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BJP names Hry in-charge Poonia observer for Punjab unit revamp

Chandigarh, June 30 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed the party's Haryana in-charge, Satish Poonia, as an observer to oversee the formation of the new state executive under recently ap... Read More


33% cotton seed subsidy fails to reap response

Bathinda, June 30 -- The Punjab government's initiative to encourage cotton cultivation by offering a 33% subsidy on seeds doesn't seem to be attracting farmers, with enrolments for the scheme droppin... Read More


Delayed monsoon slows down paddy sowing across Haryana

ROHTAK, June 30 -- : A delayed southwest monsoon and below-normal rainfall have slowed paddy transplantation in several districts of Haryana, forcing farmers to rely heavily on excessive groundwater e... Read More


toll exemption demand: Khattar assures Karnal residents of Rs.2k annual pass

Karnal, June 30 -- Days after the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) began operations at the Bastara toll plaza through a multi-lane free flow (MLFF) tolling system, villagers living along th... Read More


Sukhu: HP to offer 50% subsidy on e-buses

Shimla, June 30 -- The state government is set to roll down Rajiv Gandhi Swarozgaar Start-up Yojana Phase-IV to create self-employment opportunities for unemployed youth while strengthening public tra... Read More


Woman BSF constable found dead

Jammu, June 30 -- A 24-year-old woman constable of the Border Security Force (BSF) was found dead in her room at the force's frontier headquarters in Paloura here on Monday, officials said. The deceas... Read More


'unjust levy'on livestock transport vehicles: Omar writes to Mann

Srinagar, June 30 -- Jammu and Kashmir chief minister (CM), Omar Abdullah, on Monday said that the levy imposed on mutton dealers of Jammu and Kashmir passing through Punjab was "illegitimate and unju... Read More


Govt pamphlet with text 'Polio Free Pakistan' goes into circulation; official asked to explain

Jammu, June 30 -- Following the circulation of a misleading pamphlet bearing the slogan "Polio Free Pakistan" in Rajouri, the authorities have sought an urgent explanation from Kandi block medical off... Read More


Challan filed against Yasin Malik in1990 Sarla Bhat rape, murder case

Srinagar, June 30 -- Thirty-six years after the brutal rape and murder of Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat, the state investigation agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir filed a chargesheet on Monday befo... Read More


HP govt should use technology to tackle traffic snarls: Anurag

Shimla, June 30 -- Union minister Anurag Thakur on Monday urged the Himachal government to adopt modern, digital systems to tackle traffic snarls and develop the state as the country's best tourist de... Read More