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BJP slams Sukhu govt over revival of state lotteries

Shimla, Aug. 2 -- A day after the cash-strapped Himachal Pradesh government approved revival of the state-run lotteries to boost revenue, a war of words began between Congress and the Bharatiya Janata... Read More


Locals: Halt digging Pune's Taljai hills for cement road

Pune, Aug. 2 -- Environmentalists have raised serious objections to the ongoing construction of a cement concrete (CC) road on a walking trail within the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits on Tal... Read More


Mufti for probe into Gujjar youth's killing, alleges targeted violence

Jammu, Aug. 1 -- Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday visited the family of 21-year-old Parvez Ahmed, a Gujjar youth allegedly killed on July 24 in Surey Chak, Jammu. Con... Read More


Three awarded 10-year jail in NDPS case

Jammu, Aug. 1 -- Principal sessions judge Udhampur (special judge under NDPS Act), Virinder Singh Bhau, on Thursday, awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment to three accused in an NDPS case. The court ... Read More


challan filed against 10 for securing jobs, promotionson fake papers

Jammu, Aug. 1 -- Crime Branch on Thursday filed six charge-sheets against 10 accused, including a retired forestor and an employee of school education department, for securing jobs and promotion benef... Read More


HP cabinet okays rent support for disaster-affected families

Shimla, Aug. 1 -- The state cabinet on Thursday granted ex-post facto approval for providing financial assistance in the form of rent support for affected families residing in relief camps. The decisi... Read More


Non-fulfilment of eligibility is an illegality: HC on man seeking enrolment as advocate

Shimla, Aug. 1 -- Himachal Pradesh high court (HC) refused to allow enrolment of a man as a lawyer after finding that he had secured admission for three-year LLB course before completing his graduatio... Read More


HC dismisses bail pleas of former CBI DSP, ED officer

Chandigarh, Aug. 1 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed bail pleas of former CBI DSP Balbir Singh and Shimla enforcement directorate assistant director Vishal Deep, in the scholarship sc... Read More


Himachal Revenue minister holds meeting with apple farmers

Shimla, Aug. 1 -- A high-level meeting was held on Thursday between representatives of the Seb Utpadak Sangh, Sanyukt Kisan Manch and Kisan Sabha with revenue minister Jagat Singh Negi and to address ... Read More


sc recalls verdict on liquidation of Bhushan Power and Steel

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Thursday recalled its controversial May 2 verdict that had ordered liquidation of Bhushan Power & Steel Limited (BPSL) while... Read More