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Talked to Sonam without glancing at clock after a long time: Gitanjali

Srinagar, March 16 -- No more scary ticking clocks or jail visits but along free flowing chat and an end of the ordeal. This is how Gitanjali Angmo, the wife of Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk, reacted... Read More


Fresh spell of rain, snow in Valley

Srinagar, March 16 -- Rains lashed Jammu and Kashmir while snowfall was recorded over higher reaches of Kashmir on Sunday as meteorological centre has predicted . The weather was cloudy from early mor... Read More


Ashram kitchens shut amid commercial LPG shortage

Haridwar, March 16 -- A severe shortage of commericial LPG cylinders, triggered by the conflict in West Asia, has forced more than a dozen ashrams, dharamshalas, and mutts in Haridwar to suspend their... Read More


Thermal drone to track big cats

Haldwani, March 16 -- The Terai East Forest Division has launched a high-tech drive against man-wildlife conflict with a thermal drone designed to pinpoint tigers and leopards in pitch-dark, dense for... Read More


J&K Police suspend cop for driving in inebriated state

Srinagar, March 16 -- Jammu and Kashmir Police have suspended a cop for driving in an inebriated state in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, an official of police said on Sunday. The suspended cop ha... Read More


Road mishaps snuff out lives of toddler, Nepalese national

Chandigarh, March 16 -- A two-year-old child succumbed to injuries after being allegedly hit by an e-rickshaw in Sector 15-A. Police arrested the e-rickshaw driver, identified as Nand Kumar Yadav, 38,... Read More


97 booze vends up for grabs, Palsora costliest at Rs.11.41 cr

Chandigarh, March 16 -- Under the new Excise Policy 2026-27, as many as 97 liquor vends will start operating across Chandigarh from April 1, with the administration fixing a reserve price of Rs.11.41 ... Read More


Rain brings welcome relief, mercury plunges to 26.1degC

Chandigarh, March 16 -- The weekend brought the much-awaited relief from the unseasonal March heat as a Western Disturbance led to light rain in the city, ending a prolonged dry spell that had pushed ... Read More


Man arrested for snatching woman's gold earrings in Manimajra

Chandigarh, March 16 -- The Chandigarh Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly snatching the gold earrings of a 60-year-old woman in Manimajra. The stolen jewellery was recovered from the... Read More


India must maintain strategic autonomy to get through tough times, says Tewari

Chandigarh, March 16 -- In the next two and a half decades, if India is able to maintain its strategic autonomy and engage with world in its own terms, we will get through the tough times, said member... Read More