Himachal court holds up phasing out of unqualified primary teachers
byShimla: A division bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court partly stayed a judgment of a single judge which had directed the state to…
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Kashmir militancy due to infiltration, says police chief
byJammu: Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir is due to infiltration from Pakistan across the Line of Control (LoC), Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police…
Golden Cards for industrialists in Uttar Pradesh
byLucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to issue ‘Golden Cards’ to industrialists and industrial associations for easy access to its offices. But the business…
Goa government afraid of ‘unrest’ due to mining ban
byPanaji: Goa can’t afford the social and political unrest that may arise due to the Supreme Court imposed ban on mining, the state’s chief secretary…
Talibani Dictat: 3 Haryana families face social boycott
byRohtak (Haryana): The families of three youths, who eloped with a girl of the same gotra (lineage) and village, are being socially boycotted in Haryana…
Ranjit Sinha takes over as CBI chief, mum on controversy
byNew Delhi: Indian Police Service officer Ranjit Sinha Monday took charge as the 25th director of the country’s premier investigating agency, the CBI, but declined…
Now foreigners can register online in Himachal
byShimla: Foreign tourists visiting Himachal Pradesh would now be able to register themselves online with various foreigner registration officers through an interactive police web portal,…
FEMA amendments need to be passed by both houses, says BJP
byNew Delhi: Countering the government claim that passing the amendments to the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) in one house would suffice to make them…
Bihar village bans women from using mobiles
byPatna: A village panchayat in Bihar has prohibited women from using mobile phones and imposed heavy fines on them if they violated the diktat, an…
No lessons learnt from Bhopal disaster: Environmentalists
byAgra: Despite a “Himalayan disaster” like the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, government agencies and voluntary groups have learnt no lessons, speakers at a seminar…