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Gurugram is this crime writer's muse

India, Sept. 21 -- When Joygopal Podder moved to Gurugram in 1988, the Millennium City was still little more than farmland, forested hills and empty stretches. A handful of row houses, two apartment b... Read More


Sutlej river floods ravage Punjab villages

Published on, Sept. 21 -- September 21, 2025 3:37 PM The Sutlej River continues to wreak havoc in several districts of southern Punjab, destroying homes, eroding land, and displacing hundreds of fami... Read More


Bullet train to reach Thane by 2028, BKC by 2029

India, Sept. 21 -- A portion of the bullet train route, from Surat to Thane, is set to be operational by 2028, with the entire corridor from BKC to Ahmedabad to be ready by 2029, said railway minister... Read More


Residents hail SC lifting ban on construction

Bhopal, Sept. 21 -- Around 1,200 families living in the cantonment area of Pachmarhi, a popular hill station in Madhya Pradesh, have welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to lift a 25-year-old ban on ... Read More


Mohali developer fined Rs.1.25L for not delivering flat

Mohali, Sept. 21 -- The Punjab Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has directed Gunjan Land Developers, Zirakpur, to pay Rs.1.25 lakh as compensation and litigation costs to two homebuyers from Am... Read More


peddler's assets worth Rs.52.8l attached in jalandhar

Jalandhar, Sept. 21 -- The Jalandhar police confiscated moveable and immovable property worth Rs.52.8 lakh belonging to an alleged drug smuggler on Saturday. Police commissioner Dhanpreet Kaur said on... Read More


Stretches on key Parwanoo-Shimla artery resemble lunar landscape: HC

Shimla, Sept. 21 -- Coming down heavily on the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) over poor maintenance of Parwanoo-Shimla section of the NH-5, the Himachal high court has said that certain st... Read More


Construction of Doon-Mussoorie ropeway to resume soon: Officials

Mussoorie, Sept. 21 -- Construction work on the ongoing Dehradun-Mussoorie ropeway project is due to be resumed soon, senior officials said on Saturday. Construction work was halted following serious ... Read More


Strict building norms coming up for rural areas: HP minister

Shimla, Sept. 21 -- State could no longer afford to ignore construction practices in disaster-prone zones, said state town and country planning minister Rajesh Dharmani on Saturday. He was speaking to... Read More


BMC's inclusive homes out of reach of poor citizens: Experts

Mumbai, Sept. 21 -- Come Diwali, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will put on sale 186 "inclusive homes" or apartments developed under the Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DC... Read More