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2 lakh opt to pay $100,000 for faster processing of H-1B applications

Washington, June 4 -- At least 200,000 people have opted to pay the $100,000 H-1B visa application fee to ensure faster processing of their applications, US Homeland Security secretary Markeayne Mulli... Read More


Pending dues, contract lapses, vacant assets drove CTU to Rs.5 cr+ losses: Audit

Chandigarh, June 4 -- The Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) lost over Rs.5 crore due to financial irregularities, including failure to make recoveries from government departments, underutilisatio... Read More


Mann: Fee hike by private schoolsto be capped at 5% annually

Chandigarh, June 4 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said fee hike by private schools will be capped at 5% per annum, saying it will provide long-awaited relief to lakhs of families ... Read More


among dead: 8 of ggm family who came to Delhi to see ailing relative

New Delhi/Gurugram, June 4 -- Eight members of a Gurugram family who had come to Delhi to meet their critically ill relative admitted at a private hospital across the road died in the fire that broke ... Read More


U.S. proposes 12.5% TARIFF ON INDIAN exports, citing 'FORCED LABOUR'

New Delhi, June 4 -- The US on Wednesday proposed a 12.5% additional tariff on Indian goods, allegedly produced with forced labour, but New Delhi said the matter is still under discussion and could be... Read More


Bittu to appear before SC panel today

CHANDIGARH, June 4 -- Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu will appear before the Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission on June 4 in connection with allegations that he used cas... Read More


Punjab's cotton acreage hits record low, achieves only 56% of target

BATHINDA, June 4 -- The Punjab government's efforts to promote crop diversification and reduce dependence on water-intensive paddy cultivation have suffered a setback, as cotton sowing in the state ha... Read More


Nod to heritage street at Anandpur Sahib, welcome gate at Shambhu border

Chandigarh, June 4 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday approved two projects aimed at promoting the state's cultural, religious and architectural heritage - a grand welcome gate at the Shambh... Read More


Two held with 2kg heroin, 6 pistols in Amritsar

AMRITSAR, June 4 -- In a crackdown on cross-border smuggling networks, Punjab Police busted an illegal arms and drug trafficking module allegedly linked to handlers across the International Border, ar... Read More


Differently abled man shot dead in Jhajjar village

ROHTAK, June 4 -- : A 50-year-old differently abled man was shot dead inside his house in Dighal village in Jhajjar late Tuesday night, the police said. According to police, an armed assailant entered... Read More