Himachal cabinet approves draft for regularizing illegal buildings
byShimla: With municipal elections due in a month, the Himachal cabinet today gave its nod for a draft retention policy under with building that…
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After court rap, in a month authorities recover Rs 2.66 Cr road tax arrears
byShimla: Dressing down of transport authorities by the High Court a month ago has enabled recovery of Rs 2.66 crore tax liability from public…
Annadale: Shanta Kumar says security important than stadium
byShimla/New Delhi: In a snub to his own party’s government in Himachal Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national vice president Shanta Kumar Wednesday said…
Agni-V missile test postponed for Thursday
byBhubaneswar: The first test-firing of India’s indigenous intercontinental ballistic missile Agni-V has been postponed for Thursday due to adverse weather conditions, a defence ministry…
Aadhaar to pilot financial, banking services in 50 districts
byAgartala: Aadhaar cards, the unique, 12-digit identification numbers given to residents of India, will soon be pressed into financial and banking services, to begin…
Teenage worker rescued 55 hours later from Jalandhar factor collapse debris
byJalandhar: A teenage boy was pulled out from the debris of the collapsed blanket factory here Wednesday, nearly 55 hours after the four-storey building…
Delhi votes BJP back to power in civic polls
byNew Delhi: A triumphant Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday retained control over Delhi’s civic administration, with the results of elections to the trifurcated Municipal…
Trial of Geelani’s aide begins
byNew Delhi: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court today began the trial of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, a suspected aide of Kashmiri separatist leader…
Staff strike paralyses Kashmir government
bySrinagar/Jammu: Work in government offices across Jammu and Kashmir was paralysed today as employees struck work Tuesday demanding an increase in the retirement age…
Rescuers strive to save buried workers in Punjab
byJalandhar: Rescuers today raced against time in Punjab’s Jalandhar city to save the lives of dozens of garment workers who were trapped under the…