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Nearly 72% petrol pumps fall under open category

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Of India's 1.03 lakh petrol pumps, nearly 72% are in the open category, while the remainder are allocated across various reserved and special categories, according to official da... Read More


Lucknow man kills wife at work, shoots sister, self dead

LUCKNOW, Aug. 21 -- A 37-year-old bank employee allegedly shot dead his estranged 33-year-old wife, also a banker, outside her office in Lucknow on Thursday and later killed his sister before shooting... Read More


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