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J&K assembly Speaker disallows debate on reservation policy

Srinagar, Oct. 28 -- The Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Monday disallowed a private member's resolution moved by Langate Awami Ittehad Party MLA Sheikh Khursheed Ahmadseeking the rationalisation ofthe ... Read More


Panel to discuss use of Ladakh sanctuaries for defence projects

New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife which is set to meet this week, is expected to discuss a number of fresh defence proposals involving diversion of protec... Read More


Court ID 'misused' to dispose of traffic challans, no arrests yet

Chandigarh, Oct. 28 -- Even as a secret FIR has been registered under the IT Act in a case of fraudulent disposal of traffic challans through a district court ID, no arrest has been made so far, polic... Read More


SIT visits house of victim's wife, collects samples

Panchkula, Oct. 28 -- Nearly a fortnight after former DGP Mohammad Mustafa's son, Aqil Akhtar, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at their Panchkula residence, a special investigation team ... Read More


Jalebi stall fetches whopping Rs.8 lakh at Kalagram crafts mela

Chandigarh, Oct. 28 -- A jalebi stall that earlier rented for Rs.50,000 to Rs.1 lakh at the National Crafts Mela in Kalagram has fetched a jaw-dropping Rs.8 lakh this year. The 10-day craft mela is se... Read More


Ojha gets addl charge of MC chief engineer

CHANDIGARH, Oct. 28 -- The UT administration has given the additional charge of municipal corporation chief engineer to UT chief engineer CB Ojha. The post of MC chief engineer had fallen vacant after... Read More


temp drops to 15degC for first time this season

Chandigarh, Oct. 28 -- The city's minimum temperature dropped to 15.9degC, the lowest yet this season on the intervening night between Sunday and Monday. The minimum on Sunday was 16.7degC. The maximu... Read More


Govt approves Rs.5,532-cr projects under ECMS

New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- The Union government on Monday approved the first batch of projects under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), with seven proposals cleared involving a total i... Read More


Another highest 1-day spike takes Punjab farm fire count to 890

Patiala, Oct. 28 -- Amid a sharp rise in farm fire incidents in the state with the Malwa region emerging as the major contributor, Punjab saw 147 such cases on Monday, marking the highest single-day s... Read More


'Go back': Indian-origin worker faces racist slur

Toronto, Oct. 28 -- An Indian-origin worker at a store in Canada's Ontario town was subjected to a racist tirade on Sunday when a white man, while hurling abuses, asked him to go back to his country. ... Read More