Haryana to start paddy procurement from Oct 1
Chandigarh: Nearly 52 lakh tonnes of paddy is expected to arrive in grain markets in Haryana this year with the paddy procurement process starting Oct…
Chandigarh on a new gourmet high
Chandigarh; For a city that survived on the traditional tandoori and butter chicken for years, digging into choicest variety of dimsums and sushi sitting in…
Attacked US Sikh professor to dispel notions about community
New York: A Sikh professor who was attacked over the weekend by a large group of teenagers shouting “get Osama” and “terrorist” wants to show…
Tripura eyes Bangladesh market for selling power
Rokhia (Tripura): Tripura is keen to supply at least 100 MW of electricity to energy-starved Bangladesh as the northeast Indian state will be power surplus…
Man shot at for not putting onions in omelette
Lucknow: A man was shot at in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah town for not putting onions in an egg omelette, police said today. The incident…
Reliance on Nepalese labor gnaws Himachal apple growers
Shimla: Fruit growers in Himachal Pradesh eagerly wait for a bus from Nepal. For it brings in “sturdy” labourers who make their efforts in farms…
Two Haryana legislators surrender before CBI court
Chandigarh: Two Haryana legislators surrendered before a CBI court in Panchkula today after Supreme Court rejected their anticipatory bail plea this week. Earlier, the Punjab…
Gold haul seized from chartered aircraft in Punjab
Chandigarh: Nearly 170 kg of gold and diamond jewellery was seized from a chartered aircraft at Sahnewal airport near Ludhiana by officials of the Punjab…
PM inaugurates restored Humayun’s tomb
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today praised the public-private partnership model that has restored the Humayun’s tomb here to its earlier glory. “I think…
Nepal may deploy army for Nov 19 polls
Kathmandu: Some 61,000 Nepal Army personnel may be deployed to ensure that the Nov 19 constituent assembly elections are held in a free and fair…