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Authorities act after HT exposes pollution-control lapses at construction sites in Mumbai

India, Dec. 13 -- A day after Hindustan Times reported glaring violations of pollution-control guidelines at five government-led construction and demolition sites, authorities appear to have swung int... Read More


Cabinet nod to set up single regulator for higher education

India, Dec. 13 -- The Union Cabinet on Friday approved a bill to create a single regulator for higher education, replacing the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical E... Read More


Four tehsildars among ten officials suspended over illegal excavation in Pune's Maval; minister orders strict action

India, Dec. 13 -- The Maharashtra government has suspended nine revenue officials, including four tehsildars, over large-scale illegal excavation of minor minerals in Pune district's Maval tehsil, whe... Read More


Bomb threats to multiple pvt Amritsar schools trigger evacuation

Amritsar, Dec. 13 -- Several schools here received bomb threat emails on Friday, triggering evacuation of students and prompting authorities to launch anti-sabotage checks. Search operations were cond... Read More


LG Sinha hands over job letters to kin of Nowgam accidental blast victims

Srinagar, Dec. 13 -- The J&K lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Friday met the families of Nowgam accidental blast victims in Srinagar and handed over appointment letters to the kin on compassionate g... Read More


Six flights cancelled from Srinagar airport

Srinagar, Dec. 13 -- Even as the operations on the Srinagar airport has stabilised, six flights, including four from IndiGo, were cancelled on Friday, said officials, adding that 28 flights operated f... Read More


Suspected JeM terrorist held with weapon

Jammu, Dec. 13 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday nabbed a suspected Jaish terrorist with Chinese weapon along the Indo-Pakistan international border in the Pargwal sector of Jammu district,... Read More


Himachal governor calls on PM Modi

Shimla, Dec. 13 -- Himachal Pradesh governor Shiv Pratap Shukla called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, on Friday. During the meeting, Shukla briefed the PM about the state's ongoing Nash... Read More


40% subsidy to eligible youth on purchase of buses, travellers: Sukhu

Shimla, Dec. 13 -- Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said the state government, with an aim of creating employment and self-employment opportunities to the youth, would ... Read More


J&K: Spl drive to check vehicles plying without valid documents

Srinagar, Dec. 13 -- Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday launched a valley-wide drive against vehicles operating without mandatory transfer of ownership after sale or purchase and seized and challaned ... Read More