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Man beaten up during New Year celebrations

Haridwar, Jan. 2 -- A 25-year-old man was allegedly beaten up by his friends following an argument during New Year celebrations in Haridwar on Wednesday night, police said. The incident came to light ... Read More


Devotees throng temples across Garhwal, Kumaon region

Haridwar/Haldwani, Jan. 2 -- Despite severe cold conditions in the state, thousands of devotees thronged temples across the Garhwal and Kumaon divisions on Thursday to offer prayers on the first day o... Read More


woman killed by wild animal in Almora: official

Rudrapur, Jan. 2 -- A 60-year-old woman was killed by a wild animal in the Salt block of Almora district on Wednesday evening, marking the third such fatal incident involving women in the Kumaon divis... Read More


19-year-old dead as fire erupts in Nainital house

Haldwani, Jan. 2 -- A 19-year-old woman was killed after her house caught fire in Ramgarh block of Nainital district on Thursday, while her father sustained injuries in an attempt to rescue her, polic... Read More


1.5k schools to connect via virtual classes: Min

Dehradun, Jan. 2 -- School education minister Dhan Singh Rawat said the state government is giving special emphasis to innovation and technology to usher in a new phase of reforms in the education sec... Read More


Bail to Chandigarh businessman in investment scam

MUMBAI, Jan. 2 -- A special CBI court in Mumbai has granted bail to Sanjeev Kundanlal Bhasin, a Chandigarh-based businessman arraigned in the Rs.5,600-crore National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) scam ... Read More


HIV status can't be grounds to deny job permanency: HC

MUMBAI, Jan. 2 -- The Bombay High Court has held that denial of job permanency to a hospital sanitation worker solely on the ground that he is HIV-positive is "arbitrary, discriminatory and violative ... Read More


Long separation no ground to dismiss DV complaint: HC

MUMBAI, Jan. 2 -- A long period of separation between spouses does not provide any ground for dismissal of complaints under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence (DV) Act, 2005, the Bombay hi... Read More


State govt transfers 21 IAS officers

Lucknow, Jan. 2 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday transferred 21 IAS officers, including those promoted from special secretary to secretary rank as well as those elevated from secretary to t... Read More


1.5k schools to connect via virtual classes: U'khand min

Dehradun, Jan. 2 -- School education minister Dhan Singh Rawat said the state government is giving special emphasis to innovation and technology to usher in a new phase of reforms in the education sec... Read More