Skoda Auto India has launched Kushaq Onyx Plus and Slavia Ambition Plus in the Indian market. The Kushaq Onyx Plus gets R16 Grus alloys and window chrome garnish. The rear end of the vehicle is also finished in chrome and this variant is priced at Rs 11.59 lakh and will be available only in Candy […]
A woman who had approached a police station here to file a complaint against her husband was allegedly gang-raped by the accomplices of a sub-inspector posted there, officials said. The accused kept her hostage at a house for three days where they repeatedly raped her. Later, they allegedly sold the woman to another man, who, […]
The Manipur government has appointed a retired decorated Army officer who was in charge of the operation to destroy militant camps in Myanmar eight years ago, as the senior superintendent of police (combat), a post created for him, officials said on Monday. The appointment of Col Nectar Sanjenbam (retd) for five years followed Union Home […]
Just about a fortnight after it’s decision to dissolve gram panchayats in Punjab came under judicial scanner, the government on Thursday announced its decision to withdraw the notification in this regard.Appearing before the Bench headed by Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha, Punjab Advocate-General Vinod Ghai submitted that the notification would be withdrawn in the next […]
India on Wednesday scripted history with the successful soft landing of its lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 on the south pole region of the Moon. With this achievement, India has become the first country to land on the Moon’s challenging south pole region.The space agency Isro announced the landing and wrote, “‘India, I reached my destination and […]
Due to heavy rain on Wednesday morning, traffic was stopped at Chakki Mor on the Chandigarh-Shimla highway for safety reasons. The damage will be assessed after the rain. Police have diverted the traffic through alternative routes.Also, traffic has been put on hold over the Baddi bridge after it bent in the middle and a pier […]
Several teams of the National Disaster Response Force, Army and the BSF have been pressed into service for rescue operations in flood-hit areas of Punjab’s Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur and Rupnagar districts. Large parts of these three districts have been inundated following the release of excess water from the Bhakra and the Pong dams, said officials. The […]
Nine people died as a Shiva temple in Shimla collapsed on Monday following heavy rain, officials said.The temple was located in Summer Hill. At the time of the disaster, 25 to 30 people were present in the temple. Five people have been rescued, a police official told IANS. Confirming the death toll, Chief Minister Sukhvinder […]
Recalling the Quit India movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India is now speaking in one voice against corruption, dynasty and appeasement. Modi’s apparent swipe at the Opposition came as the ruling BJP organises events across the country on Wednesday on these lines. “Tributes to the greats who took […]
Ahead of the crucial no-confidence motion against the government on Tuesday brought by the Opposition parties on the Manipur issue, the Congress got a shot in the arm with the Lok Sabha secretariat on Monday restoring Rahul Gandhi’s membership of the House.Gandhi, who had earlier visited Manipur, is expected to open the debate when the […]