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Two held for trying to extort Rs.1-cr from Jind doctor

ROHTAK, Aug. 26 -- Jind police have arrested two persons on Tuesday for allegedly demanding Rs.1 crore as extortion from a doctor at a private hospital in Jind city through WhatsApp messages. Accordin... Read More


ED summons IAS officer Anurag Verma on Aug 31

Jalandhar, Aug. 26 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned 1993-batch, Punjab-cadre IAS officer Anurag Verma to appear before the federal agency in its money-laundering investigation into all... Read More


Expert panel backs pvt firm Eleven Power's licence bid

Chandigarh, Aug. 26 -- The expert committee constituted by Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) to examine the petition of a 2025 incorporated private company Eleven Power Private Limited ... Read More


Five swine flu cases detected in Y'nagar, Ambala

Karnal, Aug. 26 -- Three swine flu cases have been detected in Yamunanagar on Tuesday and two in Ambala, prompting health authorities to strengthen preparedness and preventive measures to control the ... Read More


Patwari, aide held for taking Rs.20,000 bribe

Karnal, Aug. 26 -- A team of the Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday arrested a patwari and his assistant posted in Panipat, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs.20,000 amid their ongo... Read More


UP man gets lifeterm for murder

Karnal, Aug. 26 -- A local court in Kurukshetra on Tuesday convicted an Uttar Pradesh resident for murdering a man working in a brick kiln and sentenced him to life imprisonment, along with a fine of ... Read More


Mann to meet employees as Punjab braces for Aug 27 'maha bandh'

Chandigarh, Aug. 26 -- With employees' unions announcing a statewide strike by staff of Punjab government departments, boards and corporations on August 27 over pending dearness allowance (DA), chief ... Read More


Unite, not divide: The true essence of Vande Mataram

India, Aug. 26 -- Recently, the Parliament amended the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, to extend the legal protection, long given to the National Anthem, to the National Song - Van... Read More


Capital sees heaviest 24-hr rain in two years

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- Delhi recorded 107.8mm of rainfall between Monday morning and Tuesday 8.30pm, taking the total monsoon rainfall to 653mm-past the June-September average of 640.4mm, with over a m... Read More


Capital sees heaviest 24-hour rain in 2 yrs

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- The Capital recorded 107.8mm of rainfall between Monday morning and Tuesday 8.30pm, taking the total monsoon rainfall to 653mm-past the June-September average of 640.4mm, with ov... Read More