India

Five hurt in communal clash in Ahmednagar

16 May 2023 04:14 AM IST

At least five persons were injured in a communal clash over a procession in Shevgaon village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra where several shops and vehicles were damaged in stone pelting, police said on Monday. Police have detained 32 people so far and registered cases against 150 others after the

PM Modi to distribute 71,000 appointment letters today

16 May 2023 04:14 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute about 71,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits on Tuesday via video conferencing. PM Modi will also address these appointees, according to a release from the Prime Minister’s Office. The Rozgar Mela will be held at 45 locations across the country. The recruitments are

Paddy sowing for kharif season to begin from 10 June in Punjab

16 May 2023 04:11 AM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said that the state government is fully prepared to ensure smooth and hassle-free sowing of paddy crop during the upcoming kharif season across the state. According to an official statement here, the chief minister said that as per the suggestions received from farmers,

Gangsters on hunger strike in Bathinda Central Jail seek basic amenities

16 May 2023 04:11 AM IST

For the last few days, about 50 gangsters of the Bathinda Jail are on hunger strike, seeking basic facilities for them. Their demands include installation of television set in the high security cell and more phone calls through PCO booths. These gangsters have conveyed the message to the jail authorities

Recruitment process of 35,000 Divyangs begins in Haryana

16 May 2023 04:10 AM IST

About 35,000 Divyangs are likely to get jobs in Haryana. Out of these, 15,000 will be in government sector and the rest will be adjusted in the private sector. Haryana Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Rajkumar Makkar here on Monday signed an MoU with Amazon, a well-known company in the

93,600 candidates to appear in HCS exams

16 May 2023 04:09 AM IST

Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal has directed officials to make adequate arrangements for the upcoming HCS (Ex. Br) and other Allied Services preliminary examination on May 21, in which 93,600 aspirants are appearing. He said that Coaching Centers and Photostat shops surrounding the examination centers should be closed during the

12,680 cases settled through National Lok Adalats in Punjab

16 May 2023 04:08 AM IST

With the motive to settle maximum number of cases and provide relief to litigants, the National Lok Adalat was organised on Sunday across Punjab under the guidance of Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao of Punjab and Haryana High Court. In this National Lok Adalat, a total of 1,47,423 cases were disposed

BJP, JJP to rejig poll strategy after Karnataka clear result

16 May 2023 04:08 AM IST

Following the debacle in the Karnataka assembly polls, the ruling BJP in Haryana is mulling over the party’s position ahead of the forthcoming polls and in view of the prevailing political scenario, there has been a lot of stir in the politics of the state. Thus, the discussions for the

40 children injured in road accident near Punjab’s Jagraon

16 May 2023 04:07 AM IST

Forty children were injured in a head-on collision between a school bus and a Punjab Roadways bus in Jagraon, about 50 km from Ludhiana on Monday, police said. Ten passengers travelling in the roadways bus were also injured, they said. All the injured were taken to hospitals in Ludhiana. The

Himachal CM Sukhu inaugurates Rs 43-crore new Secretariat building

16 May 2023 04:06 AM IST

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday inaugurated the new Secretariat building, built at a cost of Rs 43.07 crore and featuring all modern amenities. The eight-storey Armsdale Building Phase III will house offices of the Disaster Management Cell, Command and Control Centre and the Tribal Development Office,

Costly electricity in Punjab, Opposition fires fresh salvo

16 May 2023 04:05 AM IST

Electricity rates are set to go up in Punjab with the power regulator PSERC announcing an increase in power tariff by 25 to 80 paise per unit for different categories of consumers. Opposition parties Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal slammed the move, saying it was the AAP government’s “first gift”

Manipur CM rejects demand for separate administration for Kuki areas

16 May 2023 03:50 AM IST

Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday rejected a demand made by 10 MLAs, including seven from the ruling BJP, for a separate administration for the Kuki-dominated districts of the northeastern state, stating, “the territorial integrity of Manipur will be protected”. The chief minister, who had made an air-dash to