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Farm stays, homestays to help farmers earn more: Minister

LUCKNOW, Aug. 20 -- In a bid to transform rural Uttar Pradesh into a hub of sustainable tourism and grassroots entrepreneurship, the state's department of tourism will host a Rural Tourism Conclave at... Read More


india bloc v-p pick

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy, 79, will be the INDIA bloc's candidate for the Vice-Presidential election, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge announced on Tuesday. R... Read More


House rejects guv's proposal to amend agri varsity Act

Shimla, Aug. 20 -- Amid the standoff between the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government and the Raj Bhawan over the appointment of vice-chancellors at two agricultural universities, the assemb... Read More


Heavy rain triggers landslide in Shimla's Benmore locality, 30 families evacuated

Shimla, Aug. 20 -- Heavy overnight rain triggered a landslide in Shimla's Benmore locality, forcing the evacuation of 30 families, while the road to Jakhu was also blocked after a mudslide, while a cl... Read More


Police attach properties worth crores of 2 terrorists

Srinagar, Aug. 20 -- : Police on Tuesday attached properties worth crores belonging to two persons who according to officials are designated terrorists operating from across the border. The properties... Read More


Sister detained for murder of 14-yr-old

Srinagar, Aug. 20 -- Two days after a 14-year-old girl was found murdered in a field in central Kashmir's Ganderbal, her elder sister has been detained for the murder, police said. As per the police, ... Read More


2 BKI operatives arrested, grenade seized, say Punjab cops

Chandigarh, Aug. 20 -- The counter-intelligence team of Jalandhar arrested two operatives of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and recovered a hand-grenade from them, Punjab Police chief Gaurav Ya... Read More


Lok Sabha passes bill to set up IIM in Guwahati

new delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to set up an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Guwahati with the Union government providing capital support of Rs.550 crore. The Indi... Read More


Nurse on duty harassed by 24-yr-old

Noida, Aug. 20 -- A 25-year-old nurse posted at a government hospital in Noida was allegedly sexually harassed by a 24-year-old man in an inebriated condition during her night shift late on Monday, po... Read More


OVERFLOWING Drains, rotting garbage cripple GGM Sector 37

Gurugram, Aug. 20 -- The promise of Gurugram - the Millennium City of glittering glass towers and sweeping expressways - comes to a jarring halt in Sector 37. Here, the air is thick with the stench of... Read More