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Govt announces new names for two villages in Firozabad, Hardoi

Lucknow, Feb. 1 -- Going ahead with its 'name-changing' spree, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday announced the renaming of two villages, whose names had Mughal connotations, in Firozabad and Ha... Read More


NGT panel to probe untreated water intake into Bhilwara lake

JODHPUR, Feb. 1 -- The Central Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered the formation of a joint committee, considering the allegations of untreated water being released into Mansarovar... Read More


Raj turning into colony of Guj: LoP slams RRECL

Jaipur, Feb. 1 -- The leader of opposition in the state assembly Tikaram Jully on Saturday said that Rajasthan is slowly becoming a "colony of Gujarat", hours after a report came out that officials of... Read More


Govt to retire seven of Raj's oldest thermal power plants by 2029-30

Jaipur, Feb. 1 -- The Rajasthan government has decided to retire its seven oldest thermal power plants worth 1,350 MW by 2029-30 as their environment clearance has expired. The Rajasthan Urja Vikas an... Read More


253 wells in Raj dropped 40 metres: Jal Shakti min

Jaipur, Feb. 1 -- In at least 253 wells in Rajasthan, the water level has dropped to 40 metres below ground level (mbgl), the Jal Shakti ministry stated in the ongoing Parliament session. Responding t... Read More


Two brothers get 20-year RI for raping minor sisters in P'kula

Panchkula, Feb. 1 -- A special fast-track court in Panchkula sentenced two brothers to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) each for abducting and raping two minor sisters in 2021. The court has als... Read More


tehsildar HELD for aiding fraudulent 17-acre land deal in p'kula

Panchkula, Feb. 1 -- The Panchkula unit of the anti-corruption bureau (ACB), Haryana, has arrested a tehsildar of Raipur Rani in connection with an alleged fraudulent land transaction, involving appro... Read More


CTU sub-inspector among 2 held for Rs.13L theft at cash branch

Chandigarh, Feb. 1 -- A sub-inspector of Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) and his aide have been arrested in connection with the theft of Rs.13.13 lakh from CTU's cash branch at the inter-state ... Read More


FATHER-in-law, hubby booked as Kharar Woman dies by suicide

Mohali, Feb. 1 -- A 36-year-old woman died by suicide at her residence in Kharar, with her family alleging that sustained physical abuse and mental harassment by her husband and in-laws drove her to t... Read More


Court allows cop to wear seized jewellery at nephew's wedding

Chandigarh, Feb. 1 -- A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court has allowed a Chandigarh police inspector to temporarily retrieve her gold jewellery worth around Rs.30 lakh from a frozen bank lock... Read More