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Passport office to clear 5,600 applications

CHANDIGARH, Feb. 13 -- The Regional Passport Office (RPO), Chandigarh, is organising a 75-day special camp from February 17 to June 10. The camp, being held at the RPO office in Sector 34, aims at pro... Read More


2 more FIRs against travel agents

Chandigarh, Feb. 13 -- The special investigation team (SIT), constituted by the Punjab Police for crackdown on travel agents who were behind illegal emigration that resulted in deportations from the U... Read More


Pratibha to meet high command soon

Shimla, Feb. 13 -- Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) state president Pratibha Singh will soon visit New Delhi to meet the party high command on issue of reconstitution of the committee that h... Read More


Himachal govt plans to give tea tourism a major push

Dharamshala, Feb. 13 -- To tap into the tea tourism potential of the state, the Himachal Pradesh government is moving forward with plans to study the tea tourism model of West Bengal and frame a polic... Read More


Theft accused dies in custody, police seek probe

Jammu, Feb. 13 -- A man arrested in connection with a theft case died at a hospital in Jammu on late Tuesday after complaining of chest pain while in police custody, said officials. The deceased was ... Read More


Omar chairs pre-budget meeting with stakeholders

Srinagar, Feb. 13 -- J&K chief minister (CM) Omar Abdullah chaired a pre-budget meeting with several legislators of Kashmir at civil secretariat on Wednesday. During the meeting, legislators of diffe... Read More


Passport can't be denied over family's 'militant links': HC

Jammu, Feb. 13 -- The high court (HC) of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that a passport cannot be denied to a person merely for the involvement of his brother in militancy activities and a person's a... Read More


3 J&K MLAs submit pvt members' bills seeking liquor ban

Srinagar, Feb. 13 -- Three J&K legislators have submitted bills in the assembly seeking ban on the sale of alcohol in J&K. The bills have been submitted by PDP legislator from Kupwara Fayaz Mir, AIP ... Read More


Vij replies to BJP's show-cause notice

Karnal, Feb. 13 -- Haryana minister and senior BJP leader Anil Vij on Wednesday responded to the show-cause notice issued to him by the BJP over his repeated targeting of chief minister Nayab Singh Sa... Read More


Despite temp fluctuation, no harm to crop: Wheat institute

Karnal, Feb. 13 -- Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR), Karnal on Wednesday said that despite the prevailing weather conditions where a sudden change of maximum temperature has been ... Read More