HC hears plea challenging demolition order in unusual sunday sitting

Chandigarh, Nov. 17 -- A division bench of the Punjab and Haryana high court on Sunday heard a petition filed by Commando Caterers, Sector 35 seeking to stall the demolition drive, initiated pursuant ... Read More

Himachal stares at 87% rainfall deficit as November skies turn dry

Dharamshala, Nov. 17 -- Himachal Pradesh has recorded 87% rainfall deficit in November so far with the state receiving only 1.2 mm actual precipitation against a normal of 9.5 mm. The state has been e... Read More

Leopard attacks trigger panic in Pauri villages

Mussoorie, Nov. 17 -- A spate of leopard attacks in the Pokhra block of Kotdwar, Pauri district, has sparked panic among residents, with villagers staging protests and demanding urgent intervention fr... Read More

Understanding South Asia's evolving insurgent dynamics

New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- How do non-state armed groups act when the state seeks not to crush them - but to tolerate their activities? This is the central question of a new book by political scientist Kol... Read More

Sub-inspector held for murder of 30-year-old woman in U.P.

Kanpur, Nov. 17 -- A sub-inspector of the Uttar Pradesh Police has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old woman, whose naked body was found in Mahoba district last week, officers... Read More

'leftist historians ignored role of Dalits, tribals in freedom struggle'

Lucknow, Nov. 17 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that "Leftist historians" and past governments "failed" to give due respect to contributions of Dalits, tribals, and backward classes ... Read More

Mann: Freedom fighter Sarabha's native village to get Rs.45-crore facelift

Ludhiana, Nov. 17 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday paid floral tributes to Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha on his martyrdom anniversary and announced development projects worth Rs.45.84 c... Read More

SAD IT wing head sent to one-day police remand; party cries vendetta

AMRITSAR, Nov. 17 -- A local court in Tarn Taran sent Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) IT wing head Nachhatar Singh to one-day police remand, a day after he was arrested for allegedly obstructing the CIA sta... Read More

10 cops suspended in Jind amid rising farm fire cases

Rohtak, Nov. 17 -- Jind superintendent of police (SP) Kuldeep Singh on Sunday suspended 10 policemen for negligence in preventing crop residue burning. The SP said that the police teams have visited v... Read More

Pak-linked arms-narco racket busted, five held with 1kg heroin, six pistols

AMRITSAR, Nov. 17 -- The Amritsar police dismantled a Pakistan-linked arms and narco network with the arrest of five persons and recovered six sophisticated pistols along with 1.01 kg heroin from thei... Read More

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