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HC upholds Hoshiarpur dera head's conviction in 21-year-old rape case

Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has upheld the conviction and 10-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) awarded to Dhanwant Singh, head of Dera Noor Vishav Ruhani Charitable Trust, i... Read More


SIR exercise: 1 lakh plus voters flagged for scrutiny, 67% served notices so far in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Chandigarh has gathered pace, with 1,38,070 voters flagged for scrutiny and 93,193 (67%) already being served notices,... Read More


Haryana starts process to regularise contractual staff under 2014 policies

Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- More than three months after the Supreme Court upheld the regularisation of group B, C and D (class II, III and IV) contractual and daily wage employees, the Haryana government ... Read More


State cuts interest rate for delayed land acquisition compensation

India, Aug. 12 -- The state cabinet on Tuesday approved a new formula for calculating interest on delayed land acquisition compensation payable to farmers and other affected landowners, effectively re... Read More


Punjab: SAD (Punar Surjit) to join Aug 15 protest for release of Sikh prisoners

AMRITSAR, Aug. 12 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit) president Giani Harpreet Singh on Tuesday said the party would participate in the August 15 event announced by Qaumi Insaaf Morcha for the relea... Read More


Noida proposes rRs.r29k-cr Hindon riverfront on lines of Lucknow's Gomti

NOIDA, Aug. 12 -- The Noida authority is drawing up a Rs.29,315-crore plan to develop a 25km riverfront along the Hindon on the lines of the Gomti riverfront in Lucknow, with the proposed project invo... Read More


No maternity leave for fourth child: Allahabad HC denies UP govt employee's plea

India, Aug. 12 -- The Allahabad high court has rejected a government employee's plea for maternity leave, saying that she cannot be given leave for her fourth child under the rules. Justice Manju Ran... Read More


Ghaziabad: Factory worker stabs manager to death with scissors, held

India, Aug. 12 -- A 38-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday in Ghaziabad for allegedly stabbing his 45-year-old manager to death with a pair of scissors at the garment factory in Loni's Tronica City o... Read More


Yeida earmarks land for regional medical hub near Noida International Airport

GREATER NOIDA, Aug. 12 -- The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) has decided to propose a 500-acre "regional medical hub" in sectors 13 and 14 near the Noida International Airp... Read More


18-year-old woman found murdered in locked Sec-49 house

Noida, Aug. 12 -- The body of an 18-year-old woman from Assam, who had come to Noida after leaving home about a fortnight ago, was found with multiple injuries inside a locked residence of an engineer... Read More