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Miller, retd inspector jailed for 5 yrs in Rs.2-cr paddy scam case

Mohali, Feb. 26 -- A special court in Mohali convicted and sentenced two people, including an employee of the Punjab Agro Food Grain Corporation, in a 17-year-old paddy misappropriation case involving... Read More


Punjab rehab centres staff announce strike from March 5

Patiala, Feb. 26 -- Employees of Punjab's drug de-addiction centres have announced an indefinite strike starting March 5, demanding the regularisation of their services and a safer working environment... Read More


Waris Punjab De resumes Khalsa Vahir from Amritsar

Amritsar, Feb. 26 -- Akali Dal Waris Punjab De began the Khalsa Vahir (religious procession) after paying obeisance at Akal Takht, stating that it is a resumption of the procession initiated by the ja... Read More


Chouhan pitches fertiliser subsidy revamp

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday strongly pitched for transferring the country's Rs.1.71 lakh-core fertiliser subsidy directly to farmers' bank accou... Read More


Class 10 admit card not enough to verify parentage in SIR: SC

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued an important clarification in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) process in West Bengal by directing that the Class 10 Madhyamik a... Read More


Supreme Court classifies Rooh Afza as 'fruit drink'

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- For generations of Indians, a glass of ruby-red Rooh Afza has meant summer relief - stirred into cold water, milk or desserts, and served at iftar tables and family gatherings al... Read More


ncert apologises for chapter, says will be rewritten

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Wednesday said it will put the circulation of a new Class 8 Social Science textbook on "strict hold" on the d... Read More


SC classifies Rooh Afza as 'fruit drink'

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- For generations of Indians, a glass of ruby-red Rooh Afza has meant summer relief - stirred into cold water, milk or desserts, and served at iftar tables and family gatherings al... Read More


SC takes suo motu cognisance of NCERT judicial corruption chapter

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Wednesday informed members of the Bar that the Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of a new section in the Class 8 Social Scien... Read More


Thar mows down two madrasa teachers from UP, driver arrested

Chandigarh, Feb. 26 -- Two brothers, who were teachers at a madrasa in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, were killed after a speeding Thar SUV allegedly rammed into their motorcycle at the Kalagram light poi... Read More