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Punjab in wait-and-watch mode

Chandigarh, Feb. 10 -- The Supreme Court directive empowering the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to take action against states delaying the appointment of full-time directors general of police... Read More


Jathedar seeks Amritdhari Sikhofficers in SIT on saroops case

AMRITSAR, Feb. 10 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Monday asked the Punjab government that the special investigation team (SIT), probing the matter related to the missing 32... Read More


Mann clears launch of IPL-style Punjab Cricket League

Chandigarh, Feb. 10 -- The Punjab government on Monday approved the launch of the Punjab Cricket League (PCL), with CM Bhagwant Singh Mann announcing a planned collaboration with the Board of Control ... Read More


Haryana fisheries dept official moves HC against POSH probe

Chandigarh, Feb. 10 -- The joint director of the fisheries department, Haryana, has approached the Punjab and Haryana high court challenging the proceedings initiated against him under the Sexual Hara... Read More


Assembly sittings for Feb 17, 18 fixed: Speaker

Shimla, Feb. 10 -- Himachal Pradesh assembly speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Monday said that for the upcoming budget session, the assembly sittings for February 17 and 18 have been fixed, adding th... Read More


Finance dept terms HP govt's poll guarantee OPS unviable

Shimla, Feb. 10 -- The Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government's flagship poll promise, the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), has hit a fiscal wall. Following the discontinuation of the revenue defici... Read More


Rise above party lines on issues vital to state: Speaker to MLAs

Shimla, Feb. 10 -- Amid sparring between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over discontinuation of RDG, Himachal speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania said that all political parties and legislators ... Read More


Gurez, Sonamarg all set to be J&K's new winter sports hubs

Srinagar, Feb. 10 -- The snow-white mountains of the picturesque Sonamarg, and the breathtakingly remote Gurez Valley in Bandipora district are set to get new carvings with the government deciding to ... Read More


J&K govt collected nearly Rs.50 cr as recruitment fee in two years

Jammu, Feb. 10 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday informed the assembly that it has collected Rs.48.88 crore in application fees from job seekers over the past two years. The revenue was ge... Read More


Preps on, urban local body, panchayat polls soon: Omar

Jammu, Feb. 10 -- Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday assured early elections to the urban local bodies and Panchayats but flagged the vacant post of state election commissioner (SEC). Speaking dur... Read More