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BJP strongholds get most cuts in SIR draft

Jaipur, Dec. 18 -- The deletion of 4.18 million voters' names from the first draft electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state has triggered political churn, with analysts a... Read More


Campaign to extend welfare schemes across gram panchayats launched

Dehradun, Dec. 18 -- The state government on Wednesday launched a 45-day statewide outreach campaign to ensure that every eligible citizen in every gram panchayat is covered under welfare schemes run ... Read More


School hours curtailed due to concerns over leopard attacks in Barakot block

Rudrapur, Dec. 18 -- District education authorities in Champawat on Monday ordered a reduction in school hours in leopard-affected areas of the Barakot block, citing growing safety concerns following ... Read More


Missing Haridwar boys found in Haryana: Cops

Haridwar, Dec. 18 -- Four students studying at a madrasa in Haridwar district, who were reported missing on Monday were traced and safely recovered from Ambala Cantonment in Haryana, police said on We... Read More


4 people killed in road accident near rishikesh

Dehradun, Dec. 18 -- Four people were killed after their SUV rammed into a truck parked on the roadside near Rishikesh on the Rishikesh-Haridwar road on Tuesday evening, said police on Wednesday. The ... Read More


Top court tells MCD to consider shifting or closing 9 toll plazas

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to urgently consider the temporary closure or shifting of nine toll plazas at Delhi's borders to eas... Read More


Panel formed to probe into ethanol factory

Jaipur, Dec. 18 -- The state government on Wednesday formed a five-member committee to probe into the pollution allegations against the ethanol factory in Hanumangarh's Tibbi, while the farmers intens... Read More


Raj Ministers highlight development works

Jaipur, Dec. 18 -- The state government on Wednesday said it has fast-tracked drinking water and irrigation projects over the past two years, significantly expanding tap water connections, reviving st... Read More


14 yrs later, 2 diamond traders acquitted of angadiya murder

MUMBAI, Dec. 18 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday acquitted two diamond traders who were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering an angadiya (informal banking/ couri... Read More


Teen writes exam under fake identity; teacher booked in Mumbai

MUMBAI, Dec. 18 -- The Borivali police have booked a tuition teacher for allegedly making a 14-year-old boy appear in a maths examination on someone else's behalf. The exam was organised by the Mathem... Read More