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Unseasonal showers, hail damage wheat crops, harvest in 10 districts

Jaipur/Bharatpur, April 8 -- Unseasonal rains and hailstorms battered more than 10 districts across Rajasthan on Tuesday, devastating standing wheat crops and harvested produce ahead of the harvest se... Read More


3 killed as truck, motorcycle collide in Churu

BIKANER, April 8 -- Three men died in a head-on collision between a truck and a motorcycle on the Sujangarh-Chhapar road in Churu district late on Monday evening, police said. The accident occurred un... Read More


Min: Agri backbone of economy, Centre to boost farmer income

Jaipur, April 8 -- Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday hailed agriculture as the backbone of India's economy and farmers as its soul, pledging rapid central action to boost far... Read More


Cops take Rs.6.5L bribe for shielding doctor in minor's abortion; shunted

Jaipur, April 8 -- A circle inspector and a constable in Kota were sent to police lines on Monday after they allegedly took a Rs.6.5 lakh bribe to suppress action against a Madhya Pradesh-based doctor... Read More


Intense spells of rain, snowfall likely, orange alert in 3 HP dists

Dharamshala, April 8 -- With the weather activity expected to intensify in Himachal on April 8, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) office in Shimla has sounded an orange alert of heavy rain and... Read More


Show-cause notice issued by HRERA to realty firm

Chandigarh, April 8 -- The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRERA), Gurugram, has issued a show cause notice to realty firm, Trehan Hospitality and Realty Pvt Ltd for contravening the law by ... Read More


Tension escalates as CHB continues demolition drive

Chandigarh, April 8 -- Tension gripped Sector 45 on Tuesday as the Chandigarh Housing Board's (CHB) anti-encroachment team returned for a second consecutive day to continue its demolition drive over b... Read More


Stopped for checking, Gurugram resident manhandles cops; booked

Mohali, April 8 -- Stopped for checking, a Gurugram resident allegedly misbehaved with and manhandled traffic police personnel at a naka near Vikas Nagar inNayagaon on Friday. The accused, later ident... Read More


HC: Can't blame cops in absence of necessary means at their disposal

Chandigarh, April 8 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has acquitted three Haryana cops booked for negligence after a prisoner escaped Ambala police custody in 2010, holding that the absence of... Read More


Man gets 20-yr RI for raping minor

Chandigarh, April 8 -- A local court has sentenced a 22-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a minor in a Protection of Children from Sexual offences (POCSO) case register... Read More