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Temp plummets, winter returns to Valley

Srinagar, March 21 -- Rains in the plains and snowfall over higher reaches, including the ski resort of Gulmarg, were recorded in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. The meteorological department reported th... Read More


BSF nabs 3 with 7-kg heroin near Indo-Pak border in Gurdaspur

GURDASPUR, March 21 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday apprehended three smugglers in the Gurdaspur sector attempting to retrieve a 7-kg consignment of heroin that had been delivered via a d... Read More


Gangotri highway temporarily closed amid heavy snowfall

Mussoorie, March 21 -- Gangotri highway in Uttarkashi district was temporarily closed due to heavy snowfall between Sukki Top and Gangotri Dham, even as widespread rainfall lashed several parts of the... Read More


Gangotri highway temporarily closed amid heavy snowfall

Mussoorie, March 21 -- Gangotri highway in Uttarkashi district was temporarily closed due to heavy snowfall between Sukki Top and Gangotri Dham, even as widespread rainfall lashed several parts of the... Read More


Air India flies wrong 777 to Canada, plane turns back after four hours

New Delhi, March 21 -- A Vancouver-bound Air India flight from Delhi, operated by a Boeing777 200LR aircraft, was forced to return to Delhi on Thursday evening after flying for over seven hours, as it... Read More


c'garh passes bill to curb exam malpractices, fines up to Rs.1 cr

Raipur, March 21 -- The Chhattisgarh Assembly on Friday passed a bill aimed at curbing paper leaks and other malpractices in public recruitment and professional entrance examinations, proposing string... Read More


Glacier melt rate doubled since 2000 in Hindu Kush

New Delhi, March 21 -- The rate at which glaciers are melting across the Hindu Kush Himalayas has doubled since 2000, a new report by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIM... Read More


Student shot dead inside college campus, accused arrested

VARANASI, March 21 -- A 23-year-old Bachelor of Arts (BA) student was shot dead allegedly by a fellow student at Udai Pratap Autonomous College in Varanasi on Friday following an altercation, police s... Read More


Mann opens Rs.3,200-cr Tata Steel plant in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, March 21 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday inaugurated Tata Steel's green steel plant in Ludhiana, marking a milestone for sustainable industrial growth in Punjab. The project, estab... Read More


Farmers on edge as rain, winds flatten wheat crop

Chandigarh, March 21 -- Persistent rain and gusty winds over the past 48 hours have flattened the wheat crop in many districts of Punjab and Haryana, leaving farmers concerned about the harvest. While... Read More