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Jodhpur water crisis: HC seeks state's reply

JODHPUR, May 22 -- Invoking its suo motu jurisdiction, the Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday directed the State government and 14 other respondents to file detailed responses on the acute drinking-wat... Read More


UP govt hikes DA for its employees, pensioners by 2%

Lucknow, May 22 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has increased the dearness allowance by 2% for its employees, those working with aided educational institutions, technical education institutions, regul... Read More


Sizzling days, warm nights in Uttar Pradesh; 'red warning' for 3 days

LUCKNOW, May 22 -- Uttar Pradesh remained in the grip of an intense heatwave on Thursday, with Lucknow recording its highest maximum temperature of the season so far at 43.6 degrees Celsius and Banda ... Read More


HC seeks clarity on Indo-Nepal treaty over reciprocal settlement rights

Dehradun, May 22 -- Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state government to clarify the reciprocal privileges enjoyed by Indian nationals in Nepal before ascertaining if Nepali citizens can settle... Read More


New CBI team to probe RG Kar case

Kolkata, May 22 -- The Calcutta high court on Thursday ordered the formation of a three-member Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) special investigation team (SIT) headed by a joint director (East... Read More


27 Maoists lay down arms in 'largest mass surrender'

RANCHI, May 22 -- A total of 27 Maoists on Thursday laid down arms at the police headquarters in Ranchi in what is being billed as the "largest mass surrender" by ultras in the state. The LWE extremis... Read More


Top guns Besra, Mondal believed to have sneaked out of saranda

JAMSHEDPUR, May 22 -- Even as the mass surrender saw 27 Maoists laying down their arms, speculations gained momentum that the two topmost surviving Maoist commanders -- Misir Besra and Asim Mondal -- ... Read More


Calcutta HC upholds cattle slaughter curb

KOLKATA, May 22 -- The Calcutta high court on Thursday upheld the ban on cattle slaughter in public places and refused to stay the West Bengal government order regulating slaughter ahead of Eid al-Adh... Read More


New team to probe RG Kar case

Kolkata, May 22 -- The Calcutta high court on Thursday ordered the formation of a three-member Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) special investigation team (SIT) headed by a joint director (East... Read More


Bike lifter injured in police encounter

KISHANGANJ, May 22 -- An alleged bike lifter with a criminal record was injured in a police encounter near Faringola railway gate near West Bengal under Sadar police station in Kishanganj district, po... Read More