Chakki bridge connecting Punjab and Himachal closed again after pillar protection crates washed away

Rajiv Mahajan Nurpur, September 25 Lakhs of rupees spent on the protection crate work to save two pillars of the Chakki bridge on the Punjab side went down the drain as a flash flood triggered by rain in upper areas caused a heavy erosion. After the protection crate work were…

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Ahead of CLP meeting, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot says one-line resolution declaring faith in Congress president to be passed

Jaipur, September 25 Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said a one-line resolution stating all Congress legislators have full faith in the party president’s decision on his successor is likely to be passed during the Legislature Party meeting this evening. Gehlot said he had held different constitutional posts for…

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Ankita murder case: Last rites held finally, Rishikesh-Badrinath highway blocked in protest

IANSSrinagar (Uttarakhand), September 25People’s anger over the murder of Ankita Bhandari, who worked as a receptionist at a resort in Uttarakhand’s Pauri district and was reportedly being forced to provide “special services” to guests, continued with the Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway (NH) 58 being blocked in protest, even as her last…

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Haryana to soon recruit 18,000 school teachers

IANS Chandigarh, September 25 Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said 18,000 teachers will soon be recruited in schools. Out of them, 11,000 regular teachers will be recruited and the remaining through the Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam. हरियाणा के स्कूलों में जल्द 18 हजार शिक्षकों की भर्ती…

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3rd T20I: Virat Kohli and Suryakumar set up series-clinching win over Australia

Hyderabad, September 25 Virat Kohli’s scintillating strokeplay found its match in maverick Suryakumar Yadav’s batting pyrotechnics as the duo fashioned India’s series- clinching six-wicket win over Australia in the third and final T20 International here on Sunday. Kohli (63 off 48 balls) and Suryakumar (69 off 36 balls) shared a…

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Need of hour is one front of all opposition parties, including Cong, Left, says Nitish Kumar at INLD rally

Fatehabad (Haryana), September 25 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday called for uniting all opposition parties, including the Congress and the Left, to take on the BJP and said this “main front of opposition” will ensure that the saffron party loses badly in the 2024 general elections. If all…

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Bhagwant Mann welcomes PM Modi’s announcement to name Chandigarh airport after Bhagat Singh

Chandigarh, September 25 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday welcomed the announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to name Chandigarh airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh, saying a long pending demand of Punjabis has been fulfilled. In his Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, PM Modi said the Chandigarh airport…

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Draft post-mortem report says Ankita Bhandari died due to drowning; family refuses to conduct last rites

Dehradun, September 25 The family of a 19-year-old woman receptionist who was killed in Uttarakhand allegedly by her employer refused on Sunday to conduct her last rites until they get the final post-mortem details, even as a preliminary report said she died due to drowning. The draft report released by…

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Ankita Bhandari case: Angry locals block Badrinath-Rishikesh highway

ANI Srinagar (Uttarakhand), September 25 Anger over the Ankita Bhandari death case poured onto the streets as the locals on Sunday blocked the Badrinath Rishikesh highway area in front of the base hospital where Ankita’s remains are kept. The administration team tried clearing the jam caused due to the barricading….

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Haryana man on a mission to clean up litter from Himalayas

Chandigarh, September 25 Pradeep Sangwan is on a mission to clear the Himalayas of the waste left behind by tourists. With this aim, he established Healing Himalayas Foundation six years ago. His foundation has set up five material recovery facilities in Himachal Pradesh for the mission. “Approximately, we collect about…

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‘Who will be the Channi of Rajasthan’: Sunil Jakhar takes a dig at Sonia Gandhi ahead of state CLP meet

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, September 25 Ahead of the Rajasthan Congress Legislature Party meeting this evening to choose Ashok Gehlot’s replacement as he moves on to bid for Congress presidency, former Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar on Sunday took a dig at the party, wondering who the “Channi of Rajasthan…

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‘Mann ki Baat’: Chandigarh airport to be named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh, says PM Modi

Ravi S Singh New Delhi, September 25 Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio programme on Sunday said that Chandigarh airport will be named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh on the occasion of his birth anniversary on September 28. He urged people to celebrate the birth…

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Deadlock ends as Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit agrees to call Assembly session on Sept 27

Ruchika M. Khanna Chandigarh, September 25 The deadlock over convening the Punjab Assembly ended on Sunday, with Governor Banwarilal Purohit agreeing to call the third session of the Vidhan Sabha at 11 am on September 27. A letter from the Governor says that “in exercise of powers conferred upon him…

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North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of US Vice-President Harris visit

Seoul, September 25 North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, ahead of planned military drills by South Korean and US forces involving an aircraft carrier and a visit to the region by US Vice-President Kamala Harris. South Korea’s military said it was…

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