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Govt simplifies visa rules by culling main, sub-categories

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- The Centre has simplified India's visa regime, reducing the number of main visa categories from 13 to nine and sub-categories from 49 to 23, while cutting the number of fields in... Read More


22-yr-old rapes fellow college student, held

MUMBAI, Nov. 12 -- A 22-year-old student from a Juhu college in Mumbai has been arrested for allegedly raping a 19-year-old fellow student after drugging her during a party at Madh Island in Malad (We... Read More


Barnala cop among 4 held with narcotics

Barnala, Nov. 12 -- A police constable and his friend were arrested for allegedly possessing drugs in Barnala, police said on Wednesday. Two others, said to be drug suppliers, have also been caught, o... Read More


Mann unveils 1,000 more 'Pendu Khed Maidan' to nurture rural sports talent

Chandigarh, Nov. 12 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday inaugurated 1,000 more "Pendu Khed Maidan" (rural sports grounds) across Punjab, bringing the total to 1,764 out of a target of ... Read More


Congress sarpanch, aides hack 40-year-old to death in Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur, Nov. 12 -- A local Congress sarpanch and his associates allegedly murdered a 40-year-old man using sharp-edged weapons at Gurdaspur's Pracha village on Tuesday night. The victim, Bikramjit ... Read More


28-yr-old shot dead in road rage incident

Karnal, Nov. 12 -- A 28-year-old assistant manager was allegedly shot dead on Wednesday, following a road-rage incident on the Delhi-Katra expressway in Sonepat district. The deceased was identified a... Read More


Kin refuse cremation, demand arrest of all 8 accused

Jalandhar, Nov. 12 -- The family of a 27-year-old wrestler, who was shot dead outside his house in Kapurthala town on Monday, staged a protest on Wednesday, alleging police inaction. The family refuse... Read More


Saini directs cops to set up special courts, file chargesheets in SC/ST cases in 60 days

Chandigarh, Nov. 12 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini on Wednesday said chargesheets under the Prevention of Atrocities against Scheduled Castes law must be filed in court within the stipulated pe... Read More


Hit by bikers fleeing naka, traffic ASI killed

Karnal, Nov. 12 -- A traffic police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) was killed after two youths allegedly rammed their motorcycle into him while attempting to evade a vehicle check at a nakka in Bahadur... Read More


Jammu bags 2ND spot among Himalayan cities

Jammu, Nov. 12 -- Jammu has secured second rank in the Swachh Himalayan City category at the 10th edition of the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025-26. The awards were conferred by the President, Droupadi ... Read More