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NC, BJP candidates file paper for RS polls

Srinagar, Oct. 14 -- Four candidates of ruling National Conference and three of opposition Bharatiya Janata Party filed nomination papers for the four Jammu and Kashmir Rajya Sabha seats on Monday. Fr... Read More


Graft case: Bathinda DSP withdraws bail plea

BATHINDA, Oct. 14 -- Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Ravinder Singh Randhawa, who was nominated by the state vigilance bureau (VB) in an alleged corruption case, on Monday withdrew his bail appl... Read More


Agri dept struggles with staff shortage, 30% posts vacant

Sangrur, Oct. 14 -- Amid the Supreme Court's stringent directives against stubble burning and the Punjab government's push for crop diversification, Punjab agriculture department is facing severe staf... Read More


Shoddy school infra in Punjab riles HC; says officials oblivious to ground reality

Chandigarh, Oct. 14 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has come down heavily on the Punjab education department, chiding its senior officials for being "oblivious" to the condition of schools. "Even... Read More


SGPC annual polls for office-bearers on November 3

AMRITSAR, Oct. 14 -- The general house meeting of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has been convened for November 3 to hold the annual election for the posts of the president and oth... Read More


Priyanka accuses Centreof ignoring disaster-hit HP

Shimla, Oct. 14 -- Congress leader Sonia Gandhi unveiled a statue of six-time chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, Virbhadra Singh, at Daulat Singh Park on the historic Ridge Ground in Shimla on Monday... Read More


MHA seeks more time to decide on prosecution sanction of IAS officers

Jammu, Oct. 14 -- The Union ministry of home affairs has sought more time from J&K and Ladakh high court (HC) to take a final call on granting sanction for prosecution of senior IAS officers, allegedl... Read More


TN shuts down pharma firm linked to cough syrup deaths

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday carried out raids in Chennai as part of a money laundering probe into the manufacturing and supply of Coldrif cough syrup, linked to th... Read More


SC orders CBI probe into Karur stampede

Bengaluru, Oct. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the stampede in Tamil Nadu's Karur on September 27, when 41 people died during a ral... Read More


India hails Gaza hostages' release, pledges support

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- India on Monday welcomed the release of all surviving Israeli hostages held by Hamas under a US-backed peace plan and pledged its support for all efforts aimed at a lasting peace... Read More