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Teachers' body opposes faculty transfer from IGMC Shimla to Chamiana

Shimla, Oct. 16 -- The State Association of Medical and Dental College Teachers (SAMDCOT) has opposed the administrative transfer of faculty members and departments from Indira Gandhi Medical College ... Read More


24,000 old-age pension applications pending in Punjab

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- Punjab's social security delivery system has come under scrutiny after the Punjab Transparency and Accountability Commission flagged 26,000 applications pending beyond the presc... Read More


High court seeks policies from Punjab, Haryana on increasing green cover

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- The high court has directed chief secretaries of Punjab and Haryana to sit with forest department officials of respective administrations and come up with policies and endeavors... Read More


BJP terms Himachal's plans to create new districts 'political gimmick', governor backs Sukhu govt

Shimla, Oct. 16 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lashed out at Congress for planning to create new districts, saying that the government is floating a "political gimmick" to divert public attention... Read More


Opened bank accounts for 7,000 surrendered Maoists: Shah

India, Oct. 16 -- The Centre has opened bank accounts for 7,328 of the 8,526 Naxalites who surrendered and did not previously have accounts, Union home minister and minister of cooperation Amit Shah s... Read More


Contempt plea filed in SC against Sanjay Raut, journalist Wagle over remarks against CJI

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- A criminal contempt petition was filed on Thursday in the Supreme Court against Shiv Sena (UBT) lawmaker Sanjay Raut and journalist Nikhil Wagle for making derogatory remarks aga... Read More


Himachal's higher reaches receive fresh snowfall, Kukumseri shivers at -0.4degC

Dharamshala, Oct. 16 -- Several parts of Himachal Pradesh witnessed rainfall, while the higher reaches and mountain passes received fresh snowfall on Thursday, bringing down the mercury across the sta... Read More


Punjab: Chandigarh court acquits nine Sirsa dera followers in 2011 Moga rioting case

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- A court acquitted nine followers of Dera Sacha Sauda in a 2011 Moga rioting and arson case in which a mob was accused of setting a Punjab Roadways Transport Corporation (PRTC) b... Read More


True strength of organisation lies in booth-level activity: Jagdish Patel

VARANSI, Oct. 16 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national secretary and Uttar Pradesh co-in-charge Jagdish Patel has outlined a formula for organisational strength, stating that success requires more ... Read More


SC nudges Bengal to ensure Mahua Moitra can visit constituency without hurdles

India, Oct. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the West Bengal government to ensure that Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra receives the necessary cooperation from local authorities and p... Read More