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House clears bill to extend term of mayor, dy mayor to five years

Dharamshala, Dec. 5 -- The Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly on Thursday cleared the bill seeking to extend the tenure of the mayor and deputy mayor from two and half years to five years. The Hima... Read More


Chargesheet against three in land fraud case

Srinagar, Dec. 5 -- The J&K police crime branch has filed a chargesheet in a major land fraud case against three persons including two former revenue officials in Srinagar, officials said on Thursday.... Read More


Six arrested with 5kg heroin, three pistols, ammo in Jammu

Jammu, Dec. 5 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Police, on Thursday, busted a cross-border narcotics racket by arresting six people and recovering nearly 5kg heroin said to be worth Rs.30 crore, along with thr... Read More


NGT notice to J&K govt over plan to set up industrial estate near river

Srinagar, Dec. 5 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered for issuing notices to the Jammu & Kashmir government over its plan to establish an industrial estate in South Kashmir's Shopian alleg... Read More


FIR against Pahalgam hotel for concealing 2 foreigners' identities

Srinagar, Dec. 5 -- Police on Thursday registered a case against hotel in Pahalgam for concealing the identities of two foreign nationals staying in the hotel. Police said the case was registered for ... Read More


J&K SDRF conducts mock drill in Srinagar

Srinagar, Dec. 5 -- The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) conducted an extensive demonstration-cum-mock drill on disaster preparedness and emergency management at the Government Medical College Sri... Read More


Delhi sets deadline to redevelop 400 km of arterial road network

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- The Delhi government is aiming to redevelop around 400 km of arterial roads or about a third of the city's road network that fall under the public works department (PWD), by March... Read More


Delhi sets deadline to redevelop 400 km of arterial road network

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- The Delhi government is aiming to redevelop around 400 km of arterial roads or about a third of the city's road network that fall under the public works department (PWD), by March... Read More


Cost of failing the passengers

India, Dec. 5 -- When an airline cancels close to 600 flights in three days (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week and not counting delays), mostly because of its inability to meet new crew-roste... Read More


Reforming urban land registration

India, Dec. 5 -- Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto once argued that farmers in the Indian hinterland rarely have documentation for their landholdings, a constraint that prevents them from using thes... Read More