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In Lucknow, flood victims struggle to reclaim identity after losing vital documents

LUCKNOW, Oct. 24 -- For flood-affected families in Lucknow, the ordeal is far from over even as the water begins to recede. Along with damaged homes and lost belongings, many residents are struggling ... Read More


Haryana power employees call off strike, CM assures 'no privatisation'

CHANDIGARH, Oct. 24 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday announced that power department employees called off their strike, which had paralysed electricity supply operations in the st... Read More


One held for pelting Kashmir-bound bus with stones in Doraha

Ludhiana, Oct. 24 -- Five days after a Srinagar-bound private bus was pelted with stones near Doraha, the police on Friday arrested one accused and identified two absconding accomplices, while ruling ... Read More


Poor upkeep, lack of amenities cripples Ludhiana's driving test centre

Ludhiana, Oct. 24 -- Grappling with lack of basic amenities and poor upkeep for the past two years, visitors and applicants at the automated driving test centre in Sector 32 on Chandigarh Road in Ludh... Read More


BJMC, Sassoon to use advanced sequencing to detect drug-resistant TB

India, Oct. 24 -- Experts at BJ Medical College (BJMC) and Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) will, for the first time, conduct targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) to identify drug-resistance mutat... Read More


Ludhiana: Commuters suffer as half of state buses stay off roads amid protest

Ludhiana, Oct. 24 -- Commuters across Ludhiana continued to grapple with long waits and overcrowded buses on Friday as over 50% of Punjab Roadways and Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) buses rem... Read More


PMC to remove speed breakers, rumblers again for Pune Grand Tour 2027

India, Oct. 24 -- Pune Ahead of the Pune Grand Tour (PGT) 2027 scheduled to be held between January 26 and 31 next year, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will once again remove speed breakers and... Read More


Automated tests boost scrutiny, but licence issuance plunges

LUCKNOW, Oct. 24 -- As Lucknow expands and transport authorities tighten scrutiny of driving licence applicants, the introduction of automated driving tests has coincided with an estimated 90% decline... Read More


Decomposed body of milk supplier bearing injuries found at Ludhiana home

Ludhiana, Oct. 24 -- The decomposed body of a 55-year-old milk supplier, bearing injuries to his head and face, was found at his house in Saraswati Enclave, Ladian Kalan, on Thursday evening. The vict... Read More


Ban on 'laris', 'atom bombs'; no sound-emitting crackers after 10pm: Pune police

India, Oct. 24 -- The Pune city police have banned traditional strings of joined firecrackers, commonly known as laris, and firecrackers wrapped in strings and sold as 'atom bombs' during Diwali. The ... Read More