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From snakehead to Schubert

India, Sept. 7 -- The other day, with rains bottling the region, I took a ramble to Siswan dam. Till June, the dam was undergoing de-siltation, which resulted in large pools of imprisoned water when t... Read More


September 'sin tax' & sentimentality

India, Sept. 7 -- Come, September. Never has it been such a damp squib. Never in recent times has the month mapped out such melancholy and monsoon havoc. Come rain or shine, nonetheless nostalgia duti... Read More


Ambala: 2 swept away as tractor-trolley falls into overflowing drain

Rohtak, Sept. 7 -- Two people were swept away after a tractor overturned into an overflowing drain in Dukheri village in Ambala on Saturday, police said. Four people were travelling in the tractor tro... Read More


Kaithal's Balu to soon become energy-sufficient

Karnal, Sept. 7 -- Balu village in Kaithal district has been declared Haryana's first 'Model Solar Village' after recording the highest installation of solar equipment within six months under the PM S... Read More


Dera chief exempted from personal appearance in castration case again

Panchkula, Sept. 7 -- Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim once again exempted from appearing before the CBI court in Panchkula in the castration case on Friday. Earlier, he had also skipped the h... Read More


3 die as ambulance rolls down hill in Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur, Sept. 7 -- Three persons were killed and two injured when an ambulance rolled down a gorge near the Manguwal barrier on the road to Chintpurni in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab on Saturday,... Read More


Relentless rains drown hopes of good harvest, 20k acres impacted

BATHINDA, Sept. 7 -- As the first picking of cotton commenced in parts of Punjab, the ongoing rainy season, unfriendly to the key kharif crop, has left the farmers worried about economic losses. Accor... Read More


CM Mann stable, may get discharged in 1-2 days: DOCS

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, who was admitted to Fortis hospital in Mohali after he complained of exhaustion and low heart rate, continues to show improvement and his vi... Read More


ACS Rajpal gets additional charge of environ, forests

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- The Haryana government on Saturday issued transfer and posting orders of 19 IAS officers. As per the orders, Additional chief secretary (ACS), health and family welfare, Sudhir ... Read More


Jammu-Srinagar NH remains closed

Jammu, Sept. 7 -- The 250-km-long Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for vehicular traffic on Saturday also, while the Mughal road was partially opened for traffic. "Traffic plying on Mug... Read More