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high-powered panel members discuss regional issues with Ladakh LG

JAMMU, Aug. 18 -- Buddhist spiritual leader and former MP Thupstan Chhewang and former CEC of Leh hill council Tashi Gyalson, who are members of the MHA's high-powered committee on Ladakh issue, calle... Read More


SAD (Punar Surjit) backs bandh call for Sikh prisoners

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 18 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit) president Giani Harpreet Singh on Monday extended support to the Punjab bandh call given by the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha for August 21, seeking the... Read More


One in 3 voters faces risk of deletion

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Roughly one in three voters in Delhi faces the risk of deletion from the electoral list after the first phase of the special intensive revision closed on Monday with official dat... Read More


Ex-judge, son named in CBI chargesheet

Bhopal, Aug. 18 -- Former actor-model Twisha Sharma died by suicide in May this year after facing sustained mental torture by her husband Samarth Singh and mother-in-law Giribala Singh, a former distr... Read More


CWC meet to chart expansion of Rahul's 'Chhatron ki Goonj'

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The Congress Working Committee (CWC) is expected to chalk out a strategy on Wednesday to "expand the scope" of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's popular pr... Read More


Skymet raises drought risk, cuts monsoon forecast to 85% of LPA

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Private weather forecaster Skymet Weather on Monday issued a revised forecast for the southwest monsoon, stating it now expects monsoon rainfall to be 85% of the long period aver... Read More


Govt asks NTA to fix accountability

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- A day after the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced a re-examination for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) in English, Commerce and Sociolo... Read More


Woman run over by speeding taxi in Mohali

Mohali, Aug. 18 -- A 35-year-old woman died after being hit by a speeding taxi while crossing the road near Mohali City Centre on August 14. The taxi driver allegedly fled the spot, leaving her injure... Read More


MC to make NOCs mandatory for all shops, eateries selling meat

Chandigarh, Aug. 18 -- The municipal corporation (MC) is set tooverhaul rules governing meat, fish, poultry shops andcommercial food establishments in Chandigarh, with a detailed agenda regarding the ... Read More


Man caught with drugs gets 1-yr jail

Chandigarh, Aug. 18 -- A special court convicted Amit Kumar in a 2020 narcotics case for possessing 201 gm of heroin and sentenced him to one year of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs.25,0... Read More