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FIRs against 25 of 87 accused quashed in 2025 Leh violence

JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Aug. 21 -- The Ladakh administration, headed by lieutenant governor VK Saxena, on Thursday announced the withdrawal of first information reports (FIRs) against 25 of the 87 people book... Read More


Punjab bandh today; schools, highways to be shut for 7 hrs

Amritsar/Jalandhar, Aug. 21 -- A federation of private schools in Punjab on Thursday announced a school holiday, and the Panjab university rescheduled exams to be held on August 21 in the wake of the ... Read More


UGC equity rules under review,Centre tells SC

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it is reconsidering the University Grants Commission's (UGC) 2026 regulations on promoting equity in higher educational institu... Read More


SOUTH CMS MEET SHAH

Chennai, Aug. 21 -- Chief ministers of southern states on Thursday discussed regional water disputes, parliamentary delimitation demands, and more devolution of funds in proportion to their central ta... Read More


Bathinda sports school set for a fresh innings

Bathinda, Aug. 21 -- The Punjab government has approved a major restructuring of the Government Sports Senior Secondary School at Bathinda's Ghudda village, aimed at reviving the rural sports institut... Read More


Dhaliwal meets J&K LG, demands Ujh dam

Chandigarh, Aug. 21 -- Aam Aadmi Party's Ajnala MLA and former minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Thursday met J&K lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha and submitted a memorandum seeking a permanent soluti... Read More


Can't delay disbursal of pensionary benefits: HC

Chandigarh, Aug. 21 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that the office of an employee about to retire is duty-bound to complete all the formalities by the date of superannuation so that pen... Read More


Punjab bandh today; schools, highways to be shut for 7 hrs

Amritsar/Jalandhar, Aug. 21 -- The seven-hour Punjab Bandh call given by the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha for the release of Sikh prisoners is likely to cause disruptions in the state on Friday. The morcha, wh... Read More


Buses for pilgrims vandalised, SGPC demands action

AMRITSAR, Aug. 21 -- Buses operated by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to ferry pilgrims to the Golden Temple and nearby holy shrines were vandalised late last night. SGPC president... Read More


Two youths drown in Bist Doab Canal

Hoshiarpur, Aug. 21 -- Two young men lost their lives after jumping into the Bist Doab Canal near Mehtiana village in Hoshiarpur on Wednesday evening. Out of the three relatives who leaped into the fa... Read More