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A first: Two shrike species spotted at Pong lake

Dharamshala, Oct. 9 -- Two species of shrikes - the red-backed shrike and red-tailed shrike - have been recorded in Himachal Pradesh for the first time at Pong lake, one of the major stopover sites fo... Read More


Salaries, interest, power subsidies eating up 98% of revenue receipts

Chandigarh, Oct. 9 -- Salaries, pensions, interest payments and power subsidies account for 98% of Punjab's revenue receipts, constraining the fiscal space for development expenditure on areas such as... Read More


J&K notifies policy to expand CNG, PNG

Srinagar, Oct. 9 -- Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday announced the notification of the Jammu and Kashmir City Gas Distribution (CGD) Policy, 2026, marking a push to expand clean energy access,... Read More


EcoSikh plans to plant 75 native tree forests in Amritsar

AMRITSAR, Oct. 9 -- The Washington-area Sikh community gathered at an EcoSikh Musical Evening Gala on Wednesday to mark the 450th anniversary of the founding of Amritsar and support a plan to plant 75... Read More


She walks among us, thegoddess in every woman

India, Oct. 9 -- I was waiting to meet a school principal when the coordinator suggested I sit through the morning assembly. The topic for the day was the upcoming festivities of Navratri. I smiled to... Read More


Haryana Police revise SOP for unidentified bodies

Gurugram, Oct. 9 -- Haryana Haryana Police has issued a new standard operating procedure (SOP) for handling recovered bodies, particularly unidentified ones, following apparent lapses by Gurugram poli... Read More


5 Rajasthan trekkers who went missing safe, says Kangra admn

Dharamsala, Oct. 9 -- Five people from Rajasthan who went missing while trekking towards the remote Bara Bhangal Valley in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh have been located and reported safe, offi... Read More


SC's forgiving nature has to come to an end: Justice Dipankar Datta

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The judiciary's forgiving nature in commutation of death sentences has led to an increase in crime in the country and somewhere this practice of sparing mercy to heinous offenders... Read More


SC orders panel for law against unethical pharma marketing

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Union government to constitute an expert committee within two weeks to examine and recommend an appropriate statutory and regulatory fra... Read More


Government rejects Starlink allegations

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The government on Thursday rejected Elon Musk's allegation that Starlink was being "blocked by certain oligarchs" in India, saying the country's regulatory framework for satellite... Read More