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Cabinet nod to hire retired faculty as profs in new medical colleges

Shimla, April 18 -- Himachal Pradesh cabinet on Friday gave its nod to engage retired faculty members as professors in new medical colleges. The decision will address the issue of acute shortage of te... Read More


NCW takes cognisance of Mandi incident, seeks ATR within 7 days

Dharamshala, April 18 -- The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the recent murder of 19-year-old girl in Mandi's Sarkaghat and has sought an action taken report (ATR)... Read More


SBI loan manager held in Shimla heroin syndicate crackdown

Shimla, April 18 -- Police on Friday arrested a 33-year-old State Bank of India (SBI) loan manager for his alleged involvement in an inter-state drug trafficking network. The accused, Tarun Thakur, a ... Read More


Mirwaiz hails Pope Leo's stand against war

Srinagar, April 18 -- Chief cleric of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, while delivering the Friday sermon, hailed the stand of Pope Leo against war, while urging the global religious lea... Read More


Jammuadmn bans inflammatory social media content

Jammu, April 18 -- The Jammu district administration on Friday imposed a blanket ban on posting or sharing communally sensitive and inflammatory content on social media sites for a period of 60 days. ... Read More


Light rains, snow lash J&K; more on cards

Srinagar, April 18 -- The fresh western disturbance brought a spell of snow to the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. While various parts of Kashmir also experienced rain, the meteorologic... Read More


Omar unveils Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Club jersey

Jammu, April 18 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah unveiled the jersey of Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Club (SCC) at a function in Jammu on Friday. Appreciating the club's contribution to promoting cricket, Om... Read More


Properties of two drug peddlersattached in Rajouri, Udhampur

Jammu, April 18 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday attached a property worth more than Rs.55 lakh belonging to two alleged drug peddlers in Rajouri and Jammu district, said officials. In Rajour... Read More


UP RERA warns against misleading real estate offers, 'assured returns'

LUCKNOW, April 18 -- Taking serious note of misleading promotional schemes and 'assured return' offers by developers, the Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP RERA) on Friday issued a pu... Read More


Sandalwood brigand Veerappan's kin in TN poll fray

CHENNAI, April 17 -- India's most notorious poacher and sandalwood smuggler Veerappan is back in Tamil Nadu elections through his wife and daughter who are contesting from different assembly seats on ... Read More