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10 hectares of Gaurighat forest cleared within hours. Land mafia suspected

Kanchanpur, Dec. 13 -- In what locals describe as a 'film-style' operation, scores of trees in Gaurighat Community Forest of Kaluwapur in ward 7 of Krishnapur Municipality were felled within little mo... Read More


Cabinet nod to set up single regulator for higher education

India, Dec. 13 -- The Union Cabinet on Friday approved a bill to create a single regulator for higher education, replacing the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical E... Read More


RPP shifts, calls for monarchy restoration by consensus

Kathmandu, Dec. 13 -- The Rastriya Prajatantra Party has reiterated that any initiative for restoring the monarchy should come only through a broad national consensus, not a referendum. Releasing the... Read More


Pathologist-signed diagnostic reports issued despite tests not being carried out; 17 booked

India, Dec. 13 -- The Karad city police have filed a case against 17 individuals, including two doctors from Pune, associated with a private laboratory for issuing diagnostic reports signed by a patho... Read More


40% subsidy to eligible youth on purchase of buses, travellers: Himachal CM Sukhu

Shimla, Dec. 13 -- Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said the state government, with an aim of creating employment and self-employment opportunities to the youth, would ... Read More


Baramati court sets aside process against DCM Ajit Pawar in 2014 poll code case

India, Dec. 13 -- An additional sessions court in Baramati has set aside a magistrate's order initiating legal proceedings against deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in a 2014 election-related case, ter... Read More


Yug murder case: Family moves SC against HC's order commuting death sentence of 2 and acquittal of one

Shimla, Dec. 13 -- In pursuit of justice for 4-year-old Yug Gupta - who was kidnapped and murdered in 2014 - his family has filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) before the Supreme Court challenging th... Read More


Leopard safely captured at Pune airport after months-long operation

India, Dec. 13 -- An adult male leopard, who had been giving the slip to authorities to frequently roam in the Pune airport area since April, was finally captured on Friday following an intensive eigh... Read More


Nepal Telecom may shift away from Huawei for 5G

Kathmandu, Dec. 13 -- Nepal Telecom, the state-owned telecommunication provider, has decided to roll out an ultra-fast 5G network in standalone mode. This means that if the plan materialises, the lon... Read More


LG Sinha hands over job letters to kin of Nowgam accident blast victims

Srinagar, Dec. 13 -- The J&K lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Friday met the families of Nowgam accidental blast victims in Srinagar and handed over appointment letters to the kin on compassionate g... Read More