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HC orders release of seized vehicle after accused's death

Chandigarh, Aug. 30 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has ordered the release of a car seized by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a drugs seizure case, as the accused owner died during trial a... Read More


Now, Class 11 students to study entrepreneurship

Chandigarh, Aug. 30 -- Education minister Harjot Bains on Friday stated that Punjab had become the first state in India to introduce "Entrepreneurship" as a main subject for Class 11 students to foste... Read More


LG forms 3-member panel to probe 34 pilgrims' death

JAMMU, Aug. 30 -- Days after a cloudburst-triggered landslide near Ardhkuwari on the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage track claimed the lives of 34 pilgrims, lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha, who heads the Shri... Read More


Army builds Bailey bridge over Tawi within 12 hours

Jammu, Aug. 30 -- The Indian Army swiftly constructed a 110-foot Bailey bridge over the Tawi river in Jammu city within 12 hours after a section of the Rs.147-crore bridge collapsed due to heavy rainf... Read More


Woman dead, another missing in Kullu landslide

Shimla, Aug. 30 -- A woman was killed while another is feared missing after a landslide buried two residential houses in the remote village of Patarna in Karad panchayat under the Anni subdivision of ... Read More


North India saw twice the rain of its wettest normal last week

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- A death toll in the dozens, floodwater gushing through highways, and the strain on the reservoir capacity of dams make it clear that the past week was unusually rainy in India's ... Read More


Himachal assembly passes bill to defer polls by 2 years

Shimla, Aug. 30 -- The Himachal Pradesh assembly on Friday passed amendments to the Municipal Council and Municipal Corporation Acts, empowering the state government to postpone elections in the newly... Read More


SpiceJet flight makes safe landing in Srinagar

Srinagar, Aug. 30 -- A SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Srinagar made a safe emergency landing at the Srinagar International Airport on Friday afternoon after experiencing a mid-air cabin pressure issue,... Read More


Five killed, 11 missing as rains wreak havoc in Uttarakhand

Dehradun/Mussoorie, Aug. 30 -- At least five people were killed and 11 others went missing after suspected cloudbursts, flash floods and mudslides lashed Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal and Bagesh... Read More


Double-decker buses may make comeback in Delhi after 35 years

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- After more than three decades, double-decker buses may once again be plying on Delhi's roads. The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is preparing a pilot run to test the feasibili... Read More