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Restore green belt in Karnal: SC to Haryana

New Delhi, March 24 -- The Supreme Court has directed the Haryana government and its municipal authorities to "expeditiously" restore a green belt in Karnal where 40 fully grown trees were uprooted to... Read More


'Subdued spending may offset Delhi tax revenue shortfall this financial yr'

New Delhi, March 24 -- The Delhi government could undershoot its tax revenue projections set in last year's budget, but this may not put pressure on the fiscal math as overall spending so far has been... Read More


SC weighs public good in post-facto green nod debate

New Delhi, March 24 -- The Supreme Court on Monday observed that the legislature should not be completely "denuded" of granting environmental clearances (EC) to development projects after they have co... Read More


Public figures must be ready for brickbats: delhi High court

New Delhi, March 24 -- Courts cannot prevent people from making fun of public figures unless the remarks are humiliating or disparaging, the Delhi high court observed on Monday, adding that individual... Read More


4 dead in UP cold storage collapse

PRAYAGARAJ, March 24 -- Four people were killed and another 13 critically injured after a part of a cold storage facility collapsed in Prayagraj on Monday, police said, adding that efforts were on to ... Read More


Family moves HC, seeks autopsy at PGI

AMRITSAR, March 24 -- Hours after former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar's arrest, the family of Punjab State Warehousing Corporation district manager Gagandeep Singh Randhawa renewed their demand for a... Read More


Couple among 3 held for Rs.50l extortion bid

Panchkula, March 24 -- A honeytrap racket has been busted with the arrest of three persons, including a couple, police said on Monday. The accused have been identified as Sana Amreen, her husband Dilp... Read More


Electrical goods ravaged in industrial area blaze

Chandigarh, March 24 -- A massive blaze destroyed electrical goods in a showroom in the Industrial Area of Phase II in Chandigarh on Sunday morning. The fire triggered panic in the vicinity as thick p... Read More


Man loses Rs.24l to fraudsters

Panchkula, March 24 -- A Sector 11 resident has been duped of Rs.24.60 lakh in a fake stock trading and investment scam, prompting the cybercrime police to register a case. Complainant Shiv Kumar Gupt... Read More


Forest dept clerk gets 4-year jail for bribery

Chandigarh, March 24 -- A special court on Monday sentenced a clerk in the office of the UT deputy conservator of forests (DCF) to four years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for accepting Rs.10,000 as b... Read More