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HC commutes death penalty of four to 30-year jail in 2023 Kurukshetra doctor's murder case

Chandigarh, Oct. 30 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has commuted death sentence, awarded to four men, to 30-year-jail and acquitted one woman in the January 2023 murder of a Kurukshetra woman doc... Read More


Haryana: Sugarcane prices hiked to rRs.r430 per quintal, farmers slam decision

Chandigarh/Rohtak, Oct. 30 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday announced Rs.35 per quintal hike in sugarcane prices over the next two years even as under the revised rates the farm... Read More


Baloch Voice for Justice condemns 10-year prison sentences for human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari, Hadi Ali Chatha

Balochistan, Oct. 30 -- Baloch Voice for Justice has strongly condemned the sentencing of prominent human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chatha to 10 years in prison each by an Anti-Terroris... Read More


Irish author highlights ticketing hurdle for foreign tourists at Elephanta Caves

India, Oct. 30 -- A visit to the Elephanta Caves near Mumbai left Irish author Paul Waters questioning the ticketing system at the UNESCO World Heritage Site after he found that foreign tourists could... Read More


Body of missing toddler found in village pond in Karnal

Karnal, Oct. 30 -- A day after a two-year-old boy went missing in Singra village of Karnal's Nissing area, his body was recovered from a local pond under mysterious circumstances on Thursday, said inv... Read More


8 months after row, Maharashtra lifts ban on granting minority status to schools

India, Oct. 30 -- The Maharashtra government on Thursday revoked the suspension on granting religious and linguistic minority status to educational institutions, months after a controversy erupted ove... Read More


Kerala footballer Muhammed Riswan among 2 Indians to win Instagram Rings Award this year

India, Oct. 30 -- A Kerala footballer has been named among the 25 winners of the Instagram Rings Award. Muhammed Riswan is one of only two Indians to win the honour this year, the other being Chanel m... Read More


Panchkula MC to spend rRs.r18-cr to complete Sec 3 office building

Panchkula, Oct. 30 -- After years of delays, Panchkula municipal corporation's (MC) long-pending office building in Sector 3 is set for a fresh push, with the civic body planning to spend Rs.18 crore ... Read More


HC grants bail to Ugandan national after four years of custody in drugs case

India, Oct. 30 -- The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a Ugandan national who was arrested at the Mumbai airport in 2022 after allegedly swallowing 91 capsules containing over 1kg of narcotics, h... Read More


Chandigarh Labour Welfare Board doubles widow, disability pensions to rRs.r2,000

Chandigarh, Oct. 30 -- The Chandigarh Labour Welfare Board (CLWB) has doubled monthly pensions for eligible widows and persons with disabilities from Rs.1,000 to Rs.2,000, besides approving enhanced m... Read More