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44 hurt as bus overturns in hp's Kangra

Dharamshala, Sept. 23 -- As many as 44 people were injured after a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus overturned in Kangra district on Monday, police officials said. The accident occurred ... Read More


patient harassed sexually, male Nurse booked

Karnal, Sept. 23 -- A male nursing staff was on Monday booked for allegedly sexually harassing a female patient admitted at a private hospital in Kaithal. The man was identified as Ashish Kumar, a loc... Read More


Two Punjab labourers allege police torture in Kathua, probe ordered

Jammu, Sept. 23 -- Kathua chief judicial magistrate (CJM) on Monday directed the SSP to get an FIR registered at the Basohli police station over "custodial torture" of two Punjab labourers at Atal Set... Read More


HC upholds 50% cut-off for superior judiciary positions

Chandigarh, Sept. 23 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed a plea challenging the 50% marks criterion for appointment to superior judicial service in Punjab and Haryana. The high court be... Read More


U'khand man alleges brother forcibly taken into Russian army

India, Sept. 23 -- A man from Udham Singh Nagar district has alleged that his elder brother, who went to Russia on a study visa last month, was forcibly recruited into the Russian Army and sent to the... Read More


Speed up assessment to seek central help: Omar to officials

Srinagar, Sept. 23 -- Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday ordered officials concerned to speed up the flood damage assessment process so that a proposal can be submitted to the ce... Read More


Time has come to decriminalise defamation: SC

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Monday observed that it is time defamation should be decriminalised as it stayed a trial proceeding against news portal The Wire on a complaint filed by for... Read More


VP hails PM over ties with world leaders

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Vice President CP Radhakrishnan, in his first public programme since assuming the post, on Monday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's diplomacy, highlighting his cordial relat... Read More


2 hydro projects along China border among Rs.5K-crore unveiled

GUWAHATI, Sept. 23 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday laid foundation stones for projects worth over Rs.5,100 crore in Arunachal Pradesh, including two hydropower plants in Shi Yomi district al... Read More


US may hike wage levels for H-1B visas, link lottery to pay

Washington, Sept. 23 -- The US government is considering further changes to the H-1B visa programme, including plans to raise wage eligibility levels for foreign workers and to prioritise highly paid ... Read More