Everything you need to know about Panwar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Panwar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Shimla, May 15 (IANS) Shimla Deputy Mayor Tikender Panwar Wednesday met officials of the urban development ministry in New Delhi and sought liberal assistance to maintain the glory of the Queen of Hills, as Shimla was fondly called by the British.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Dalit activists Friday joined Delhi University (DU) teachers in protesting against the four-year undergraduate course, saying it will discourage students from economically and socially marginalised sections.
New Delhi, Apr. 27 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee conferred one 'Kirti Chakra' and twelve 'Shaurya Chakras' to armed forces personnel for displaying conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty at a solemn ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here on Saturday.
New Delhi, Apr. 10 (ANI): Lalit K. Panwar, an IAS officer of 1979 batch Rajasthan cadre, assumed charge of Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs here on Wednesday.
Shimla, April 7 (IANS) To mark World Health Day, a group of 60 cyclists Sunday set out for an expedition in the 'Queen of Hills', as Shimla was fondly called by the British.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee gave away 54 Padma awards at a function in the Darbar hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan here Friday.
Shimla, March 29 (IANS) The era of freebies is over for the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) - at least during the the two Indian Premier League-6 (IPL-6) matches in the state in May. At the bottom line, it's to do with politics.
Greater Noida, March 17 (IANS) Uzbekistan's Muradian Khalmuratov shot to fame by winning gold in the 156.2 km men's elite race on the concluding day of the Hero Asian Cycling Championships here Sunday.
Baba Gang Nath Munirka Boxing Academy performed and achieved a great accomplishment in Inter College Boxing Championship held at Indira Gandhi Stadium in Delhli. The Boxing championship has begins from 4th March where participants performed their skill and punch.
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) The 3.6 percent growth rate achieved by the farm sector during the 11th Plan with overflowing granaries, sizable increase in farm export and encouraging estimates of Rabi crops made the finance minister "complacent" towards the agriculture sector in his budget, a farm leader said Friday.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The cabinet Thursday okayed a hike in the sugarcane price that mills are required to pay to farmers to Rs.210 per quintal - a rise of Rs.40 - for the year starting October 2013.
Shimla, Jan 19 (IANS) The 'Queen of Hills', as this popular destination is fondly called, Saturday woke to a heavy snow blanket, snapping power and electricity supplies.
Greater Noida, Dec 10 (IANS) Cyclist Pannasenko Nikita of Kazakhstan managed to edge past German Plarre Matthias in a photo-finish to win the final leg of the Tour de India at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) here, also emerging the overall winner with 16 points.
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) With the government yet to announce its minimum support price for wheat, farmers in wheat?growing states, especially Punjab and Haryana, have not yet begun sowing the crop though the conditions are ideal now, said a farmers' representative.
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) With their demand for Rs.300 per quintal pricing for sugarcane still unmet and sugar mills yet to start crushing operations, sugarcane farmers in Uttar Pradesh are an unhappy lot ahead of Diwali, said a farmers' representative.
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) With input prices having increased, sugarcane farmers, especially in the major producing states of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, are hopeful of getting their demanded rate of Rs.300 per quintal for sugarcane, a farmers body official said Saturday.
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Nearly 37 percent of candidates for the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls have never filed income tax returns, says a think-tank.
Agartala, Oct 18 (IANS) State-owned India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) will set up a three-star category hotel in Tripura, the third of its kind in the northeast region, officials said here Thursday.
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Cookies, vegetarian 'mock duck', Parsi 'malai kulfi' and much more -- chefs have put together interesting recipes for those observing the nine-day Navratri fast.
Shimla, Oct 9 (IANS) An ultra-luxury housing project being constructed by DLF in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday came under attack of the CPI-M, which demanded a CBI probe into clearances granted to the realtor by the state BJP government.
Shimla, Sep 20 (IANS) The shutdown called by the opposition against the central government's economic measures Thursday got a partial response in the BJP-ruled Himachal Pradesh with buses and trains running normally.
Shimla, Sep 20 (IANS) Commercial establishments were closed in parts of Himachal Pradesh Thursday following the opposition sponsored nationwide shutdown.
Jaipur, Sep 2 (IANS) The central government has approved nine textile parks worth Rs.1,500 crore in Rajasthan, and an additional grant of Rs.400 crore to promote this industry in the state, a senior official here said.
Shimla, May 31 (IANS) After its spectacular win in Shimla's mayoral election, the CPI-M is hoping to form a third front in Himachal Pradesh, where the BJP and Congress have for decades dominated politics.
Shimla, May 31 (IANS) Shops and commercial establishments were closed across Himachal Pradesh Thursday morning as activists of the ruling BJP and the CPI-M protested the hike in petrol prices.
Shimla, May 28 (IANS) In a triangular contest, the Congress was Monday voted out of power from the Shimla Municipal Corporation after 26 years of rule, its candidates for the two top posts biting dusts, months ahead of the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections.
