Cash-strapped Himachal seeks Centre’s nod to cut IAS, IPS and IFS posts

CHANDIGARH: Citing an “unnecessary financial burden” and to ensure officers are “utilised more effectively”, the cash-strapped Congress-led Himachal Pradesh gov ...

JSSC-CGL cancellation sparks outrage among successful candidates; ‘Mob rule has won’

RANCHI: The Jharkhand Cabinet’s decision to cancel the JSSC-CGL examination has triggered an uproar among candidates who had already cleared the exam and were p ...

SC rejects plea seeking ban on hanging; leaves door open for Centre to consider other methods

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the PIL seeking removal of the present mode of execution of death row convicts by hanging from the statute."We ...
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Bombay HC directs Maharashtra FDA to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to Pune sweets shop

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra FDA to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to a Pune-based sweets shop for keeping its licence suspended despite a 98 per cent compliance report, noting ...

BJP taps Jat leaders Satish Poonia, Manpreet Badal to expand outreach in Punjab

CHANDIGARH: With the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections less than six months away, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today appointed the party’s Haryana in-charge an ...
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Bengaluru police launch RISE drive to curb youth drug abuse

BENGALURU: To curb substance abuse among youth, the Bengaluru City Police, in partnership with youth-focused non-profit 1M1B (One Million for One Billion), launched the 'RISE' campaign on Monday. The ...
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Bargarh MP seeks centre’s help for revival of cement plant as closure date nears

BARGARH : Amid the uncertainty surrounding the proposed closure of the Bargarh Cement Works at Bardol, local MP Pradeep Purohit has written to Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal seeking ...
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Two killed in wall collapse in Jaleswar

BALASORE: An elderly woman and her grandson were killed in their sleep after a wall of their neighbour’s house collapsed on them in Jaleswar area of the district on Sunday night. The deceased were ...

SC seeks Centre, states’ response on plea to seize property of paper leak offenders

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and state governments on a PIL seeking directions to confiscate the movable and immovable property ...
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231 students still stranded in flooded school for Third day

KENDRAPARA: Around 231 students including 91 girls and 10 teachers remained stranded inside a government-run residential school in Pattamundai block for the third consecutive day as floodwaters showed ...

BJP rejigs poll strategy, appoints Vinod Tawde UP in-charge; Poonia gets Punjab, Chugh Gujarat

A day after carrying out a significant reshuffle among its organisational office-bearers, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday appointed national ge ...

Tamil Nadu: Killing of three Tamils in Karnataka triggers calls for CBI inquiry

The demand for a CBI probe into the killing of three Tamil-origin men by Karnataka Forest Department personnel is growing in Tamil Nadu.The three men — Anthony ...