Himachal Pradesh

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks on Saturday

LAC face-off: India, China hold 2nd round of Lt Gen talks; Army chief along with top army commanders review situation

11:51 pm June 22, 2020

New Delhi: Indian and Chinese militaries on Monday held a second round of Lt General-level talks in an attempt to ease tensions between the two countries following the violent clashes in Galwan Valley that left 20 Indian Army personnel dead, even as country’s top army leadership carried out a detailed review of the situation in eastern Ladakh. The meeting began at […]

Glenmark launches Favipiravir: Medics say ‘no magic bullet’ for COVID but will help amid rising cases

11:35 pm June 20, 2020

New Delhi: As Glenmark Pharmaceuticals launched antiviral drug Favipiravir for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 cases, medical experts on Saturday cautioned against seeing it as a “magic bullet” to treat the deadly virus but said it will be helpful as it can be orally administered and reduce viral load. They said the drug’s real efficacy […]

MP: Cow injured after being fed ‘explosive-mixed’ food

2:45 pm June 17, 2020

Umaria (MP): Days after the death of a pregnant elephant in Kerala kicked up a row, police in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh have launched a probe into the allegation by a man that a cow owned by him was injured after being fed with “explosive-mixed” food by someone. A police official on Wednesday said […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Three dead as vehicle falls into gorge in HP’s Mandi

11:01 pm June 13, 2020

Mandi (HP): Three men were killed as the vehicle they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district, police said on Saturday. The vehicle fell into the nearly 200-feet deep gorge in Kamand around midnight on Friday, Mandi Superintendent of Police Gurdev Chand Sharma said. One of the occupants, identified […]

India, China maintaining engagements to resolve eastern Ladakh row at earliest: MEA

11:25 pm June 11, 2020

New Delhi: India on Thursday said it is maintaining military and diplomatic engagements with China to peacefully resolve the eastern Ladakh row at the “earliest” even as troops from the two armies stuck to their aggressive posturing in several friction points in the Himalayan region. At a weekly media briefing, Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said both sides agreed to work for […]