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Madras HC upholds ruling allowing lighting of deepam on Madurai hilltop

Bengaluru, Jan. 7 -- The Madras high court on Tuesday allowed the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam lamp on the Thiruparankundram Hills in Madurai, and pulled up the Tamil Nadu government for invoking ... Read More


UP's deletions highest among big states in SIR enumeration

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- Uttar Pradesh has 125.6 million electors on its draft electoral roll after the special intensive revision (SIR), 28.9 million less than the 154.4 million electors as on October 27... Read More


Gig companies to contribute 5% of wages: Draft rules

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- Firms in India's gig economy, known as aggregators and platforms, will have to contribute up to 5% of the wages payable to workers as contribution towards a National Social Securi... Read More


Hry to see India's 1st hydrogen train on Jind-Sonepat route

Chandigarh, Jan. 7 -- India's first hydrogen-powered train between Jind and Sonepat, covering 89-km route, is set for a launch very soon, Haryana government said on Tuesday as the Northern Railway's a... Read More


3 deadlines missed, MC now targets Jan 21

Chandigarh, Jan. 7 -- Chandigarh's long-running battle with the legacy waste at Dadumajra landfill shows no sign of ending. Even as the municipal corporation has claimed success in clearing two massiv... Read More


Man stabs wife amid dispute over silver anklet; held

Chandigarh, Jan. 7 -- Police on Monday arrested a man for allegedly stabbing his wife with a knife following a domestic dispute in Kachhi Colony, Dhanas on Monday night. According to police, the incid... Read More


Platform 1 at railway station to be closed from Jan 20 to Feb 3

Panchkula, Jan. 7 -- Passengers travelling through the Chandigarh Railway Station are advised to plan ahead as platform number 1 will remain non-operational for 15 days, from January 20 to February 3.... Read More


NMC withdraws approval for Vaishno Devi medical college

Jammu, Jan. 7 -- The National Medical Commission (NMC) on Tuesday withdrew the letter of permission granted to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence for running the MBBS course with 5... Read More


Punjab civic body polls likely in Feb

Chandigarh, Jan. 7 -- Ahead of the 2027 Punjab assembly elections, the state is preparing for a crucial round of civic polls in February, with elections scheduled for nine municipal corporations and 1... Read More


Targeted killing plot foiled, three of Arsh Dalla gang arrested

BATHINDA, Jan. 7 -- The counter intelligence (CI) wing of the Punjab Police, in coordination with the Bathinda district police, on Tuesday foiled a targeted killing plot with the arrest of three accus... Read More