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Technical glitch forces PMC to extend amnesty facility till July 7

India, July 1 -- As many citizens were unable to pay property tax on the last day of the amnesty scheme due to technical glitches, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has extended the 5%-10% rebate s... Read More


Reopen terror victim cases, ensure jobs to kin: J&K LG to DCs, SSPs

India, July 1 -- Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said a special cell will be set up to address the concerns of victims of Pakistan-backed terrorists and directed deputy co... Read More


Jammu: Offline registrationfor Amarnath Yatra begins

Jammu, July 1 -- Offline registration of 38 day long annual Amarnath pilgrimage began here in the temple city on Monday with the distribution of tokens to intending pilgrims, said officials. "Around 2... Read More


Patwari held on graft charges in Kathua

JAMMU, July 1 -- The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), on Monday, arrested a patwari of the revenue department for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.30,000 in Kathua district, said officials. He was i... Read More


Cop shot dead over old rivalry; police launch manhunt

MEERUT, July 1 -- A head constable of the Uttar Pradesh Police was shot dead late Sunday night in his native village Sunhaira, in Baghpat district. The accused, a local primary school teacher, fled th... Read More


Hindu nationalism and Indian diaspora

New Delhi, July 1 -- How and why did Hindu nationalism become popular among the diaspora after India's independence in 1947? This is the central question of Hindu Nationalism in the Indian Diaspora: T... Read More


Four including elderly woman shot dead by gunmen in Manipur

Imphal, July 1 -- At least four people, including a 72-year-old woman, were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in a suspected factional violence in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Monday, police sai... Read More


Cop shot dead over old rivalry; police launch manhunt

MEERUT, July 1 -- A head constable of the Uttar Pradesh Police was shot dead late Sunday night in his native village Sunhaira, in Baghpat district. The accused, a local primary school teacher, fled th... Read More


Meerut div sees 119 mm rain in 12 hrs, downpour likely to go on

Meerut, July 1 -- Only hours after the entire West UP went under the southwest monsoon's cover, the Meerut division witnessed incessant rain. Beginning late Sunday night, the heavy showers continued t... Read More


Man fires near Taj Mahal barricade, held in Lucknow

AGRA, July 1 -- Security near the Taj Mahal came under scrutiny on Monday morning after a man opened fire in the air when his car was stopped from entering a restricted yellow zone near the monument's... Read More