shimla, March 18 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh are set to roll out a red carpet for entrepreneurs.
Shimla, Mar 1 (IANS) Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh is at the receiving end of the opposition's ire, thanks to the seeming indifference of the railway ministry towards Himachal Pradesh in allocating new projects.
Shimla, Feb 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has demanded setting up of new rail projects, especially in its industrial belt of Baddi-Barotiwala, besides expediting ongoing rail projects, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said here Monday.
Shimla, Feb 8 (IANS) Hoping to boost an economy largely dependent on tourism, horticulture and hydropower, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his colleagues are lobbying hard with New Delhi to get central projects and schemes, particularly dealing with infrastructure and connectivity, sanctioned for the state.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) A 23-year-old Delhi Police constable was shot and assaulted by his childhood friend after an argument over a petty issue, police said Thursday.
Shimla, Jan 26 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Saturday congratulated London Olympic silver medallist shooter Vijay Kumar, who belongs to the state, for being chosen for the Padma Shri award.
Jaipur, Jan 26 (IANS) Leading political psychologist, scholar and social scientist Ashis Nandy clarified Saturday that he did not mean to hurt the sentiments of the country's disempowered groups with his comment about the equalizing force of corruption and that the scourge was rampant among the backward and Dalit communities as well.
Shimla, Jan 16 (IANS) Electrical equipment major Havells India Wednesday announced doubling production at its manufacturing facility in Himachal Pradesh, a company official said.
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Thursday said the central government has approved Rs.22,800 crore in the Twelfth Five-Year Plan as allocation for the state.
Lucknow, Dec 24 (IANS) A depressed senior bank official shot dead his wife and daughter and critically injured his young son and himself here Monday, police said.
Shimla, Dec 22 (IANS) Ahead of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting Saturday to elect Himachal Pradesh's next chief minister, one of the party's newly elected legislators has gone underground after being booked in a murder case.
Ahmedabad, Dec. 17 (ANI): After a record 70 percent voting in the first phase, around 69 to 70 percent polling was recorded in the second and last phase of the Gujarat assembly elections on Monday.
Ahmedabad, Dec. 17 (ANI): An average of 56 percent voting has been recorded till 3 p.m. in the second and final phase of Gujarat assembly elections in the remaining 95 constituencies on Monday.
Ahmedabad, Dec 17 (IANS) The people of Gujarat will vote in a BJP government for a third consecutive term, Chief Minister Narendra Modi said confidently as the second and final phase of assembly elections were held Monday.
Ahmedabad, Dec 17 (ANI): An average of 21 percent voting has been recorded in the first three hours of the second phase of Gujarat assembly elections in remaining 95 constituencies.
Robertsonpet (Karnataka), Nov.23 (ANI): Residents of towns and villages in Karnataka's Robertsonpet region where the now defunct Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) staged a protest on Friday against the reported proposal of turning the abandoned pits into a site to dump nuclear waste.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Nov.19 (ANI): At least seven people were killed and 30 others injured after a water tank that was overdue for maintenance, collapsed here early on Monday.
Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) There were reasons why Bollywood celebrities queued up to call on Bal Thackeray when the Shiv Sena supremo lay in a critical condition before he breathed his last Saturday. He was always with them, for them in their times of need.
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Many members of Residents' Welfare Associations (RWAs) in Delhi Friday responded with anger to Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit's statement asking people to pay their power bills or face disconnection of electricity.
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) A couple in their early 50s was found murdered in their home in west Delhi, police said Wednesday.
Chandigarh, Oct 17 (IANS) With Punjab Police failing to trace a minor girl who was allegedly kidnapped from Punjab's Faridkot town last month, the Congress Wednesday questioned Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's silence over the issue.
Shimla, Oct 7 (IANS) Ahead of Nov 4 assembly polls, Himachal Pradesh Sunday shifted two district-level officers on the directions of the Election Commission, an official said.
Faridkot (Punjab), Oct 1 (IANS) Traders downed shutters and locals took to the streets Monday in Punjab's Faridkot town to protest Punjab Police's failure to act over the kidnapping of a teenaged girl by a local gangster last week.
Shimla, Sep 18 (IANS) The transporters at a prominent industrial hub in Himachal Pradesh have increased freight charges by over five percent following last week's hike in diesel price, a representative said Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Aug.19 (ANI): Incessant rains in and around Odisha capital Bhubaneswar have resulted in flash floods crippling normal life.
Kullu, Aug 15 (IANS) Pistol shooter Vijay Kumar was Wednesday honoured by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal for winning an Olympic silver medal.
Oak Creek (Wisconsin, USA), Aug.13 (ANI): Hundreds of people from around the country gathered on Sunday at the Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, for the first public service there since a white supremacist gunned down six people in the same place exactly a week earlier.
Shimla, July 11 (IANS) French cosmetics giant L'Oreal has shown keen interest in setting up a facility in Himachal Pradesh, the first in north India, state Industries Minister Kishan Kapoor said here Wednesday.
