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Amritsar, September 12Expressing serious concern over rampant illegal mining in the six border districts of Punjab, Governor Banwarilal Purohit today said those behind the menace should be booked for sedition. “Illegal sand mining in Punjab’s border belts should not be considered the same as in other parts. The mining near…

New Delhi, September 12Indian and Chinese militaries on Monday moved back their frontline troops to the rear locations from the face-off site of Patrolling Point 15 in the Gogra-Hotsprings area in eastern Ladakh and dismantled temporary infrastructure there as part of a five-day disengagement process.People familiar with the development said…

New Delhi, September 12 A Varanasi court on Monday held that a petition filed by five Hindu women seeking permission to perform daily worship of Hindu deities located on an outer wall of the Gyanvapi mosque was maintainable and it would go ahead with the hearing of the case. District…

New Delhi, September 12The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday recommended the elevation of nine judicial officers as judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which is functioning with 56 judges against a sanctioned strength of 85.The decision was taken in a meeting of the Collegium led by Chief Justice…

IANS Amritsar, September 12 Sukhpreet Kaur, the wife of Sarabjit Singh who was killed at a Lahore jail in 2013, died in an accident on Monday. According to police reports, Sukhpreet Kaur was travelling on a two-wheeler when she ‘accidentally’ fell from it at Fatehpur village near Amritsar. She was…

Chandigarh, September 12Punjab Congress leaders on Monday demanded immediate dismissal and arrest of Defence Services Welfare and Food Processing Minister Fauja Singh Sarari over a leaked audio where he is purportedly heard to be allegedly planning to trap some contractors through some officials to extort money from them.Shiromani Akali Dal…

New Delhi, September 12 Observing the “nation was still bleeding” years after the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, the Delhi High Court on Monday granted liberty to the competent authority to issue “appropriate order of punishment” to a retired city police officer who allegedly failed to deploy adequate force, make preventive…

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, September 12 As India’s second mandir battle began with a Varanasi court ruling that petition of Hindu women for permission to perform pooja at Gyanvapi complex is maintainable, BJP leaders expressed “happiness” and “faith in the judiciary system”. In the first reaction to the verdict, UP’s…

New Delhi, September 12 The anti-terror federal probe agency NIA today said that it has conducted raids at 50 locations in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi/ NCR region to dismantle and disrupt the emerging nexus between terrorists, gangsters and drug smugglers/traffickers based in India and abroad. It is to be…

New Delhi, September 12 In a double whammy of sorts for the Indian economy, retail inflation accelerated to 7 per cent in August driven by high food and fuel costs, while factory output plunged to a four-month low of 2.4 per cent. The reversal of a three-month declining trend in…

New Delhi, September 12 The Union Home Ministry on Monday ordered a CBI probe into the death of BJP leader Sonali Phogat, officials said. Phogat, 43, was found dead in Goa on August 22-23 night. The MHA’s move came after Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant wrote to Union Home…

New Delhi, September 12 The Union Home Ministry on Monday ordered a CBI probe into the death of BJP leader Sonali Phogat, officials said. Phogat, 43, was found dead in Goa on August 22-23 night. The MHA’s move came after Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant wrote to Union Home…

Bengaluru, September 12 Karnataka surgeon Dr Govind Nandakumar’s efforts to reach the Manipal hospital beating the traffic jam to perform surgery on scheduled time has won numerous hearts. The doctor had to run for 15 minutes to reach the hospital as his car was stuck in the traffic jam following…

Varanasi, September 12 The Varanasi district court on Monday rejected the plea questioning the maintainability of a petition seeking permission for daily worship of Hindu deities whose idols are located on an outer wall of the Gyanvapi mosque. District Judge AK Vishvesh ordered that it would continue to hear the…

New Delhi, September 12 The ruling BJP on Monday slammed the Congress for a Twitter post featuring the trademark RSS shorts being burnt and asked if suggestions of torching opponents is the grand old party’s idea of Bharat Jodo. The party demanded immediate withdrawal of the post. Minister in the…