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One killed in lightning strike in E Champaran

BETTIAH, May 8 -- A middle-aged man was killed when lightning struck him at a place in Bihar's East Champaran district on Tuesday, police said. The incident occurred when the victim, Hiraman Pal, ha... Read More


Experts raise concerns against cloud seeding

Dehradun, May 8 -- Amid raging forest fires across the state, the environmentalists have expressed concerns over the idea of using cloud seeding for artificial rain to tackle such incidents in the eco... Read More


drive against encroachment, plastic waste in haridwar distt

Haridwar, May 8 -- With the Char Dham pilgrimage commencing from May 10, the Haridwar municipal corporation is carrying out an anti-plastic drive and earmarking encroachments at Ganga ghats and market... Read More


Search launched for suspect who murdered cop's daughter

Dehradun, May 8 -- Police on Tuesday intensified its search for a suspect who allegedly killed a police sub-inspector's daughter and then jumped into a canal, officers aware of the matter said. The 2... Read More


SC tells ED to not 'unnecessarily harass' TN collectors during sand mining probe

New Delhi, May 8 -- The Supreme Court on Monday told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to "unnecessarily harass" district collectors in Tamil Nadu who were made to sit from 11 am till 8.30 pm after... Read More


Tour operators protest against daily cap on pilgrims

Haridwar, May 8 -- Amid protests by the hotel associations on daily capping on pilgrim registration, the tour operators of Char Dham Yatra have opposed the slot registration and cap on number of devot... Read More


19-year-old gang raped, fingers chopped in Rajasthan, say police

Udaipur, May 8 -- A 19-year-old woman was allegedly abducted and gang raped by two men, who also attacked her with a sword on her head and chopped off her fingers, in Rajasthan's Banswara district on ... Read More


RJD fields a new face to wrest back its old seat from BJP

DARBHANGA, May 8 -- "So near, yet so far. We hope it comes up fast," said Md Sadiq, 52, lamenting the delay in the establishment of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Darbhanga due... Read More


Rajasthan HC directs CBI to probe fake court orders

JODHPUR, May 8 -- The Rajasthan high court, raising questions on the working style of the Rajasthan Police and the role of top police officers, directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to co... Read More


Rs 2.7L looted from Patna's trader

BETTIAH, May 7 -- Amid the ongoing electioneering, two armed men looted over Rs 2.7 lakh from a Patna-based businessman in a bus in Bettiah on Monday. The assailants then shot at a motorcyclist and es... Read More