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24-hr 'thikri pehra', Rs.1-lakh fine: Hansi village tighten noose on peddlers

Rohtak, Oct. 2 -- It took around 35 days to residents of Rajthal village of Hansi district to put 99% check over the drug peddlers in their village, where a group of elderly men unite to guard the vil... Read More


CCI begins cotton procurement at 13 sites in Malwa

Bathinda, Oct. 2 -- The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), a central agency, on Thursday started procuring the cash crop of cotton at the minimum support price (MSP) at 13 locations across four distri... Read More


Digital arrest fraud targeting Oswal: ED nabs key handler

Ludhiana, Oct. 2 -- The Enforcement Directorate's (ED) Jalandhar zonal office has arrested Sohel Akthar alias Raju from Kolkata in connection with a Rs.7-crore digital arrest fraud involving Padma Bhu... Read More


Bilaspur admn reviews preps for Murmu's October 6 visit

Dharamshala, Oct. 2 -- Ahead of President Droupadi Murmu's visit to Bilaspur on October 6, deputy commissioner Rahul Kumar held a review meeting to review the preparations, officials said. During the ... Read More


Jal Jeevan Mission: CAG flags up to 93% shortfall in achieving target

Srinagar, Oct. 2 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, presented in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly, has reported a 6% to 93% shortfall in achieving targets for providing Functional Hous... Read More


Fast-track cases of undertrials in custody for over 5 yrs: SC to J&K

New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- The Supreme Court has approved an action plan introduced by the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to have a "red folder" for identifying cases where undertrial prisoners are in... Read More


NIA court orders framing of charges against Malik, 6 others

NEW DELHI, Oct. 2 -- A special NIA court has ordered framing of money laundering charges against jailed chief of banned Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Yasin Malik and six others for allegedly... Read More


Haryana best in capacity building of govt staff

Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- Haryana has secured the top position in the national ranking of states and Union territories on the iGOT Karmayogi platform, scoring 60.72 points in an assessment of government e... Read More


PPCB launches legal action against Amritsar MC over waste violations

Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- Stepping up action against the Amritsar Municipal Corporation over alleged waste management violations at the Chabal Road landfill, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has ... Read More


Punjab-origin trucker gets 6-year jail for road mishap

Toronto, Oct. 2 -- Citing his lack of judgment for playing a game on his cellphone while behind the wheel, a Canadian judge has sentenced an Indian-origin truck driver to six years in jail for his par... Read More