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CBI court denies bail to ex-bank official in Rs.550cr fraud case

Panchkula, Aug. 12 -- The special CBI court in Panchkula on Tuesday dismissed the bail application of Arun Sharma, 39, a former area head of IDFC First Bank and former regional manager (current accoun... Read More


Fire breaks out at Karnal mini-secretariat

Karnal, Aug. 12 -- A massive fire broke out at the SDM office at Karnal mini-secretariat at 8 am on Tuesday. Because the office was closed for a holiday, no staff members or civilians were injured. Ho... Read More


Haryana starts process to regularise contractual staff under 2014 policies

Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- More than three months after the Supreme Court upheld the regularisation of group B, C and D (class II, III and IV) contractual and daily wage employees, the Haryana government ... Read More


PSERC clears 300-MW solar deals for PSPCL after previous rejection

Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has approved 300MW of solar power procurement by Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) at tariffs ranging fro... Read More


HP govt imposes Rs.0.60 per litre widow and orphan cess on petrol, diesel

Shimla, Aug. 12 -- The Himachal government has officially imposed a Widow and Orphan Cess of 60 paise per litre on petrol and high-speed diesel, with the levy coming into force from midnight on August... Read More


Ladakh to lead Census race, complete enumeration by Sept

Jammu, Aug. 12 -- Ladakh, one of the country's two youngest Union territories, is all set to lead the country in Census 2027, with population enumeration scheduled to be completed across the Union ter... Read More


MHA panel on demographic changes visits Pandits' township, Rohingya settlement in Jammu

Jammu, Aug. 12 -- A high-level MHA panel on demographic changes on Tuesday met multiple delegations and visited the Jagti township of Kashmiri Pandits besides a Rohingya settlement in Narwal area of J... Read More


Ex-PWD engineergets 1-year jail in18-yr-old tender case

Mohali, Aug. 12 -- A CBI court on Tuesday convicted former PWD engineer Joginder Singh, 58, under Section 166 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced him to one year in jail and a Rs.2,500 fine i... Read More


HC upholds Hoshiarpur dera head's conviction in rape case

Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has upheld the conviction and 10-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) awarded to Dhanwant Singh, head of Dera Noor Vishav Ruhani Charitable Trust, i... Read More


Info commission orders disclosure of inquiries handled by retd judge

Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- The Punjab State Information Commission (PSIC) has directed the state personnel department to disclose information regarding departmental inquiries handled by retired additional... Read More