35 killed as bus falls into gorge in Himachal (Second Lead)KANGRA - Thirty-five people, including women and children, were killed when an overcrowded private bus skidded off the road and fell into a 100-foot deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district Friday morning, officials said. 22 passengers killed as bus falls into gorge near DharamsalaKANGRA - At least 22 passengers were killed and 48 injured when an overcrowded bus rolled down a gorge near Haripur area of Kangra district, about 45 km from Dharamsala. 29 killed in Himachal as bus falls into gorgeKANGRA - At least 29 people were killed when an overcrowded bus skidded off the road and fell into a 100-foot-deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district Friday, officials said. 18 killed in Himachal as bus falls into gorgeKANGRA - At least 18 people, including five children, were killed when a bus skidded off the road and fell into a 100-foot-deep gorge near Haripur town in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district Friday, police said. Rain, hailstorm damage crops in Himachal PradeshKANGRA - Heavy rains and hailstorms added to woes of drought-hit farmers in Himachal Pradesh. Heavy rains and hailstorms have lashed the region for two days. Near extinct medicinal herbs being revived in KangraKANGRA - In a noble effort to revive old herbal remedies, the Kangra Herbs Society has started a processing unit to make medicated formulations from thousands of different herbs. Dalai Lama returns to India after US visitKANGRA - After a brief visit to the United States, Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama returned to Dharamsala. Monkey menace, a poll issue in Himachal PradeshKANGRA - Monkey menace has become a major poll issue for the farmers in Himachal Pradesh. The increasing intrusion of monkeys into agricultural land is causing loss to the farmers of the Kangra district. Residents of Himachal’s Kangra hamlets to boycott pollsKANGRA - Residents of the rugged, inhospitable areas comprising more than 40 villages here have barred politicians from canvassing. They are boycotting the elections until they are assured that they won’t be asked to move out of the Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary. Inflation becomes a major poll issue in Himachal PradeshHAMIRPUR/KANGRA - Price rise has become a major poll issue in Himachal Pradesh as zooming prices of basic commodities pinch the voters’ pockets. Paswan lays foundation stone for Himachal steel projectKANGRA - Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan Saturday laid the foundation stone of the proposed Rs.1.05-billion (Rs.105-crore) steel plant of the state-run Steel Authority of India here, ending the months old uncertainty over the project. |