Supreme Court collegium recommends elevation of 13 advocates as judges in Punjab and Haryana High Court

New Delhi, July 25 In a significant step to fill vacancies in the higher judiciary, the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana on Monday approved and recommended to the Centre the proposal for the elevation of 20 advocates and 15 judicial officers as judges in six high…

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Punjab DGP warns ‘black sheep’ after 3 cops dismissed for fabricating drug case against two people

Chandigarh, July 25Three Punjab policemen, including an Inspector, were dismissed from service after they were found to have fabricated a drug case against two persons and extorted money from them, police said on Monday.Inspector Parminder Singh Bajwa, Assistant Sub-Inspector Angrej Singh, and Head Constable Joginder Singh, posted at Narcotic Control…

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Several victims in Canadian mass shooting, one person in custody: Reports

Langley, British Columbia, July 25 There were several victims of a mass shooting early on Monday in the Canadian province of British Columbia, local media reported, and police said one person was in custody. Police had earlier issued an emergency alert for multiple shootings in the city of Langley and…

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Several victims in Canadian mass shooting, one person in custody

Langley, British Columbia, July 25 There were several victims of a mass shooting early on Monday in the Canadian province of British Columbia and one man was in custody, police said. Authorities had earlier issued an emergency alert for multiple shootings in the city of Langley and asked residents to…

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Caught on camera: Landslide in Himachal’s Kullu blocks road to Shrikhand Mahadev shrine

Shimla, July 25 A huge landslide in Kullu district today morning cut off road connectivity to two panchayats –Chail and Jayogi. The landslide occurred on Bagipul-Jaon road which leads to the famous Shrikhand Mahadev shrine in the district. A temple of Shana Rishi was also damaged. Vehicular traffic has been…

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Paramjeet Singh, a 1984-riot victim, is Anand Mahindra’s ‘Start-up Hero’. Here’s why

Chandigarh, July 25 Industrialist Anand Mahindra is often in the news for his interesting tweets. Now he has introduced his followers to his ‘start-up hero’, Delhi-based Paramjeet Singh, who was once the sole distributor of Rasna. In the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Paramjeet lost everything. After that he started his life…

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Akanksha Puri will be ‘Mika Di Vohti’ as she wins ‘Swayamvar’ show

Chandigarh, July 25 Swayamvar: Mika Di Vohti has concluded and Akanksha Puri has emerged as the winner. On the finale of the show, Mika Singh chose Akanksha Puri as his life partner. She was competing with Prantika Das and Neeta Mahal. After the haldi, mehndi and sangeet ceremony of…

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Rape with UK woman: Chandigarh hotel ex-employee sentenced to 12 years of jail, Rs 1 lakh fine

Ramkrishan Upadhyay Chandigarh, July 25 A 31-year-old former employee of Lalit Hotel, IT Park, Chandigarh, has been sentenced to undergo 12 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a British woman in the hotel’s spa on December 20, 2018. Swati Sehgal, Special Judge, Fast Track Court, Chandigarh, also imposed…

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Disruption in Lok Sabha: Four Congress MPs suspended for rest of the Monsoon session

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, July 25 Differences between the BJP-led government and the opposition today deepened with four Congress MPs suspended from the Lok Sabha for the rest of the Monsoon Session for displaying placards and disrupting proceedings despite a warning from Speaker Om Birla. Manickam Tagore, Ramya Haridas, S…

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Four Congress MPs suspended from Lok Sabha for rest of Monsoon session for disrupting proceedings

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, July 25 Four Lok Sabha MPs of the Congress– Manickam Tagore, Ramya Haridas, Jothimani and TN Prathapan– were today suspended from Lok Sabha for the rest of the Monsoon session for showing placards and disrupting the proceedings of the House. Rajendra Agrawal, who was…

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RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav does a ‘Baahubali’, but with a jeep

Patna, July 25 RJD’s heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav on Monday appeared to have drawn inspiration from a famous sequence of “Baahubali”, in which the film’s title character makes a splashing entry, pulling a massive chariot with bare hands. A “workout” video of the young Leader of the Opposition and former…

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Racket falsely promising governorship, Rajya Sabha seats for Rs 100 crore busted: CBI

New Delhi, July 25 The CBI has registered an FIR after unravelling a multi-state racket of imposters, who tried to cheat people of Rs 100 crore by falsely promising seats in Rajya Sabha and governorship, officials said. Officials said that after registering an FIR against the accused, the CBI sleuths…

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Video: Girl performing stunts on Chandigarh-Shimla highway ends up crashing her car on opposite side of road

Solan, July 25 The Himachal Police have registered a case against a girl for rash and negligent driving. A case under sections 279 and 337 of the IPC has been registered against the girl. A video shows the girl performing stunts on Parwanoo-Solan national highway-5 near Jabli on Sunday…

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Gangster Maninder Dhaliwal, friend killed in shootout in Canada’s Vancouver

Chandigarh, July 25 A shootout as a result of a gang war in Canada’s Vancouver left gangster Maninder Dhaliwal and friend Satinder Gill dead, according to a report in Vancouver Sun. According to the report, the deceased belonged to the Brothers Keepers gang. The report said, “At the time of…

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