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Ex-finance min seeks HERC order review , files petition

Chandigarh, July 1 -- Seeking a review of the increased electricity tariff in Haryana, former finance minister, Sampat Singh on Monday said that he has filed a review petition challenging the March 28... Read More


MDU asst prof sacked for sexual harassment

Rohtak, July 1 -- The executive council of Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak on Monday took several decisions, including termination of a faculty member in connection with a sexual harassment... Read More


Rain damages Rs.50-cr sugar stock at Yamunanagar mill

Karnal, July 1 -- Heavy overnight rain in Yamunanagar damaged at least 1.25 lakh quintals of sugar worth nearly Rs.50 crore stored at two warehouses of Saraswati Sugar Mills, officials said on Monday.... Read More


7 'nihangs' held for attacking cop, locals with sharp weapons

Dehradun, July 1 -- Chamoli police arrested seven 'nihang' Sikhs for allegedly attacking a police officer and some locals in Jyotirmath (Joshimath) with sharp weapons on Monday. The accused were ident... Read More


Docs end protest after stipend hike, bond review assurance

Chandigarh, July 1 -- Resident doctors and MBBS interns across Punjab called off their strike on Monday following assurances from finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema and health and family welfare min... Read More


Punjab BJP, Hry guv, CM Saini pay tribute to Rupani

Chandigarh, July 1 -- Punjab BJP, Haryana governor Bandaru Dattatreya, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday paid tributes to former Gujarat CM and party's Punjab affairs in-charge Vijay Rupani, ... Read More


8 held for securing bail using fake papers in Sangrur, say cops

Sangrur, July 1 -- The Sangrur police have arrested eight individuals involved in securing approximately 40 bails for accused persons across various courts in Patiala, Dhuri, Sangrur, Khanna, and Fate... Read More


2 killed after pick-up truck falls into gorge in Himachal

Shimla, July 1 -- Two persons have been killed after a pickup truck skidded into a gorge near Jalog village in Sunni tehsil of Shimla district late on Sunday night, the police said on Monday. The dece... Read More


Bindal set to become HP BJP chief again

Shimla, July 1 -- The incumbent president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Himachal Pradesh, Rajeev Bindal, 70, likely to be announced as president of the state unit on Tuesday as he is the only candid... Read More


Five-storeyed building collapses in Shimla, cloudburst in Rampur

Shimla/Dharamshala, July 1 -- Hours after evacuation, a five-storeyed residential building collapsed in the Bhattakuffar area of Shimla as heavy rain continued to pound Himachal Pradesh on Monday, off... Read More