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HC flags epidemic risk amid sanitation staff's strikes, seeks report

Chandigarh, July 21 -- Taking strong note of the ongoing sanitation workers' strike in parts of the state during the monsoon, which raises the risk of an epidemic, the Punjab and Haryana high court on... Read More


11 killed as rain wreaks havoc in Jammu region

Jammu, July 21 -- Torrential rains wreaked havoc across Jammu region on Monday, leaving at least 11 people dead in rain-related incidents. The worst tragedy unfolded in Poonch, where seven people of s... Read More


Red alert for heavy rains in 5 hp districtsfor today: IMD

Dharamshala/Shimla, July 21 -- With the heavy rainfall likely on July 21, the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Shimla, has sounded a red alert in Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi and Sirmaur distric... Read More


Magisterial probe into J&K police firing death

JAMMU, July 21 -- A magisterial probe has been ordered into the killing of a 35-year-old man allegedly in a police firing incident in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, officials said on Monday. On Ju... Read More


Father of seafarer killed in US strike near Hormuz meets Sukhu

Shimla, July 21 -- A month after his only son was killed in a US strike on a on a commercial ship near the Strait of Hormuz, Rajesh Sharma, on Monday met Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Sin... Read More


Tripura top cop found dead in office, probe on

AGARTALA, July 21 -- Tripura director general of police Anurag Dhyankar was found hanging in the washroom of his official chamber at the police headquarters on Monday, chief minister Manik Saha said. ... Read More


CBI court seeks report after witness in graft case alleges threat calls

Chandigarh, July 21 -- A special CBI court has sought reports from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Chandigarh police after a prosecutionwitness in a 2018 bribery case claimed to have... Read More


Man gets 20-year jail for raping minor in p'kula

Panchkula, July 21 -- A special POCSO court in Panchkula has sentenced a 26-year-old man to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment for abducting, raping and impregnating a 16-year-old girl in 2024. The convi... Read More


Minister orders suspension of SHO, ASI for 'mishandling' dowry case

Panchkula, July 21 -- Haryana development and panchayats minister Krishan Lal Panwar on Monday directed the suspension of women police station SHO, inspector Rajesh Kumari and assistant sub-inspector ... Read More


Chances of rain up to 100mm today, tomorrow as MeT issues orange alert

Chandigarh, July 21 -- Met officials have warned residents of heavy rain up to 100 mm on Tuesday and Wednesday while issuing an orange alert for the two days. Orange is the second highest of the four-... Read More