Next year, fitness must for Amarnath pilgrims
byJammu: From next year, all those undertaking the Amarnath pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir will have to be medically fit for the arduous journey…
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Maruti Suzuki strike off as most suspended staff re-instated
byGurgaon: A fortnight-long strike at the Manesar unit of leading automobile maker Maruti Suzuki was called off Friday after a pact among the Haryana…
Armed forces act to go from some parts of Kashmir : Omar
bySrinagar : The widely denounced Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will be lifted from some areas of Jammu and Kashmir in the next…
Cakes to cost more in Punjab, liquor vends timings tweaked
byChandigarh: Bakeries with a turnover more than Rs 10 lakh would have to pay a lump sum tax in Punjab and to discourage consumption…
Scams from Nishank tenure haunt BJP in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun : The ghost of the scams that riddled the BJP government in Uttarakhand during the tenure of Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ as chief…
Supreme Court stays Uttarakhand High Court orders on buying land
byDehra Dun : The Supreme Court has stayed the orders of the Uttarakhand High Court which had cancelled the ceiling imposed by the state…
Punjab floats venture fund for IT sector
byChandigarh: To attract Information Technology (IT) entrepreneurs to Punjab the government floated a venture capital fund with a corpus of Rs 20 crore today….
12 dead after consuming wild boar meat in Uttarakhand
byDehradun: Twelve people (11 according to PTI) died within a few hours after eating wild boar meat leaving several others ill, some seriously due…
Himachal rural employment program MNREGA falters as targets lag
byShimla: Used to getting jobs done through contracts, government department assigned budgets under rural employment guarantee schemes have failed to use marked funds whereas…
Kashmir focuses on smaller hydroelectric projects
byJammu: Shifting its focus from mega ventures, the Jammu and Kashmir government will soon be constructing 10 small hydroelectric projects to generate and supply…