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21-year-old killed by teens in fight over lighting beedi

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- A group of four to five teenagers stabbed to death a 21-year-old man in an altercation, purportedly over sharing a matchstick to light a beedi, at a slum cluster in Vasant Kunj o... Read More


U'khand cabinet clears green hydrogen policy

Dehradun, Jan. 29 -- The Uttarakhand Cabinet, chaired by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, on Wednesday approved the Uttarakhand Green Hydrogen Policy, 2026, to boost green hydrogen production and s... Read More


'15-member core group in every Punjab dist to monitor human rights violations'

Mohali, Jan. 29 -- The Punjab Human Rights Commission (PHRC) will enroll a 15-member core group in every district of the state to assist district administrations in monitoring human rights violations ... Read More


Plea seeking death for Malik not pressing: HC

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- There is no urgency in hearing the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) petition seeking death penalty for JKLF chief and Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror fund... Read More


HP pins hopes on 'Green Fund' to tackle fiscal, climate crisis

Shimla, Jan. 29 -- Fighting the state's fiscal crunch and repeated disasters, Himachal Pradesh pins hope that provision for "Green Fund" will be made in the upcoming Union budget. Chief minister Sukhv... Read More


889 roads remain shut across HP, snowslide hits Bharmaur village

Dharamshala, Jan. 29 -- Following heavy snowfall in Himachal's higher reaches, a snowslide incident occurred in Bharmaur area of Himachal's Chamba district late Tuesday night, triggering panic among t... Read More


Flights resume, NH-44 opens as weather improves in Kashmir

Srinagar, Jan. 29 -- Flights resumed at Srinagar Airport and Srinagar-Jammu national highway (NH-44) was also opened for traffic after the weather improved significantly in Kashmir on Wednesday. Offic... Read More


Tawi artificial lake opens with free boat rides

JAMMU, Jan. 29 -- After a long wait of around 16 years, the artificial lake in Jammu's Tawi river has eventually become a reality and has started drawing enthusiastic crowds for free boat rides. The a... Read More


Tourist killed, 2 hurt in Sirmaur road mishap

Dharamshala, Jan. 29 -- A tourist from Haryana was killed, while two others sustained injuries after the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh, p... Read More


Delhi HC rejects Rashid's plea challenging framing of charges

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The Delhi high court on Wednesday dismissed a petition by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh challenging a trial court order framing charges against him in a terror-... Read More