Top J&K cop says land grab allegations part of vilification campaign

Srinagar (IANS) Land grab allegations against top Jammu and Kashmir cadre IPS officer Munir Khan that were levelled immediately after he was granted a one-year extension in service by the Department of Trainings and Personnel, are "part of vilification…

29 passengers killed in Yamuna Expressway accident

Agra (IANS) At least 29 people were killed on Monday when a passenger bus fell into a gorge on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.

The bus, after hitting the divider, fell into the 40-feet-deep gap between two flyovers on the Yamuna Expressway near…

Need to focus on rain water conservation says CM

Ranchi: Chief Minister Raghubar Das said the water was important for life and despite needed by everyone very few take initiative for its conservation due to which the rainwater goes waste. Addressing the people while launching the JAL Shakti Abhiyaan…

Kunda BDO survives accident scare, vehicle washed away in heavy rain

Chatra: Kunda BDO cum CO Kritibala Lakra had a miraculous survive on Sunday as her vehicle was washed away in flood waters.

The official was going to participate in JAL Shakti Abhiyaan from Chatra to Kunda along with other three staff of the…

Karnataka crisis: Bid to pacify rebels and save government

Bengaluru (IANS) Hectic parleys are underway to pacify a dozen Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) rebel legislators to withdraw their resignations and save the 13-month-old coalition government in Karnataka, an official said on Sunday.

"Senior…

Haryanvi folk singer Sapna Chaudhary joins BJP

New Delhi (IANS) After months of flip flop, Haryanvi folk singer Sapna Chaudhary on Sunday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of several party leaders here.

Chaudhary embraced the BJP in the presence of former Madhya Pradesh…

Christian priest arrested in Kerala for abusing boys

Kochi (IANS) A Christian priest was arrested on Sunday for sodimising young boys, who were inmates in a Boy's Home here, that was headed by the Father himself.

Father George, alias Jerry, 40, the director of the Perumpadom Boys Home, was…

Garg indicates PSBs, PSUs may get more time to comply with 35% listing norm

New Delhi (IANS) Government may seek more time from market regulator SEBI for public sector enterprises and state-owned banks to comply with changes in the minimum public shareholding norms for listed companies proposed in the budget, Finance Secretary…

RSS on expansion mode in J&K, endorse fresh delimitation

New Delhi (IANS) From renovating and reviving deserted temples in the Kashmir Valley to expansion of new "shakhas" in the higher reaches of the Himalayas, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) seems to be on an expansion mode in Jammu and…

No one is allowed to take law in their hands says CM

Ranchi: Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that no one in the state is allowed to take law in their hands and directed to identify the culprits of mob lynching and take action against them. Charing the review meeting of the Home Department he said Jharkhand…