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K'taka caste survey set to begin today as protests continue

Bengaluru, Sept. 22 -- The Karnataka government will on Monday commence the mammoth caste survey to address complaints from several communities who alleged that they were either excluded or underrepre... Read More


BKS protest against MP govt land pooling policy

NEW DELHI, Sept. 22 -- A little over a month after it urged the Madhya Pradesh government to reconsider the proposed land pooling policy in Ujjain, the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS), an offshoot of the ... Read More


tax changes will reduce bengal govt revenue by Rs.20k-cr: Mamata

Kolkata, Sept. 22 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday strongly criticised the Narendra Modi-led Union government on the new GST reforms, saying the tax changes will reduce the stat... Read More


pm modi on gst

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Indians will save Rs.2.5 lakh crore on account of the GST rate changes effective from Monday and income tax changes announced earlier this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sai... Read More


CPI seeks fair aid for flood-hit families

Chandigarh, Sept. 22 -- The 25th national conference of the Communist Party of India (CPI) began on Sunday with a rally in Mohali wherein the democratic and Left forces were asked to unite to "save de... Read More


4 arrested with 10kg heroin in Gurdaspur

GURDASPUR, Sept. 22 -- A joint team of the Punjab Police and Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday nabbed four drug smugglers at Thetharke village in Gurdaspur and recovered 10kg of heroin from their ... Read More


Punjab floods: Jakhar seeks probe by retd judge

Chandigarh, Sept. 22 -- BJP state president Sunil Jakhar on Sunday blamed the recent floods in Punjab on the "inexperienced" AAP government and a company that was awarded the contract for safety inspe... Read More


Now, paddy farmers battle fungal disease

Sangrur, Sept. 22 -- As early procurement of paddy begins in the state, farmers are facing crop challenges, including discoloration, false smut disease and brown planthopper infestations. Agriculture ... Read More


Moga ADC chargesheeted, probe handed over to VB

Chandigarh, Sept. 22 -- The Punjab public works department (PWD) has chargesheeted a 2014-batch Punjab Civil Service (PCS) officer and called for a vigilance bureau (VB) investigation into the alleged... Read More


Randhawa writes to CM, demands high-level probe

AMRITSAR, Sept. 22 -- Gurdaspur member of Parliament (MP) Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has called for a high-level investigation into the collapse of three floodgates at Madhopur headworks, following the... Read More