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BJP wins majority of municipal chairperson posts in western Raj

Barmer/Jaisalmer/Balotra/Paliwal/Jalore/Sirohi, Sept. 22 -- The BJP won a majority of the key mayor, chairman and chairperson posts in western Rajasthan on Monday, securing victories in Barmer, Pali, ... Read More


Clashes, confrontations mar civic chief elections

Jaipur, Sept. 22 -- Allegations that councillors were stopped from reaching polling venues, clashes between BJP and Congress workers and confrontations involving party leaders and police overshadowed ... Read More


BJP, Cong split top posts in eastern Rajasthan

Bharatpur/Alwar, Sept. 22 -- The results of elections to municipal chairperson and mayor posts in eastern Rajasthan have produced a mixed picture, with the BJP securing key urban bodies in Alwar, Bhar... Read More


Raj hc takes up urgent hearing of 5 poll pleas despite holiday

JODHPUR/JAIPUR, Sept. 22 -- The Rajasthan High Court opened for urgent hearings on Monday, a public holiday for Baba Ramdev Jayanti, as candidates and councillors approached it with allegations of arr... Read More


Insult to elected representatives, says BJP on Cong's 'under pressure' claim

Jaipur, Sept. 22 -- The BJP secured the president's post in 201 of the 301 municipal bodies. State party president Madan Rathore described this result on Monday as an endorsement of the Bhajan Lal Sha... Read More


Renewed push for J&K statehood restoration

Srinagar, Sept. 22 -- The issue of statehood emerged on the first day of the autumn session of the J&K assembly on Monday, as the ruling alliance pressed for its immediate restoration. After the assem... Read More


Youth honey-trapped by ISI, lured into spying for Pak, caught

Jammu, Sept. 22 -- Police have arrested a 22-year-old truck driver from Kathua who allegedly shared information about the movement of security forces and vital defence installations with Pakistani han... Read More


Attacked by stray dogs, toddler severely hurt

Shimla, Sept. 22 -- Two stray dogs attacked a 20-month-old girl, leaving her with severe injuries in Shimla on Sunday. The canines dragged her about 20 to 30 metres from her home. Hearing her screams,... Read More


cong ignored state's interests, alleges BJP

Shimla, Sept. 22 -- BJP's Himachal president Rajeev Bindal on Monday accused the Congress government of compromising the state's long-term interests in the Kishau dam project. Addressing a press confe... Read More


Must respect institutional boundaries: HP governor

Shimla, Sept. 22 -- Himachal Pradesh governor Kavinder Gupta on Monday said institutional boundaries should be respected and no one should interfere in another's purview. His statement comes days afte... Read More