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Punjab: Sikh groups seek clarity from Akal Takht on Vande Mataram recital

AMRITSAR, Aug. 28 -- Several Sikh organisations, including the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), Jagtar Singh Hawara Committee, United Sikh Students Federation and former Akal Takht Panj Pyare, on Wedne... Read More


Mohali: Patients suffer as OPDs shut amid Punjab employees' strike

Mohali, Aug. 28 -- Patients seeking routine consultations and medicines were among those affected in Mohali as outpatient departments (OPDs) at government health facilities remained closed during a st... Read More


IISER Pune students protest after student's death, seek hostel reforms and mental health support

India, Aug. 28 -- Students of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune on Thursday staged a peaceful protest, raising concerns over hostel restrictions, student representati... Read More


Saini: Law & order Haryana govt's top priority

Chandigarh, Aug. 28 -- Rejecting allegations that the Haryana government has failed to take effective measures to strengthen law and order, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini said that the government ha... Read More


State to create 1,000 posts for ex-Agniveers

India, Aug. 28 -- The Maharashtra government on Thursday approved the creation of 1,000 supernumerary posts in government and semi-government establishments to facilitate the appointment of former Agn... Read More


Two workers die after being trapped in Nigdi BSNL duct; same spot claimed three lives last year

India, Aug. 28 -- Two workers, part of conservancy staff, died after being trapped inside an underground BSNL duct in Nigdi Pradhikaran late on Wednesday. Police said the workers were rescued and take... Read More


Nepal flood: PM, ministers pledge a month's salary to relief fund; Kathmandu to buy 25,000 MT of fertilisers from New Delhi

Kathmandu, Aug. 28 -- Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah and his council of ministers on Friday decided to deposit a month of their salaries to Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund in the wake of d... Read More


Police seize sound systems at six spots, log 148 noise violations

India, Aug. 28 -- Pune police on Wednesday seized sound systems at six locations during processions for allegedly using plasma and pressure-mid equipment despite clear instructions against their use, ... Read More


Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann hands over job letters to 1,746 new constables

Jalandhar, Aug. 28 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday handed over appointment letters to 1,746 recruits who joined the Punjab Police as constables at Punjab Armed Police (PAP) headquarters he... Read More


ED seizes rRs.r12.9 crore in assets in rRs.r160.55-crore SBI loan default probe

India, Aug. 28 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized and frozen cash, jewellery and bank funds worth Rs.12.9 crore during searches in Mumbai and Vadodara in a money laundering probe into an a... Read More