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Cong slams Omar after EVM remarks

Congress Srinagar district president Irfan Naqeeb on Monday blamed J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah for 'adopting appeasement policy and bowing down before the Union ministry of home affairs' and asked him to instead focus on poll promises made by the party during elections.

HP speaker calls all-party meet today

Opposition had skipped the party meet ahead of August assembly session

At 21°C, Shimla sees warmest December day in seven years

DHARAMSHALA: The state capital and \"Queen of hills\" Shimla on Monday recorded a high of 21°C, marking its maximum December day temperature in seven years.

PROPERTIES OF PEDDLERS ATTACHED IN KUPWARA

SRINAGAR: Police on Monday attached properties of drug peddlers from the border Karnah in Kupwara.

Dallewal slams home minister Shah on MSP claims

PATIALA: Veteran farmer leader Jagjeet Singh Dallewal on Monday criticised Union home minister Amit Shah for his claims that the Centre had hiked the minimum support price (MSP) on various crops.

Bid on Sukhbir's life: Chaura sent to judicial custody

POLICE SEEK EXTENSION OF NARAIN SINGH CHAURA'S REMAND BY THREE DAYS, BUT COURT REFUSES

VERDICT IN MURDER CASE AGAINST SAJJAN KUMAR ON JAN 8

A Delhi court is likely to deliver on January 8 next year its verdict in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar.

Tractor rallies across Hry back Punjab farmers' stir

INLD general secretary Abhay Chautala and former CM Hooda urge Dallewal to end fast and lead the protest

Centre failed to fulfil promises: Hayer in Parl

Aam Aadmi Party's Sangrur MP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer said in Parliament on Monday that the central government owed an explanation to the country about the promise made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to double farmers' income by 2022.

'Batoge toh lutoge': Tikait calls for unity, takes dig at Charuni

He (Charuni) must be free now from elections. Farmers must shun electoral politics, take up farming activism. RAKESH TIKAIT, leader of Samyukta Kisan Morcha

ACCEPT DEMANDS OF FARMERS: HARSIMRAT IN LOK SABHA

CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday appealed to the Union government to accept the farmers' demands, including legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP), to save the life of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered the 21st day on Monday.

Punjab chief secy green-lights promotion of two IAS officers

'Double standards' of IAS lobby exposed, allege IPS officers, Sinha says no bias

SGPC chief appears before women's panel, apologises for remarks

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami on Monday appeared before the Punjab state women commission and apologised for his remarks against former SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur.

Candidates prevented from filing nominations: Cong's plaint to EC

The Congress filed a complaint with the Punjab State Election Commission on Monday, alleging that its candidates were forcibly stopped from filing nominations in Patiala for the December 21 urban local bodies polls.

BAR BODY POLLS IN PUNJAB, HARY, UT ON FEB 28

CHANDIGARH: The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana (BCPH) on Monday decided to hold elections for the Bars associations, including high court Bar, in two states and Chandigarh on February 28.

12-yr-old girl charged with Punjab-origin man's murder in UK

FIVE CHILDREN, AGED 12-14 YEARS, WERE ARRESTED FOLLOWING KOHLI'S DEATH ON SEPTEMBER 2

24X7 water, CCTVS for security in BJP's Jalandhar manifesto

ALSO VOW TO STREAMLINE ROAD NETWORK, ENSURE SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT OF GARBAGE, INSTALL STREETLIGHTS

In Punjab, water stewardship is need of the hour

In Punjab, water is more than a natural resource—it is the lifeblood of its agriculture-driven economy, fueling industrial growth and sustaining millions.

Newly elected sarpanch murdered in Barnala

A newly elected sarpanch was brutally murdered in Barnala on Sunday night by over two dozen unidentified assailants.

HC SUMMONS MD OF PUNJAB POLICE HOUSING CORPORATION

CHANDIGARH: The high court has summoned managing director, Punjab Police Housing Corporation, on December 18 in connection with a case of installation of security systems in state jails.

KHUDIAN TO CALL MEET FOR FARMERS' TAKE ON AGRI MARKETING POLICY DRAFT

Punjab agriculture and farmers' welfare minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian held deliberations with senior officers of the department on the draft of \"National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing\" on Monday and decided to call a meeting with farmers and other stakeholders within this week.

Capex up 40% but may still fall short of target

After falling way short of targets in the first two years, the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's capital expenditure (capex) has shown signs of improvement during the April-November period of the financial year 2024-25.

SL Prez: Won't allow anti-India activities

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka will not allow its soil to be used against Indian interests, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Monday as the two sides agreed on measures to bolster strategic and security cooperation.

Head, Smith run away with the advantage despite Bumrah burst

Left-hander smashes second consecutive ton and the former skipper regains form, leaving India to toil on Day 2 of 3rd Test

Mumbai beat MP to clinch SMAT

MUMBAI: A good Sunday crowd had assembled at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium for the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final, keen to watch the big names in Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh in action.

Cricket's afterlife, retirement not a dead end anymore

Umrah's guided missiles take less than a second to reach the batter – in that time the batter has to decide whether to play or leave, defend or look to score. All in the blink of an eyelid.

Bizarre photographs of Assad found after his fall spark ridicule

Bizarre and personal photos of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad have surfaced from his abandoned residences, sparking ridicule among Syrians who only until recently were persecuted for criticizing his leadership.

Weak PSU insurers may get fresh capital

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Cyclone hits French territory, 'several hundred' likely dead

CAPE TOWN: The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is \"several hundred\" and may be close to 1,000, the island's top government official told the local broadcaster on Sunday.

'NOT INTERESTED IN NEW CONFLICTS DESPITE ISRAELI ATTACKS ON SYRIA'

Syria's de facto leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa said on Saturday Israel is using false pretexts to justify its attacks on Syria, but that he is not interested in engaging in new conflicts as the country focuses on rebuilding following the end of Bashar al-Assad's reign.