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'99 resolution surfaces, adds new twist to row

Amritsar, Feb. 26 -- The ongoing controversy over questioning of authority of the Akal Takht jathedar by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has intensified following the resurfacing of... Read More


Rail traffic hit as coach derails near Karnal

Karnal, Feb. 26 -- A coach of a MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) train going towards New Delhi derailed between Nilokheri and Taroari railway stations on Tuesday near Karnal. However, no major ... Read More


Int'l drug smuggling ring busted, kingpin among three in net

Panchkula, Feb. 26 -- The crime branch of Panchkula police have busted an international drug smuggling ring involving supply of heroin from Pakistan to the tricity area. "Three accused, including mas... Read More


'For us, justice has been denied for over 40 years'

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Minutes after a Delhi court sentenced former Congress lawmaker Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment for leading a mob that brutally killed two Sikhs during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots,... Read More


Clarify stance on Sajjan's conviction: Sukhbir to Cong

Chandigarh, Feb. 26 -- Former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday welcomed the sentencing of Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment. "I was expecting the court to award the ... Read More


Properties of 2 drug peddlers bulldozed

Ludhiana, Feb. 26 -- In a first-of-its-kind action, Punjab Police demolished illegally built houses of a drug smuggler at Talwandi village near Ladhowal and in Bhai Himmat Singh Nagar of Dugri in Ludh... Read More


HC directs Punjab schools to reserve 25% EWS quota seats

Chandigarh, Feb. 26 -- The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed all the private unaided recognised schools in Punjab to reserve 25% of their Class 1 seats for children from weaker and disadvanta... Read More


70 more HP schools, 21 colleges to be shut

Shimla, Feb. 26 -- After closing 1,094 primary and middle schools, Sukhvinder Singh Sikhu-led Congress government in Himachal Pradesh is set to denotify/downgrade about 70 secondary schools and denoti... Read More


Levy only 20% fee at Lakhanpur, Ban toll plazas: HC to govt, NHAI

Jammu, Feb. 26 -- Adjudicating a public interest litigation (PIL), the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday directed the Union ministry of road transport and highways, the National Hi... Read More


CM's Mirwaiz security remark draws criticism

Srinagar, Feb. 26 -- Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah faced backlash for his remark linking separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's CRPF security cover to the improved situation in the u... Read More