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Have a rethink on Wangchuk's detention: Top court to Centre

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the Centre to "rethink" on the continued detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk noting the nearly five-month long incarceration at a Jodh... Read More


omar highlights heritage conservation initiatives at Tappar, Pattan

Srinagar, Feb. 5 -- Chief minister Omar Abdullah today said that the Department of Culture is mandated with the revival, restoration and conservation of Jammu and Kashmir's valuable heritage sites, an... Read More


Himachal to levy revenue charges on all hydro projects

Shimla, Feb. 5 -- The cash-strapped Himachal Pradesh government will collect land revenue and cess from all power projects operating in Himachal Pradesh. CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday reitera... Read More


Panchayat polls: Himachal files SLP in top court challenging HC order

Shimla, Feb. 5 -- The Himachal Pradesh government has filed a special leave petition (SLP) in Supreme Court against the order of Himachal high court directing state to conduct panchayat and urban loca... Read More


Searches in Srinagar as Shah's 3-day J&K visit begins today

Jammu/Srinagar, Feb. 5 -- Union home minister Amit Shah will be visiting J&K on a three-day visit for a security review, border visit and assessing developmental projects beginning Thursday, said lead... Read More


Pandemonium in J&K Houseover LoP's Pir Panjal remarks

Jammu, Feb. 5 -- The Jammu and Kashmir assembly witnessed stormy scenes on Wednesday as the House was briefly adjourned following an uproar over alleged unwarranted remarks made by the leader of oppos... Read More


Fresh western disturbance to bring rain, snowfall in Himachal

Dharamshala, Feb. 5 -- After a brief spell of dry weather, a fresh western disturbance is likely to affect the Western Himalayan region from the night of February 8, bringing rain and snowfall to Hima... Read More


Fadnavis orders inquiry into long Pune e-way jam

Pune/Mumbai, Feb. 5 -- One of the longest traffic gridlocks in the history of the 94.5 kilometres-long Mumbai-Pune Expressway stretched into its second day on Wednesday, leaving thousands of commuters... Read More


21-year-old IIT Bombay student dies by suicide

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- A 21-year-old male civil engineering student at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) allegedly died by suicide in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. According t... Read More


HC orders FIR in minors' blood transfusion-hiv case: lawyer

Jamshedpur, Feb. 5 -- The Jharkhand high court (HC) on Wednesday ordered the state government to immediately register an FIR in connection with the five minor thalassemia patients testing HIV-positive... Read More