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Nuh sarpanch nabbed for bribing officials to avoid forgery probe

Gurugram, Oct. 16 -- The Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a sarpanch from Nuh for allegedly bribing several government employees and an SDM-rank officer to end an inquiry against him ... Read More


Over a tonne of banned crackers seized in ggm, f'bad; 5 arrested

Gurugram, Oct. 16 -- Police have seized over a tonne of illegal fireworks and arrested five men during multiple raids across the two districts, police said on Wednesday. Of the total, 1,009.7kg was se... Read More


HP CM announces 3% DA hike with October salaries, pensions

Shimla, Oct. 16 -- Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday announced release of 3% Dearness Allowance (DA) for employees and pensioners to be credited with October salaries and pensions, pa... Read More


HP govt declared sole owner of Wildflower Hall with Rs.401-cr gain

Shimla, Oct. 16 -- Ending the nearly three-decade legal wrangling, the Himachal Pradesh government has finally emerged as the sole owner of the Wildflower Hall property in Mashobra - along with a fina... Read More


No marital rape on minor wife conviction in cases before 2017

PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 16 -- The Allahabad high court, in its recent order, has held that a man can be convicted for having sexual intercourse with a minor wife of over 15 years age, only after Supreme Court... Read More


Rajnath doubles financial aid to non-pensioner ex-servicemen

NEW DELHI, Oct. 16 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday approved the doubling of financial assistance provided to non-pensioner ex-servicemen (ESM) and their families, with the welfare measu... Read More


Youth at large after slitting 85-yr-old grandmother's throat in Dera Bassi

Mohali, Oct. 16 -- A 26-year-old jobless youth allegedly murdered his 85-year-old grandmother by slitting her throat at the family's house in Dera Bassi's Gulabgarh village on Wednesday afternoon. The... Read More


HC imposes Rs.50k fine on UT, MC

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday imposed a cost of Rs.25,000 each on the Chandigarh administration and the municipal corporation in a petition involving legacy was... Read More


Factory worker killed in freak industrial mishap

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- A 42-year-old worker was killed after a heavy iron hook fell on his head while on duty at JSW Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd in Industrial Area, Phase 1, on Wednesday. The victim,... Read More


Unemployment rate rises to 5.3% in Sept

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- India's headline unemployment rate increased to 5.3% in September, the highest since June, according to Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data published by the National Statist... Read More