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court acquits Juvenile in gang-rape case

Chandigarh, May 3 -- A special fast-track court dealing with POCSO cases on Friday acquitted a juvenile co-accused in a case involving the gang-rape of a Class 12 student. The court had earlier senten... Read More


Governors offer prayers for Pahalgam attack victims

Chandigarh, May 3 -- Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria and Haryana governor Bandaru Dattatraya offered prayers for the victims of the recent Pahalgam attack during a gurbani kirtan held at Gurdwara ... Read More


3 held for assaulting, hurling casteist slurs at 2 students

Panchkula, May 3 -- Police have arrested three men for assaulting two students of Government Industrial Training Institute, Panchkula, and subjecting them to casteist slurs. The accused, who are in th... Read More


PEC inks pact With BIS for research

Chandigarh, May 3 -- PEC signed an MoU with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Chandigarh branch office, on Friday to foster research collaborations in the field of standardisation and conformity a... Read More


Kedarnath Dham portals thrown open to devotees

Mussoorie, May 3 -- The portals of Kedarnath Dham, nestled in Rudraprayag district, were opened for devotees on Friday amid the chanting of mantras and traditional rituals. Chief minister Pushkar Sing... Read More


HC notice to HP officials on teachers' suspensions

Shimla, May 3 -- The Himachal Pradesh high court asked education department officials to "file a reply within a week" after the office bearers of Primary Teachers' Union moved the HC against suspensio... Read More


U'khand enforces stringent law restricting sale of land

India, May 3 -- Dehradun: Uttarakhand's revised land law, effectively banning the sale of agricultural and horticultural land to outsiders across most of the state, has officially come into effect fol... Read More


Will come up with new policy for films on Sikh figures: Takht jathedar

AMRITSAR, May 3 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Friday asked film-makers and artists to refrain from making movies on historic Sikh figures in violation of the Sikh princip... Read More


HC seeks Punjab, CBI's response on 'fake encounter' plea

Chandigarh, May 3 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday sought a response from the Punjab government and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea moved by a couple from Ludhiana seekin... Read More


congress should hold union govt accountable for attack: Priyanka

New Delhi, May 3 -- Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday suggested that the party should seek accountability from the government and not just an inquiry in the wake of the Pahalg... Read More