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Transparency panel flags delay in 24k old-age pension applications

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- Punjab's social security delivery system has come under scrutiny after the Punjab Transparency and Accountability Commission flagged 26,000 applications pending beyond the presc... Read More


U'khand minister accuses husband of conspiring to murder her, bigamy

Dehradun, Oct. 16 -- Uttarakhand women and child development minister Rekha Arya on Thursday accused her husband Girdhari Lal Sahu of forgery, caste-based harassment and conspiring to murder her, prom... Read More


3 minors among 5 held in two murder cases

Karnal, Oct. 16 -- The Karnal police on Thursday solved two separate murder cases with the arrest of five accused, allegedly members of a gang. A police spokesperson said that out of the five accused... Read More


Vig orders transfer of power utility XEN over inaction on complaint

Karnal, Oct. 16 -- Haryana energy minister Anil Vij on Thursday ordered the transfer of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitaran Nigam (UHBVN)'s Ambala city executive engineer (XEN) Harish Goyal and reprimanded an... Read More


Haryana cops to crack down on high security number plate violations

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- The Haryana Police is set to launch a special awareness and enforcement campaign to ensure compliance with the rules relating to high security registration plates (HSRP). A poli... Read More


HC makes geo-tagging must for compensatory plantation by Fortis

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has directed the Fortis hospital, Mohali, to geo-tag 110 saplings that are being planted as part of compensatory afforestation for felling... Read More


NHAI's new alignment plan to save 1,900 trees from the axe

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has drawn up a new alignment for the 19 km Zirakpur-Panchkula bypass project that would save 1,900 trees, almost 50% of the 4,000... Read More


Sukhna Wetland gets Ramsar tag

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- Sukhna Wetland has officially been declared a Ramsar site - an international recognition which will help strengthen conservation efforts besides putting it on the global map. In... Read More


Man convicted in banned notes case

Mohali, Oct. 16 -- A sessions court convicted a man for possessing demonetised currency with face value of Rs.25,500, imposing a fine of Rs.1 lakh -- five times the recovered amount -- while acquittin... Read More


Masters break the spell, Sultans make it 3 in row

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- After their opening match ended in a draw and the second in a defeat against Sultans of the Swing, Golf Masters registered their first victory of the campaign with a narrow 4-3 ... Read More