Climate change, migration burdening urban areas in Bay of Bengal
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Rising urban population following forced migration from rural areas is a result of climate change and poses a burden upon
Himachal targets 6.5 percent growth
Shimla, March 17 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh economy's growth is expected to remain at 6.5 percent this fiscal and the per capita income is estimat
PM's Public chat on Viber biggest in India
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Viber, a global mobile messaging and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) company, said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Na
Bengal consumer cell to move Supreme Court
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) The West Bengal government's consumer protection cell is approaching the Supreme Court over two Calcutta High Court (CHC)
Jats in Rajasthan shocked by SC judgement
Jaipur, March 17 (IANS) Jat leaders in Rajasthan expressed shock on Tuesday after the Supreme Court quashed the extension of OBC reservation to the
Haryana leaders stumped by SC ruling on Jat quota
Chandigarh, March 17 (IANS) Leaders in Haryana treaded cautiously after the Supreme Court quashed the reservation for Jats on Tuesday.Leaders of vari
Tax-free Haryana budget plans to channelise resources
Chandigarh, March 17 (IANS) In the first budget by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana, Finance Minister Abhimanyu on Tuesday prop
Weather to improve in Kashmir
Srinagar, March 17 (IANS) The weather is likely to improve in Jammu and Kashmir from Tuesday.Sonam Lotus, director of the Met office here, told IANS
SC quashes extension of OBC reservation to Jats
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the March 4, 2014 notification by the UPA government extending OBC reservation to J
Haryana Roadways staff on strike, commuters suffer
Chandigarh, March 17 (IANS) Thousands of commuters across Haryana faced harassment at the hands of private vehicle owners on Tuesday after the stat
Crimes against minorities issue raised in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Opposition parties, led by the Congress, on Tuesday raised in the Lok Sabha the issue of crimes against minorities, espe
India's maritime awakening? Modi endorses a Blue Revolution (Comment)
The three island-nation trip that took Prime Minister Modi to Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka in mid-March may well mark the beginning of India'
Festival to mark 232nd anniversary of Khalsa rule
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) will host a two-day festival commemorating the 232nd anniversary o
Bengal rights panel seeks report on nun's gang rape
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Taking cognizance of the gang rape of a septuagenarian nun in Nadia district, the West Bengal Human Rights Commission has
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy in Assam
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) There was an uproar in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday over comments by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy in Assam where he repor
Crime in Odisha on the rise: Naveen Patnaik
Bhubaneswar, March 17 (IANS) Crime in Odisha is on the rise as 93,657 cases were registered in 2014 as compared to the 90,184 in 2013, according to
Srinagar-Jammu highway stays closed for third day
Srinagar, March 17 (IANS) The strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed for the third consecutive day on Tuesday even though road c
No new taxes in Haryana budget
Chandigarh, March 17 (IANS) In the first budget by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana, Finance Minister Abhimanyu on Tuesday propo
Court summons Kejriwal in defamation case
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A court here asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and two others on Tuesday to explain why should they be exempted
SC quashes extension of OBC reservation to Jats
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the March 4, 2014, notification by the then UPA government extending OBC reservatio
