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'TRIAL WON'T END IN HIS LIFETIME': SC RAPS TN GOVT OVER BALAJI CASE

New Delhi, July 30 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the Tamil Nadu government for naming 2500 persons as accused in the cash-for-jobs case involving former state minister V Senthil Balaji, o... Read More


100 govt schools shut, over 120 merged in HP

Shimla, July 30 -- The education department in Himachal Pradesh has shut down 100 government schools, including 72 primary and 28 middle, owing to low enrolment. In addition, 120 primary schools with ... Read More


Apple farmers stage protest outside HP secretariat

Shimla, July 30 -- Farmers, primarily apple growers, backed by various trade unions, women groups and apple growers' organisations on Tuesday held a protest against land evictions, deforestation of fr... Read More


Mandi-Kullu highway blocked; expect more rain, says MeT

Dharamshala, July 30 -- As heavy rainfall caused landslides at various locations in Himachal Pradesh, the Mandi-Kullu stretch of Chandigarh-Manali National Highway (NH-21) remained blocked at multiple... Read More


Flash flood after cloudburst kills 3 in Mandi

Dharamshala, July 30 -- Three people were killed when a cloudburst triggered a flash flood in Mandi town of Himachal Pradesh early morning on Tuesday, officials said. Since the onset of monsoon in the... Read More


J&K sets up 7-member panel to probe Bemina Flyover cracks

Srinagar, July 30 -- Jammu and Kashmir government has formed a high profile committee to examine, probe and find lapses after a major flyover in Srinagar developed cracks just a year after its constru... Read More


2 days on, Jammu road rage accused still on the run

Jammu, July 30 -- Two days on, the "influential" accused in Jammu road rage case that left a senior citizen critically injured, is still absconding with police conducting raids to nab him. The accused... Read More


'No govt building to come up near water bodies, policy in the works'

Shimla, July 30 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Tuesday that the state government has decided to change the construction norms near rivers and formulate a policy to prevent loss of li... Read More


SDM seeks information, evidence from public

Jammu, July 30 -- The sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), Jammu South, inquiry officer into the incident of firing on July 24 Surey Chak resulting in death of a Gujjar youth, has invited information and ... Read More


Searches launched to track suspected ultras in Hiranagar

Jammu, July 30 -- A search operation was launched in Kathua district's Hiranagar sector on Tuesday following the suspicious movement of two to three suspected ultras, officials said. "A woman claimed ... Read More