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After NC chief's challenge, rebel MP Mehdi to resign

Srinagar, Aug. 29 -- Days after National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah dared rebel Member of Parliament (MP) from Srinagar, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, to resign his Lok Sabha seat and face a fres... Read More


Himachal revises HIMCARE reimbursement rules for govt hospitals

Shimla, Aug. 29 -- The Himachal Pradesh government has revised the reimbursement norms under its flagship HIMCARE health insurance scheme, restricting claims by government healthcare institutions to t... Read More


J&K BJP leader booked for duping man of Rs.8L

Srinagar, Aug. 29 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday booked the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Anantnag district general secretary on charges of extortion for allegedly demanding Rs.8.25 lakh f... Read More


President paves way for HC bench in Ladakh

Jammu, Aug. 29 -- President Droupadi Murmu has issued a regulation that establishes a bench of the high court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in the Union territory of Ladakh, paving the way for bring... Read More


After Nepal disaster, experts call for urgent safeguards against glacier risks in J&K, Ladakh

Srinagar, Aug. 29 -- The Nepal disaster, which has left over 538 dead and hundreds missing, including many Indian citizens, has left environmental activists, social activists and officials worried in ... Read More


Schoolgirls tie rakhis to BSF jawans on duty in Jammu region

JAMMU, Aug. 29 -- Taking some time out of their hectic routine of guarding the Indo-Pak international border and hunting Pakistani terrorists, the border guards of the Border Security Force (BSF) and ... Read More


2 pilots killed in training aircraft crash in Kanpur

New Delhi/Kanpur, Aug. 28 -- A training aircraft crashed in Kanpur on Thursday killing both the instructor Sachin Bhatia and the trainee pilot Abhishek Pujari, officials said. The Aircraft Accident In... Read More


No new ethanol plants to come up: Industries minister

Shimla, Aug. 28 -- Himachal's industries minister Harshwardhan Chauhan on Thursday announced in the assembly that no new ethanol plants would be set up in the state. Replying to a query of Congress' N... Read More


Lotteries worse than drug menace, says Oppn as Cong defends move

Shimla, Aug. 28 -- The The decision of the ruling Congress to reintroduce lotteries is more dangerous than drugs, leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur said on Thursday, as the BJP and the ruling Congre... Read More


SC/ST Act invoked, Kishtwar observes shutdown

Jammu, Aug. 28 -- Following intervention by the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST), the Jammu and Kashmir Police have invoked the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of ... Read More