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Farooq Abdullah denies all charges in JKCA 'scam'

Srinagar, March 30 -- National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday denied all charges in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) alleged... Read More


Punjab Finance Minister exposes Rs 200 crore tax evasion in hospitality sector; probe could reach Rs 500 crore

Chandigarh, March 30 -- Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise, and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday said a massive tax evasion racket has been unearthed within the state's hospitali... Read More


Row over entry tax reaches Himachal Assembly, CM clarifies govt stand

Shimla, March 30 -- Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu denied any significant increase in the entry tax on vehicles coming to Himachal Pradesh from neighbouring states. Responding to the issue rai... Read More


Himachal: BJP slams Sukhu govt, alleges economic mismanagement & governance failure

Dharamshala, March 30 -- Himachal Pradesh BJP spokesperson Rakesh Sharma accused the Congress-led government under Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of pushing the state into "economic and adminis... Read More


President meets Pabna Chamber leaders

Dhaka, March 30 -- Leaders of the Pabna Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) met President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday. During the meeting held at the Pabna Circuit House in the afternoon, a de... Read More


P42.17-M drugs seized, 120 suspects nabbed in weeklong PDEA ops

Manila, March 30 -- Authorities confiscated PHP42.17 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested 120 suspects in nationwide operations conducted from March 19 to 26. In a statement Monday, Philippine... Read More


Lawmaker proposes Easter emergency bonus for SSS, GSIS pensioners

Manila, March 30 -- SSS-GSIS Pensyonado Party-list Rep. Rolando Ledesma Macasaet on Monday called for the immediate release of an "Easter Emergency Bonus" to cushion the impact of rising prices on pen... Read More


Trump threatens to blow up Iran's power plants, oil wells and strategic Kharg island

Dhaka, March 30 -- US President Donald Trump has threatened to target Iran's civilian energy infrastructure, including power plants, oil wells and Kharg Island, if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of... Read More


Syndicate-driven chaos: Jatri Kalyan Samity blames policy failures for 351 road deaths during Eid holidays

Dhaka, March 30 -- Bangladesh's roads turned into deathtraps during the Eid-ul-Fitr rush, with at least 351 lives lost and 1,046 injured in a span of just 15 days, according to a grim report released ... Read More


P2-B illicit cigarettes seized in Q1 anti-smuggling drive

Manila, March 30 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) seized about PHP2 billion worth of smuggled cigarettes in nationwide operations from Jan. 1 to March 29 as it intensified its campaign against ... Read More