As Joshimath is battling a gradual sinking of the land with several structures being identified as dangerous to live in, the government on Wednesday said compensation will be given according to market value to the owners of the establishments which are required to be demolished. As of now, only the two hotels will be demolished […]
The prolonged dry spell in Himachal Pradesh ended on Wednesday as it started snowfing in the higher reaches of Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur since early morning.Hansa and Koksar in Lahual and Spiti have already received 10 cm and 5 cm snow, respectively. Pooh and Kalpa, in Kinnaur, have also recorded light snowfall this morning. […]
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has appealed to all the officials/employees of the state government who are on strike to join their respective duties by 2 pm on Wednesday; otherwise strict action will be taken against them. In an official letter to the Chief Secretary VK Janjua, he has asked him to suspend all those […]
A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Shraddha Walkar muder accused Aftab Poonawala for the next 14 days. However, the Tihar jail authorities have agreed to his demand of being provided with law books to study. The court has also directed the authorities to provide him with warm clothes. Earlier, the jail […]
Demolition of two hotels in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath – Hotel Malari Inn and Hotel Mount View – and several houses that have developed cracks due to land subsidence – will take place today. Manikant Mishra, a senior official with the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), told news agency ANI Malari Inn will be the first to […]
Ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak – arrested last month in the ICICI Bank-Videocon loan fraud case – walked free this morning after getting bail from the Bombay High Court. Deepak Kochhar was released from Arthur Road Jail and his wife from Byculla Women’s Prison. Their arrest was ‘not in conformity with […]
Biting cold coupled with dense fog conditions prevailed over the northwest India on Monday morning.Low visibility was experienced in several parts of the region — especially in Punjab, Haryana and New Delhi. Punjab’s Bathinda recorded zero visibility on Monday morning. While several locations in Haryana and New Delhi, one could see up to 25 metres.“Due […]
Kuldip Singh, a Punjab Police constable posted as gunman with the Phagwara (City) police station SHO, was shot dead in an exchange of firing between a police party and unidentified armed masked robbers near Kot Grewal village late Sunday night. The critically injured constable was brought to Gandhi Hospital in Phagwara around 11 pm where […]
The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in a loan fraud case, noting their arrest was not done in conformity with provisions of law. The couple was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on December 23, 2022 in […]
When four students of a government school in Punjab’s Ferozepur district featured in the merit list of the state Board exams, ending a 12-year wait, the overjoyed principal did not hesitate to fulfil their wish of air travel.Rakesh Sharma, the principal of Shaheed Gurdas Ram Memorial Government Senior Secondary School (Girls) at Zira in Ferozepur, […]