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Pvt firm directors join pit death probe

NEW DELHI, Feb. 12 -- The investigation into the death of a 25-year-old man who fell into an open excavation pit in Janakpuri ramped up on Wednesday after the directors of the private company that was... Read More


JeM linked to Red Fort attack: UNSC report

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- The Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks and was linked to a suspected suicide car bombing near the Red Fort in New Delhi last November that ... Read More


Assembly deadlock ends as Omar regrets remarks

Jammu, Feb. 12 -- The logjam in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly finally broke on Wednesday afternoon after chief minister Omar Abdullah returned to the House and expressed regret over his remarks from ... Read More


Sweet returns with a govt safety net: Bee biz is buzzing in J&K

Srinagar, Feb. 12 -- The bees of Jammu and Kashmir are literally busy rewriting the farmers' fortunes. With a 77% increase in honey production in three years, beekeeping is now a thriving business in ... Read More


Give reasons for not implementing EWS quota: HC to Punjab

Chandigarh, Feb. 12 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has asked the state government to detail reasons for not implementing economically weaker section (EWS) quota in state's unaided private school... Read More


SC refrains from blanket order to curb practice of virtual talaq

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday refrained from issuing a blanket direction to curb the practice of pronouncing talaq through WhatsApp, email or other electronic modes, observing t... Read More


In poll year, councillors play it safe, reject paid parking plan

Chandigarh, Feb. 12 -- With elections weighing heavy on their minds, councillors in the Chandigarh MC House rejected the agenda to turn 213 free parking areas across the city into paid parking spaces,... Read More


Now, bomb threats sent to 18 private schools in Mohali

Mohali, Feb. 12 -- A fortnight after 30 Chandigarh schools received bomb threat emails, similar mails were sent out to 18 schools in Mohali district - 16 in Mohali city and one each in Zirakpur and Kh... Read More


Rs.100 a stick: This V-Day, brace for 'rose jolt'

Chandigarh, Feb. 12 -- With Valentine's week coinciding with the wedding season, prices of roses have surged sharply across the tricity. A bouquet of 10 roses that would usually cost Rs.400-Rs.500 is ... Read More


Met Epstein for official work, cut contact: Puri

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said his meetings with disgraced American financier Jeffrey Epstein were part of an official delegation of the International Peace ... Read More