Regional

More snow in Shimla, Manali; Mercury dives further

Shimla Popular tourist destinations Shimla and Manali on Tuesday received more snowfall, while the lower hills across Himachal Pradesh were lashed by rain, bringing the temperature down by several notches. Hoteliers have cheered up with the snowfall in the hope that tourists will come in large numbers in the coming days. Tourist spots near Shimla, […]

Regional

55-litre potable water to all in rural areas by 2022

Haryana Chief Secretary Keshni Anand Arora has directed all Deputy Commissioners to work on a priority basis for providing 55 litre pure drinking water per person per day in the households of rural areas, under Jal Jeevan Mission, so that the target of providing 100 per cent Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) in every household […]

Tricity

PU students rage against JNU violence

Chandigarh In the wake of the violence that shook Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday evening, as Panjab University’s students from across the political spectrum held protest demonstrations at the university’s Student Center on Monday afternoon, the university also witnessed skirmishes. Before the left and center aligned student groups began their demonstration, a group of […]

National

Bharat Bandh on 8th Jan: 25 crore likely to participate in nationwide strike

New Delhi Central trade unions who have called for a nationwide strike on Wednesday, January 8, said that over 25 crore will be participating in the shutdown. The Bharat Bandh, which is being supported by trade unions such as INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF, UTUC, has been called to protest against […]

Tricity

BJP picks Raj Bala Malik for Mayor’s candidate

Chandigarh Amid high drama, the ruling BJP’s candidate for the post of Mayor, Raj Bala Malik, filed her nomination papers in the Municipal Corporation office here today. Along with her, councillors Ravi Kant Sharma and Jagtar Singh submitted their papers for the post of Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor, respectively. Raj Bala is considered […]

National

Gold price surges to hit Rs 41000 per 10 gram

Gold price surged on Monday (January 6, 2020) to a historic high of Rs 41,000 per 10 gram as tensions in Central Asia continue to soar. In the domestic Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), the gold price has jumped by almost Rs 1,800 in the last couple of days. Tensions and threat of war between Iran […]

Regional

Kejriwal inaugurates 152 mohalla clinics

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated 152 mohalla clinics on Sunday, taking the number of the neighbourhood facilities providing free primary healthcare in Delhi to 450, officials said. Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain was also present at the event in Pitampura, where the Aam Aadmi Party government had built the first mohalla clinic in 2015. The […]

Regional

Punjab stubble burning fine Rs 6 cr, only Rs 1 lakh paid up

Chandigarh Despite the Supreme Court asking Punjab to penalise those defying the ban on farm fires, the state government has failed to collect fine from the erring farmers, who were booked immediately after the court orders. Against the Rs 6.10 crore penalty to be realised, merely Rs 1 lakh has been collected to date. The […]

Regional

Engineering student from West Bengal dies, 6 others critically hurt in road mishap in Mandi

One engineering student from West Bengal died and six other students were critically injured as the SUV they were travelling in met with a road accident near the Aut tunnel on the Chandigarh-Manali highway on Sunday night. The Innova taxi was driven by Rahul, a native of Una in Himachal, who was also injured. The […]

National

Masked Mob Attacks JNU; Around 24 Including Students, Teachers Injured

New Delhi Masked men and women, armed with sticks and stones, went around the campus, entering hostels, beating up students and teachers and smashing cars. Violence broke out at Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday night as masked men armed with sticks and rods attacked students and teachers and damaged property on the campus, prompting the administration to […]