Chandigarh, July 3 (ANI): Over sixty residents have reportedly fallen ill in the Vikas Nagar area of the city due to the outbreak of diarrhoea, resulting from contaminated drinking water.
BJP leaders paid emotional tribute to Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, the founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh on his martyrdom day.
Shimla, June 12 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is inviting private investments in the food processing industry, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Tuesday.
Jaipur, June 5 (IANS) Police in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh town are looking for parents of an infant girl who was found abandoned at a bus stand Monday evening barely two days after her birth, officials said Tuesday.
London, June 1 (IANS) About 40 Sri Lankans, due to have been deported from Britain on a charter flight Thursday, have had their removal orders overturned. Most of them are said to be Tamils.
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) Works of noted subcontinental Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, globally recognised as one who believed in social reform and devoted his poetry to the uplift of humanity, has now been translated into German.
Jaipur, May 25 (IANS) An officer of a government-run milk production plant here was suspended while the services of two private labour contractors were scrapped Friday, a day after at least seven child labourers, all aged below 14 years, were found handling heavy machinery at the plant, officials said.
Shimla, May 12 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee may have been out of active politics for almost eight years, but that has not dented Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal's devotion.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The body of a 33-year-old videographer was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his home in west Delhi's Kirti Nagar Thursday morning, police said, adding he was depressed over his poor financial condition, they said.
Shimla, May 6 (IANS) Greens are upbeat after the Himachal Pradesh High Court handed out what they term "environmental justice" by fining a corporate house Rs.100 crore for violating the law and fraudulently setting up a cement plant and a thermal power plant.
Shimla, April 30 (IANS) To check frequent sale and purchase of a piece of commercial land in Himachal Pradesh, the government should impose a moratorium for 10 years, says a commission appointed by the state government.
Chandigarh, April 17 (IANS) A woman was allegedly strangulated to death by her husband in Punjab's Tarn Taran district as he was upset that she had given birth to three daughters, police said.
Chandigarh, April 3 (IANS) Indorama Industries, which claims to be the largest producer of polyester in the world, Tuesday said that it is investing Rs.1,000 crore at its new plant in Himachal Pradesh's industrial town of Baddi.
Baddi (Himachal Pradesh), March 29 (IANS) Healthcare management company Panacea Biotec has commissioned an oncology unit in this Himachal Pradesh industrial town.
Internationally acclaimed Suraj Kund Crafts Mela saw the dawn on February 1, 2012, and is on its extreme height now. This is the 26th time Haryana tourism is proudly hosting this mela.
Islamabad, Jan 21 (ANI): Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kiyani has told President Asif Ali Zardari to keep NATO supplies blocked till parliament takes a decision on it.
Islamabad, Oct 25(ANI): The Pakistan Government has bestowed the highest civil award of Nishan-I-Imtiaz and the title of "Maadar-I-Jamhooriyat" (mother of democracy) posthumously on former first lady Begum Nusrat Bhutto, in recognition of her services to the cause of democracy in the country.
Lahore, Aug 15(ANI): The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has demanded that Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry take suo motu notice of former Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer's murder case, just as he had taken the notice of the unarmed boy, Sarfaraz Shah's killing by Rangers in Karachi.
Lahore, Aug 15(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has conferred the Nishan-e-Imtiaz on former Punjab governor Salman Taseer for his services to the country.
Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand)/ Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 28 (ANI): Incessant rains have caused flash floods in Uttar Pradesh's Bahriach district, crippling normal life.
Ludhiana, June 22 (ANI): Banana cultivation is gaining popularity among the farmers in Punjab, as it is considered a viable and alternate crop than the typical wheat and rice.
New Delhi, Apr 12 (ANI): A bomb, exploded in a house in New Delhi's Jamia Nagar, area this evening.
Solapur (Maharashtra), March 7 (ANI): At least three people died and about 120 had to be hospitalised as they reportedly drank contaminated water in Maharashtra's Solapur district here.
New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): Four persons including two the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were killed and eight injured last night when a private bus rammed into a van carrying the personnel in south Delhi.
Yuba City (California) Nov 2 (ANI): Over a million Sikhs from across the United States took part in the 30th annual Sikh Parade at Yuba City in California on Sunday.
Shimla, June 21 (ANI): Rampant smuggling of maple tree wood through border areas of Tibet and China in Himachal Pradesh state has become a serious cause of concern for residents in Himachal Pradesh.
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Three people were killed and three more injured when a speeding car lost control and rammed into two auto rickshaws in the capital early Saturday, police said.
Shimla, May 20 (IANS) Four armed men Wednesday looted a bank in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district, the police said.
Ghaziabad, May 4 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Monday attacked the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government saying it had tried to divide Hindus and Muslims by constituting the Sachar Committee for counting their numbers.
Panchkula (Haryana), April 26 (IANS) The Haryana police is conducting raids at various places to nab miscreants who waylaid family members of a district chief of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and kept them hostage for nearly three hours here.
