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Wednesdays to be no-car day for govt employees in UT

Chandigarh, May 20 -- Acting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for austerity and reduced fuel consumption, the Chandigarh administration has decided to observe a vehicle-free day every Wednesday,... Read More


Wife, relatives booked for UP man's murder

Mohali, May 20 -- More than a year after a vegetable vendor was found dead in Kharar's Khuni Majra village, police have registered a murder case against his wife and three of her relatives after the v... Read More


SC panel summons Punjab census chief

Chandigarh, May 20 -- The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on Tuesday took cognisance of the use of casteist words in the official list prepared for the upcoming nationwide decadal coun... Read More


2nd case lodged in Jalandhar

Jalandhar, May 20 -- Police registered a case under the new anti-sacrilege law after torn pages of Gutka Sahib (prayer book) were found in Jalandhar's Raja Garden on Monday night. This is the second c... Read More


Woman killed, 4 of family hurt in Solan mishap

Shimla, May 20 -- A woman died and four of her family members were injured after their vehicle fell into a gorge in the Kandaghat area of Solan, police said on Tuesday. The deceased has been identifie... Read More


Switched to Ballots due to non-availability of EVMs, Punjab SEC tells HC

Chandigarh, May 20 -- The State Election Commission (SEC), Punjab, has told the Punjab and Haryana high court that the civic body polls in the state are being conducted through ballot papers as the el... Read More


2 days before elections: TMC Falta candidate withdraws from polls

Kolkata, May 20 -- Jahangir Khan, the Trinamool Congress candidate from Falta in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas withdrew from the contest two days ahead of polling in a major embarrassment for the pa... Read More


OBC 'creamy layer' limit may be raised to Rs.15L per annum

MUMBAI, May 20 -- The state government is likely to recommend a raise in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) creamy layer from the current Rs.8 lakh per annum to Rs.15 lakh per annum. In effect, this mea... Read More


Cambridge exam registrations in India rise 7% to cross 91,000

India, May 20 -- Mumbai: Over 91,000 students across India registered for the March 2026 examination series of Cambridge International Education, a 7% increase from last year's 85,000 entries, indicat... Read More


IAS officer Mundhe, transferred 25 times, to head FDA

MUMBAI, May 20 -- Known for being subjected by politicians to frequent transfers, 2005-batch IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe has been appointed commissioner of the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), a de... Read More