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SC denies seniority quota for higher judicial service

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday held that length of service cannot be a criteria to create a separate quota for officers in appointment to the higher judicia... Read More


'How is this allowed in modern society?' SC on Talaq-e-Hasan

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned whether the practice of Talaq-e-Hasan, under which a Muslim man can divorce his wife by pronouncing "talaq" once a month over three mont... Read More


Karnataka to introduce bill permitting online bets on horse races

Bengaluru, Nov. 20 -- The Karnataka government is preparing to introduce a bill that would permit licensed online betting on horse-racing events, a move the state says will expand the popularity of di... Read More


Pedestrian dies after being hit by truck in Hallomajra

Chandigarh, Nov. 20 -- A woman, walking along the Hallomajra light point slip road, was run over by a pick-up truck on Tuesday. As per the police, the victim, identified as Sharda, was rushed to Gover... Read More


UT admn to transfer 510 acres of shamlat land to MC in 2 wks

Chandigarh, Nov. 20 -- The UT administration is all set to transfer 510 acres of shamlat (common) land, spread across 15 Chandigarh villages, to the municipal corporation (MC) within the next two week... Read More


irrigation dept driver held for graft in p'kula

Panchkula, Nov. 20 -- The state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau, Panchkula, on Wednesday, arrested a driver working in the irrigation department red-handed while he was accepting a Rs.50,000 brib... Read More


Three days on, MC puts on hold public shaming of litterbugs, fines to continue

Chandigarh, Nov. 20 -- Barely three days after the municipal corporation (MC) ordered public shaming of individuals who litter city roads, the orders have been kept on hold in wake of widespread criti... Read More


Once bitten, twice shy: PU braces for Morcha's big meeting today

Chandigarh, Nov. 20 -- With representatives of nearly 50 Punjab unions expected to assemble at the Student Centre's committee hall on Thursday at 1 pm to discuss the Panjab University Bachao Morcha's ... Read More


Panchkula police nab habitual snatcher from hiding in Moga

Panchkula, Nov. 20 -- A team of the Panchkula Police's detective staff nabbed a habitual offender, facing at least 10 snatching cases, from his hiding in Moga on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Ab... Read More


7 more Maoists killed in Andhra encounter

Hyderabad, Nov. 20 -- Seven Maoists of the banned CPI (Maoist) Party were shot dead in an exchange of fire with police in Maredumilli forests of Andhra Pradesh's Alluri Sitarama Raju district on Wedne... Read More