Shimla, April 10 (IANS) Food products major Nestle India wants to set up a food and beverage manufacturing unit in Himachal Pradesh, according to a senior government official.
Amritsar, Feb.28 (ANI): The tradition of installing the 'Nishan Sahib,' or the flag pole carrying the Sikh flag that was started by the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, is still alive in all Gurdwaras in and around the world.
Wagah, Jan 9 (ANI): The ongoing transporters' strike affected the cross border trade with Pakistan, as goods worth thousands of rupees lie at Wagah in Punjab, waiting to be transported to Pakistan.
Ahmedabad, Jan 3 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday visited the India-Pakistan border at Banaskantha and interacted with security personnel.
Shimla, Dec 26 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government's decision not to allot power and land to the public sector Steel Authority of India (SAIL) for setting up a plant in the state has run into trouble with residents of the area where the facility was to have come up launching an indefinite agitation Friday.
Shimla, Dec 25 (IANS) Dabur India Ltd, with business interest in healthcare, personal care and food products, has got the green signal from the Himachal Pradesh government to set up another medicine manufacturing unit in the state, a senior official said here Thursday.
Ghaziabad, Dec 22 (IANS) The Ghaziabad police Monday claimed to have shot dead two criminals allegedly involved in the Rs.3.5 million heist at an ICICI Bank branch here last week, officials said.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 17 (IANS) A court in Orissa Wednesday granted bail to a journalist who was arrested by the police Dec 7 for writing an allegedly inflammatory book on the recent communal violence in Kandhamal district.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 17 (IANS) The Orissa Human Rights Commission has sought a report within two weeks from the state government on the arrest of a journalist for writing a book on the recent communal violence in Kandhamal district.
Lenin Kumar Roy, the editor of Nishan, a Left oriented quarterly magazine published from Bhubaneshwar (Orissa state in India) was arrested on December 7
Mohali (Punjab), Dec 14 (IANS) Besides grappling with the global economic meltdown that has crippled industries all across the world, industrial units in Punjab's Mohali district have also to cope with one more crisis - prolonged power cuts.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 11 (IANS) Rights activists, journalists and writers sported black badges and gagged their mouth Thursday as they staged a sit-in outside the official residence of the Orissa governor here to protest the arrest of a journalist for writing a book on the recent violence in Kandhamal.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 10 (IANS) Rights activists, authors and others have come together in Orissa to oppose the arrest of a journalist for writing a book on violence in Kandhamal that police say is provocative and intended to disturb communal harmony.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 8 (IANS) Three people, including a journalist, have been detained here for allegedly printing and circulating an inflammatory book on the communal violence that Orissa witnessed in August and September, police said Monday.
Shimla, Dec 8 (IANS) Uncertainty continues to dog state-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd's steel plant project in Himachal Pradesh - SAIL's first in northern India - with the state turning down the company's proposal to shift the location of the plant.
Baddi (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 30 (IANS) Describing its business model as 'recession resilient', fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) major Amway India Enterprises Sunday expressed confidence that its turnover would reach Rs.25 billion by 2012 from the present Rs.10 billion.
Shimla, Nov 29 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may not be going to the general elections next year under the leadership of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, but his name still echoes in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh.
Baddi (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 24 (IANS) Concerned over unscientific disposal of hazardous waste by industries, the Himachal Pradesh government Monday launched a waste treatment plant at a cost of Rs.340 million at the state's industrial hub, Baddi in Solan district.
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Polling in the Rajinder Nagar assembly constituency in central Delhi has been countermanded following the death of sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator and candidate Puran Chand Yogi Sunday morning, an election official said.
Shimla, Nov 9 (IANS) The future of the state-owned steel company's first steel plant in north India - in Himachal Pradesh - is clouded by uncertainty.
Shimla, Oct 17 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Friday signed an agreement with the Container Corporation of India (Concor) for setting up a container freight station and inland container depot in Solan district.
Mohali (Punjab), Oct 12 (IANS) Hit by a compulsory 48-hour power cut per week, many units in the the Mohali industrial area of Punjab have shifted out their bases to other states, and some others are likely to follow suit.
New Delhi, Oct.10 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has asked all "like-minded parties" in Andhra Pradesh to unite for the creation of a separate Telangana state.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Eminent lawyer Ram Jethamalani said Monday he would have loved to defend the two Jamia Milia University students arrested on charges of instigating terror attacks but can't because of his failing health.
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) It's the last weekend before Eid, which will be celebrated Oct 2, and Durga Puja, that starts the following weekend. The city, still reeling under the shock of yet another blast Saturday, is just not in the mood for merrymaking and shopping - something that is an integral part of the festivities.
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) It's the last weekend before Eid, which will be celebrated Oct 2, and Durga Puja, that starts the following weekend. The city, still reeling under the shock of yet another blast Saturday, is just not in the mood for merrymaking and shopping - something that is an integral part of the festivities.
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