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2 Vaishno Devi pilgrims killed after truck rams into car near Khanna

Ludhiana, July 5 -- A pilgrimage to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine turned tragic early on Saturday when two persons were killed and an eight-year-old child was critically injured after a speeding truck ... Read More


Pilgrims at Golden Temple told to remove IDs carrying Mann's photo

Amritsar, July 5 -- Pilgrims arriving at Golden Temple under Punjab government's Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra Yojana on Saturday were asked to remove the identification card carrying image of Punjab chie... Read More


Karnal: Fire breaks out at agrochemical factory

Chandigarh, July 5 -- A major fire broke out at an agrochemical factory in Haryana's Karnal on Saturday, police said. No one was present inside the factory's godown near Nagla Chowk when the fire brok... Read More


Sukhu: HP cabinet expansion soon

Shimla, July 5 -- The Himachal Pradesh cabinet is set for an expansion soon, and a meeting to discuss this will take place in Dharamshala on July 16 and 17, state chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu... Read More


Himachal Cong holds key meet

Shimla, July 5 -- Himachal Pradesh Congress on Saturday held an organisational meeting to review the party structure ahead of 2027 assembly polls. "This two-day meeting has been convened to strengthen... Read More


9 suspended amid political row over J&K books 'glorifying' separatism

Jammu, July 5 -- Jammu and Kashmir commissioner secretary, school education department, Ram Niwas Sharma, on Saturday ordered a probe and suspension of eight officials of Samagra Shiksha Mission along... Read More


Eyeing MC, Lok Sabha polls, SAD (Punar Surjit) launches Chandigarh unit

Chandigarh, July 5 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit), breakaway faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday launched its Chandigarh unit, signalling its electoral ambitions by announc... Read More


No runway shutdown at Srinagar airport, AAI withdraws order

Srinagar, July 5 -- Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday welcomed the Airports Authority of India's (AAI) decision to withdraw a proposed maintenance shutdown of the Srinagar Int... Read More


3 sentenced to life in 2016 home guard murder case in Mandi

Mandi, July 5 -- A court in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district sentenced three convicts to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs.1 lakh on each in the murder case of a home guard. Sessions judge A... Read More


One in five adults in Spiti valley suffers from gallstones: Study

Shimla, July 5 -- The prevalence of gallstone disease in the Spiti Valley-a tribal region of Himachal Pradesh situated between 3,000 and over 4,000 metres above sea level-has surpassed rates found in ... Read More