Two killed as landslide hits bus in J&K's Doda

Jammu (IANS) Two persons were killed and one injured on Sunday when a landslide hit a bus in J&K's Doda district.

Officials said that a bus was hit by a landslide in Gandoh village of the district.

The bus was going to Jammu.

200 tourists stranded near glacial-fed lake in Himachal rescued

Shimla (IANS) In a tough operation in the Himalayas, rescuers on Sunday rescued nearly 200 tourists stranded in the vicinity of the glacial-fed Chandertal or moon lake in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley owing to heavy rain that triggered snapping…

MP Police file FIR against Digvijaya Singh over controversial post on ex-RSS chief Golwalkar

Bhopal (IANS) Former Chief Minister and Congress' Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh has been booked for his social media post on former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief M.S. Golwalkar.

An FIR against the veteran Congress leader was…

30 students rescued from high mountains in Himachal

Shimla (IANS) Thirty college students, who were travelling from Spiti to Manali, have been rescued to safety after snapping of the road link owing to flash floods and landslides in high mountains in Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Sunday.

Manipur HC directs govt to partially lift ban on internet

Imphal (IANS) The Manipur High Court has directed the state government to lift the ban on providing internet through Internet Lease Line (ILL) across the state after ensuring that all the stakeholders have complied with the safeguards given by the…

Bengal Panchayat polls: 50.53% turnout till 3 pm; 13 killed in poll violence

Kolkata (IANS) The panchayat elections in West Bengal recorded voter turnout of 50.33 per cent till 3 p.m. on Thursday, with as many as 13 persons losing their lives in poll-related violence across the state.  

The highest number of deaths…

MP pee-gate: After 'feet wash' by CM Shivraj, Congress performs 'shuddhikaran' of Dashmat in Sidhi

Bhopal (IANS) Post "feet wash" episode on camera at Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's residence in Bhopal, the Congress performed "shuddhikaran" (purification) of pee-gate victim Dashmat Rawat after he returned to his home in Sidhi district.

Youth beaten up in MP, forced to lick sole

Bhopal (IANS) In yet another inhumane act in Madhya Pradesh, a youth was beaten up in Gwalior district and forced to lick the sole of a person's foot.

In a video that has gone viral on social media, two persons can also be heard hurling…

Six deaths reported in first 3 hours of voting for Bengal panchayat polls

Kolkata (IANS) As voting for the three-tier panchayat elections in West Bengal is currently underway amid widespread violence, at least six deaths were reported in the first three hours of balloting on Saturday.

Of the six fatalities, two were…

Missing Jain pontiff in K'taka murdered, police launch search for body

Belagavi (Karnataka) (IANS) A Jain pontiff who went missing in Karnataka earlier this week has been murdered as two accused persons, currently in police custody, confessed to killing him in Belagavi district, sources said on Saturday.

According…