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Ambala MP seeks fresh review of Chandigarh-Yamunanagar rail line

Karnal, Aug. 22 -- Congress member of Parliament (MP) from Ambala Varun Chaudhary has urged the Union government to reconsider the proposed Chandigarh-Yamunanagar railway line via Naraingarh, question... Read More


Himachal minister seeks governor's prompt approval for pending nautor land cases

Shimla, Aug. 22 -- With 20,000 cases of nautor pending, the revenue, horticulture and tribal development minister Jagat Singh Negi on Friday urged governor Kavinder Gupta to take an early decision on ... Read More


Rising Ganga inundates Varanasi Ghats, threatening livelihoods of hundreds of vendors, boatmen

VARANASI, Aug. 22 -- With the water level of the Ganga River continuously rising in Varanasi, several ghats have been inundated, sparking widespread concern among local vendors and boatmen whose daily... Read More


Haryana to bring Bills to do away with trade licence for meat shops, slaughterhouses

Chandigarh, Aug. 22 -- The Haryana government will introduce two Bills in the upcoming assembly session to do away with the requirement of a municipal trade licence for meat shops and slaughterhouses.... Read More


From junk to jewels: Srinagar's new waste-to-wonder garden blooms on Polo View Road

Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- An old Ambassador car, a broken scooter, unused tyres, cycles, jeeps and even pairs of long boots and discarded bottles-all once lying forgotten-have now been reborn as planters i... Read More


Haryana bars sugar dealers from holding stock for more than 30 days

Chandigarh, Aug. 22 -- Directing the sugar dealers that their stock should not exceed 4,000 quintals (400 tonnes) at any time or place, the Haryana government on Friday barred them from holding stock ... Read More


Optimism in J&K after Gor hints at travel advisory review by US

Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- US ambassador to India Sergio Gor's visit, praise for Jammu and Kashmir, and indication that negative travel advisories for American citizens might be downgraded have raised hopes... Read More


Students protest at MDU Rohtak over annual fee hike, other demands

ROHTAK, Aug. 22 -- Students affiliated with several student groups locked the main gate of Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) on Thursday and staged a protest against the proposed 10% annual fee incre... Read More


HC seeks details of cases pending for more than three years in Punjab

Chandigarh, Aug. 22 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed all senior superintendents of police (SSPs) and police commissioners in Punjab to submit details of FIRs in which investigations h... Read More


Agriculture next big frontier for youth entrepreneurship: LG

Jammu, Aug. 22 -- The Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor, Manoj Sinha, on Friday inaugurated a series of new infrastructure facilities at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and ... Read More