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The CPI-M Monday hailed the election of its candidates Sanjay Chauhan and Tikendar Panwar as Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Shimla Municipal Corporation, calling it a "historic win".
Shimla, May 28 (IANS) In a major setback to the ruling Congress, the party faced a humiliating defeat in elections to the Shimla Municipal Corporation, its 25-year-old bastion, months ahead of the state assembly polls.
Shimla, May 27 (IANS) The Shimla Municipal Corporation, one of India's oldest civic bodies, saw 64.08 percent polling Sunday, an official said here. The Congress and the BJP are locked in a direct contest in most of the wards.
Shimla, May 27 (IANS) Polling began Sunday morning for the Shimla Municipal Corporation, one of India's oldest civic bodies, with the mayor and the deputy mayor to get elected directly by voters for the first time.
Shimla, April 27 (IANS) Election to the Shimla Municipal Corporation, the only civic corporation in Himachal Pradesh, will be held May 27 and the results will be declared the next day, an official said here Friday.
Dehradun, April 1 (IANS) Nearly two weeks after being sworn-in and two days after winning a vote of confidence, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna Sunday allocated portfolios to his ministers.
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court in an interim order Friday directed the central government to immediately allow the four banned quarter-milers preparing for the 2012 London olympics to train at Sports Authority of India (SAI) centres.
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The inquiry committee, set-up by Sports Minister Ajay Maken to go into the circumstances in which athletes undergoing a doping ban were allowed to train at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre at Sonepat, is likely to pin the responsibility on a senior official.
Shimla, Sep.14 (ANI): Residents of Shimla have protested against the failure of the administration to curb the monkey menace bedevilling the resort city.
New Delhi, July 5 (ANI): Sports Minister Ajay maken on Tuesday ordered the Sports Authority of India (SAI) to sack all foreign coaches, including India's Ukrainian track and field coach Yuri Ogorodinik, in the wake of the suspension of eight prominent athletes for failing doping tests.
New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): India and Uzbekistan today signed an action plan on tourism cooperation.
New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday assured that there would be no funds constraint for the modernization of 'Armed Forces Hospitals'.
Shimla, Nov 16 (ANI): Communist Party of India Marxist on Monday held a protest rally over discrimination being meted out to the dalit community in the state.
New Delhi, Oct 11 (ANI): With 16 gold medals at stake on the eighth day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games, India would be keen to continue the impressive run as they are on the verge of equalling their best ever Commonwealth Games gold medals record today.
New Delhi, Apr 23 (ANI): A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to the Ansal brothers- Sushil and Gopal Ansal in connection with the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy that claimed 59 lives.
Haridwar, Feb 10 (ANI): Hermits at the ongoing Kumbh Mela at Haridwar, complained over the lack of necessary facilities for them.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Nov 20(ANI): Security has been beefed up at Har Ki Pauri, a sacred ghat on the banks of river Ganges, ahead of the Maha Kumbh Mela.
London, May 28 (DPA) A 66-year-old businesswoman was Thursday reported to have become Britain's oldest mother after giving birth to her first child, a healthy baby boy.
Bhopal, May 21 (IANS) Taking serious note of the decline in number of tigers in the state, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has transferred field directors of the Kanha, Panna and Bandhavgarh national parks with immediate effect, an official said Thursday.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) A decision on the Congress' candidates for the North East Delhi and South Delhi constituencies would be taken in a day or two, the party said Friday, a day after Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar were pulled out of the race for their links to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil on Thursday conferred six Kirti Chakras and 17 Shaurya Chakras to serving armed forces personnel for displaying conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty at a solemn ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan here.
Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh), Feb 18 (ANI): Tribals and other forest dwellers in Himachal Pradesh protested against non-implementation of forest rights in Kinnaur recently.
The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld an earlier verdict sentencing Ansal brothers, the owners of Uphaar cinema, guilty of criminal negligence in relation to the 1997 fire tragedy
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Angry supporters of a Congress party leader vandalized the Delhi office late Monday night after she was denied a ticket for the Delhi assembly elections.
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Congress Sunday announced the final list of its 22 candidates for Delhi assembly elections, fielding fomer Delhi mayor Jayshree Panwar against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ministerial candidate V.K Malhotra.
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Aiming to wrest power in Delhi, the Bharatiya Janata Partry (BJP) has turned to its general secretary Arun Jaitley, who helped the party win in Gujarat and Karnataka, for conducting its election campaign in the capital.
London, Aug 16 (ANI): Omkari Panwar, from Uttar Pradesh, India, who became the world's oldest mum at the grand age of 70, has finally reunited with her newborns after they were released from the hospital.
Dehradun, Aug 11 (ANI): An artiste in Dehradun has recreated the historic statue of the Bamiyan Buddha, the original of which was destroyed by the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001.
London, July 4 (ANI): An Indian woman has become the world's oldest mother after giving birth to twins - at the age of 70.
Ansal-Brothers got 2-year jail imprisonment each for causing death by negligent act in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy, which claimed 59 lives. The argument of the advocate of Gopal Ansal, the prime
