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Tea body seeks Rs.113 cr to revive Darjeeling tea

Kolkata, Aug. 28 -- The Indian Tea Association has sent a SOS to the West Bengal government to save the Rs.250 crore Darjeeling Tea industry from collapsing while seeking an annual package of Rs.113 c... Read More


Mann refuses to meet unions, govt initiates action against absentees

Chandigarh/Jalandhar, Aug. 28 -- Hours before his scheduled meeting with protesting employees' unions on Thursday, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann refused to meet them, even as a statewide strike ... Read More


Ruckus in Haryana House as Cong MLAs allege manhandling

Chandigarh, Aug. 28 -- Ruckus ensued in Haryana assembly for nearly two hours on the first day of the monsoon session on Thursday, leading to adjournments twice, as Congress MLAs questioned why their ... Read More


Sikh groups seek clarity from Akal Takht on Vande Mataram recital

AMRITSAR, Aug. 28 -- Several Sikh organisations, including the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), Jagtar Singh Hawara Committee, United Sikh Students Federation and former Akal Takht Panj Pyare, on Wedne... Read More


CM hands over job letters to newly recruited constables in Jalandhar

Jalandhar, Aug. 28 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday handed over appointment letters to 1,746 recruits who joined the Punjab Police as constables at Punjab Armed Police (PAP) headquarters he... Read More


Baba Bakala set forpolitical showdown on Rakhar Punia today

AMRITSAR, Aug. 28 -- Baba Bakala, town in Amritsar district is set to witness an intense political showdown on August 28, with five major political parties - the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress... Read More


Garhi named as in-charge of Chamkaur Sahib by AAP

Chandigarh, Aug. 28 -- Punjab state scheduled caste commission chairman Jasvir Singh Garhi resigned on Thursday after being appointed the Aam Aadmi Party's halqa in-charge for the Chamkaur Sahib (rese... Read More


Principals will be questioned if students 'miss' midday meals

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) asked principals of schools run by the agency to ensure that all students avail of the midday meal (MDM), warning that any discrepancy be... Read More


'Law unconstitutional': Court quashes VC appointment rules

Shimla, Aug. 28 -- The Himachal Pradesh High Court has struck down provisions that gave the state government a decisive role in appointing vice-chancellors (VCs) of the state's agricultural universiti... Read More


Patients suffer as OPDs shut amid Punjab employees' strike

Mohali, Aug. 28 -- Patients seeking routine consultations and medicines were among those affected in Mohali as outpatient departments (OPDs) at government health facilities remained closed during a st... Read More