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Noise, air pollution levels to be monitored on Diwali night

Chandigarh, Nov. 7 -- The Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) will monitor noise and air pollution levels in the city on Diwali night to assess the impact of firecracker bursting. The UT pol... Read More


Bikaner to erect Rs.92-L noise barriers to beat cacophony on Diwali

Bikaner, Nov. 7 -- For patients at Bikaner's PBM Hospital, designated a silence zone, noise levels have remained more than 30 decibels above the permitted night-time limit on Diwali for three consecut... Read More


44% of crop loss claims unaccounted for in state assembly

Jaipur, Nov. 7 -- Nearly 1.29 million post-harvest crop-loss intimations received under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in Rajasthan over six crop seasons have no specified status in the ... Read More


1 killed, 7 hurt in Sirmaur mishap

Dharamshala, Nov. 7 -- One person was killed, and seven others were injured after a Bolero Camper carrying 10 people plunged nearly 150m onto a link road from a national highway in Sirmaur district, p... Read More


A major win for HP, says CM

Dharamshala, Nov. 7 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday hailed the Supreme Court's verdict in favour of Himachal Pradesh in the BBMB arrears case, calling it a major victory for the sta... Read More


Sukhu says village visits aimed atunderstanding people's grievances

Dharamshala, Nov. 7 -- Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that visits to the remote villages and overnight stays are aimed at gaining first-hand insight into local residents' ... Read More


Birla accepts Srinagar MPRuhullah's resignation

Srinagar, Nov. 7 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has accepted the resignation of Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah days after he resigned during a public rally in Budgam. The Speaker's office, in a notification ... Read More


Jammu crime branch files chargesheet in Rs.3.55-cr property fraud

Jammu, Nov. 7 -- The economic offences wing (EOW) of crime branch, Jammu, has filed a chargesheet against a Kashmiri Pandit couple for allegedly defrauding a Jammu hospital director of Rs.3.55 crore i... Read More


30L diyas, drone show: Ayodhya set for 10th edition of Deepotsav

Lucknow, Nov. 7 -- Ayodhya is all set for the 10th edition of Deepotsav on Saturday when 30 lakh (three million) diyas (earthen lamps) will illuminate Ram Ki Paidi and 55 other ghats along the banks o... Read More


Couple, 3-mth-old son die as car plunges into pit

LUCKNOW, Nov. 7 -- A couple and their three-month-old son died after the car they were travelling in plunged into a deep, water-filled pit alongside a road in Hardoi district in the early hours of Fri... Read More