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386 special trains, 5,743 buses to Konkan to cater to festive rush

India, Sept. 14 -- With the railways running 386 special trains to cater to the rush to travel to the Konkan for the Ganpati festival, more than 250,000 passengers have reserved their tickets while an... Read More


Pandals hinder traffic movement in central Pune

India, Sept. 14 -- Pune - Large Ganpati pandals set up by several mandals in central Pune have started occupying road space and affecting traffic movement, prompting the Pune Municipal Corporation (P... Read More


After BRICS push for 'greater role', US economist backs India for UNSC seat: 'No country has stronger claim'

India, Sept. 14 -- No other country has as strong a claim to become the sixth permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) than India, American economist Jeffrey Sachs has said. The ... Read More


Ludhiana: Two shooters sent to target blood donation camp killed in encounter

Ludhiana, Sept. 14 -- A suspected attack on a blood donation camp organised in the memory of slain former Congress sarpanch Rajwinder Singh Grewal, alias Ravi Khwajke, was foiled on Sunday when the po... Read More


After DJ row, dhol-tasha groups push tradition

India, Sept. 14 -- Pune - Amid the row over noise pollution during Ganeshotsav in Pune, the Dhol-Tasha Federation Maharashtra has urged Pathaks across the state to use this year's celebrations to sho... Read More


Punjab CM names New Chandigarh road, park after Col Manpreet Singh

Chandigarh, Sept. 14 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday named a local road and a park in New Chandigarh after Colonel Manpreet Singh, who was killed in a gunfight with terrorists in Kash... Read More


Power cuts bring Punjab rice mills to grinding halt

Chandigarh, Sept. 14 -- Frequent and prolonged power cuts have forced Punjab rice millers to shut down their milling operations. Consequently, millers have announced they cannot purchase basmati stock... Read More


MPSC staff announce work boycott over alleged intimidation of secretary

India, Sept. 14 -- Officials and employees of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) have decided to stage a work boycott in protest against the misbehaviour with Commission secretary Mahend... Read More


Dalit man's 'suicide': Rival Cong camps set to join Pilot-led Sept 15 protest

Chandigarh, Sept. 14 -- In a major display of unity despite prolonged factionalism within the Punjab Congress, rival camps are set to share the stage on September 15, when the party holds a protest ma... Read More


Punjab: Blast at Jalalabad police station triggers panic, probe on

Ferozepur, Sept. 14 -- : Panic gripped Jalalabad late Saturday night after loud blasts were heard at the City police station around 2 am, damaging the windshields of vehicles parked on the premises as... Read More