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Centre, ADB sign $126.4 mn deal to strengthen Uttarakhand tourism

Dehradun, Sept. 12 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $126.42 million loan agreement to promote rural development through sustainable and climate-resilient touris... Read More


Farmers demand timebound pay, want Rs.500 MSP for sugarcane

Haridwar, Sept. 12 -- Farmer unions in Haridwar have demanded that the minimum support price (MSP) for sugarcane in the upcoming season be increased to Rs.500 per quintal, while also pushing for timel... Read More


Five held with arms and ammunition in Bihar's Kaimur district

BHABUA, Sept. 12 -- Kaimur police on Wednesday night arrested five members of an interstate firearms smuggling racket and seized arms and ammunition, officials said. The raid was conducted near Marahi... Read More


Sunjay was helping Karisma, kids secure Portuguese citizenship

India, Sept. 12 -- The legal battle over Sunjay Kapur's estate took a turn on Wednesday. New documents submitted to the Delhi High Court claim that the late businessman was in fact assisting his secon... Read More


Don't believe Pakistani dramas are better than Indian content: Ravie

India, Sept. 12 -- Actor Ravie Dubey is having an eventful year. Not only is he playing Laxman in Nitesh Tiwari's film Ramayana, he has also been busy with projects that he and his wife, actor Sargun ... Read More


'Remakes made with respect aren't a bad thing'

India, Sept. 12 -- Sonu Nigam has always maintained that remakes aren't as bad as they're made out to be - provided they honour the original. This belief is now personal, as the singer's 1999 pop hit ... Read More


HC: No licence for meat shops within 50 metres of public temples

Jodhpur, Sept. 12 -- The Rajasthan high court has ordered that licences for meat shops cannot be granted within a 50-metre radius of a public temple, a lawyer familiar with proceedings said on Thursda... Read More


five municipal employees held for taking bribes

Bharatpur, Sept. 12 -- Five employees of Dholpur Municipal Council were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday for accepting a bribe of Rs.3.10 lakh to release a contractor's pending payme... Read More


Human-wildlife conflict claimed 66 lives across state in last five years: Forest dept

Jaipur, Sept. 12 -- At least 66 people have been killed and 328 injured due to human-wildlife conflict across Rajasthan in the last five years, according to forest department data submitted in the ass... Read More


Former BJP MLA's family attacked in Bharatpur village

Bharatpur, Sept. 12 -- Family members of a former BJP MLA were attacked at their residence by around 50 to 60 people by lathis and iron rods on Thursday in Bharatpur, police said, adding that the inci... Read More