Rahul Gandhi pays obeisance at Fatehgarh Sahib gurdwara before starting Punjab leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra

Aman Sood Fatehgarh Sahib, January 11 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi paid obeisance at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib on Wednesday morning before beginning the Punjab leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. He sported a turban and wore a half-sleeved T-shirt to the place of worship. Gandhi was accompanied by Punjab…

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‘Speedy evacuation top priority’: NCMC meet on Joshimath

New Delhi, January 10The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) on Tuesday reviewed the situation in Joshimath where cracks have appeared in buildings and other structures and stressed that the immediate priority should be to ensure complete and safe evacuation of all residents in the affected zone.At a meeting of the…

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To preserve Chandigarh’s heritage, Supreme Court bars floor-wise division of houses

Satya Prakash New Delhi, January 10 Highlighting the need for striking a proper balance between sustainable development and environment protection, the Supreme Court on Tuesday prohibited fragmentation/division/bifurcation/apartmentalisation of a residential unit in Phase 1 (Sector 1 to 30) of Chandigarh. Will injure city’s ‘lungs’ The fragmentation/apartmentalisation of single…

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Ludhiana druglord rose from tea seller’s son to ‘crorepati’ in 2 years

Nikhil Bhardwaj Ludhiana, January 10 From a tea vendor’s son to a crorepati in a span of two years, the kingpin of an international heroin syndicate, Akshay Kumar Chhabra of Ludhiana, has turned out to be a big catch for the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). Editorial: Drug scourge …

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Losing Rs 1.33 crore daily as toll, NHAI moves Punjab and Haryana High Court against Punjab

Chandigarh, January 10 The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the State of Punjab claiming a daily loss of Rs 1.33 crore following the prevention of toll collection “illegally” by protesters in the state. The matter, listed today before Justice Vinod…

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Roads sinking, McLeodganj could be next Joshimath, warn geologists

Lalit MohanDharamsala, January 10With Joshimath in Uttarakhand being declared an unsafe zone due to subsidence, geologists have set alarm bells ringing for McLeodganj in Dharamsala.AK Mahajan, a professor of environmental sciences and eminent geologist, told The Tribune that it was high time the state government and the local administration took…

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Haryana govt reallocates portfolios weeks after merging, reorganising depts

Chandigarh, January 10 Reallocation of portfolios of the Haryana Council of Ministers was done on Tuesday, weeks after the government approved to merge and re-organise some departments having similar nature of work. The reallocation was on the cards after the merger on December 14 last year, which was done with…

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Now, passenger finds stone in Air India in-flight meal; airline says strict action will be taken against caterer

New Delhi, January 10 After a passenger complained of finding a stone in her in-flight meal on an Air India plane, the airline on Tuesday said it has taken serious note of the incident and will initiate strict action against the caterer. You don’t need resources and money to…

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