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Over 17,000 people rescued in UP as floods affect 26 districts: Officials

India, Sept. 4 -- Over 17,000 people were evacuated and moved to safer locations in Uttar Pradesh after floods affected 26 districts in the state, officials said. According to the relief commissioner... Read More


'Janmashtami gift': Punjab government to hike DA of 85,000 staffers from 42% to 60%

Chandigarh, Sept. 4 -- The Punjab government has decided to raise the dearness allowance (DA) from 42% to 60% for around 85,000 employees recruited after July 17, 2020, announced industries and commer... Read More


Punjab readies for bumper basmati yield this season

Chandigarh, Sept. 4 -- Punjab is set for a bumper basmati crop this kharif season, with early indications pointing to a sharp improvement in yield and total production estimated at around 30 lakh tonn... Read More


Moosewala murder: HC declines bail to accused, terms him 'prime accused'

Chandigarh, Sept. 4 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed bail of Joginder Singh alias Joga, an accused in the murder of singer Sidhu Moosewala, terming him "one of the prime accused". M... Read More


Terrorist shot dead in Budgam encounter

Srinagar, Sept. 4 -- Security forces on Friday killed an unidentified terrorist during an encounter in the forests of Ashdhar in central Kashmir's Budgam district, officials said. The army, along wit... Read More


Review: The Last Rides by Syed Muhammad Ashraf

India, Sept. 4 -- Few contemporary Urdu novelists have fashioned a fictional universe as distinctive as Syed Muhammad Ashraf. At a time when much of Urdu fiction has remained anchored either in social... Read More


Punjab government to honour 75 teachers with state awards on Teachers' Day

Chandigarh, Sept. 4 -- The Punjab government will honour 75 teachers and education administrators with state teacher awards 2026 on Teachers' Day. The education minister Harjot Singh Bains said the re... Read More


Review: The Blue Book by Siddesh Gautam

India, Sept. 4 -- Had Kafka experienced an epiphany about the renewal of memory, Metamorphosis would have encompassed a thousand histories of a thousand years. Thankfully, he left that for illustrator... Read More


J&K medical interns' strike continues as talks with govt on stipend hike fail

Srinagar, Sept. 4 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government failed to persuade the striking medical interns to call off their agitation on Friday, as a meeting between the health minister Sakina Itoo and re... Read More


Who was Anthony Ignatiadis-Isabelle? Virginia elementary school shooting suspect identified

India, Sept. 4 -- A 19-year-old man who forced his way into a Virginia elementary school and was later found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound has been identified as Anthony I. Ignati... Read More