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22 IAS OFFICERS DEPLOYED AS POLL OBSERVERS IN PUNJAB

The Punjab State Election Commission on Friday deputed 22 IAS officers as election observers to oversee the arrangements for the conduct of polls to the municipal corporations, municipal councils and nagar panchayats in the state.

Una officials told to curb illegal mining

Himachal Pradesh deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Friday instructed officials to make Una district free from illegal mining, drug trafficking and smuggling of large trees such as Peepal and Banyan.

Focus on giving rural economy a boost: CM

Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said rules under Indira Gandhi Pyari Behna Sukh-Samman Nidhi Yojana would be modified to ensure women of Kupvi area in Shimla district receive a monthly allowance of ₹1,500.

Video of animal sacrifice goes viral in Rohru, FIR registered

An FIR was registered in Rohru after a video of a goat being publicly sacrificed on a bridge in broad daylight went viral on social media platforms.

Early snowfall triggers tourist influx in valley

We expect a further increase in tourists as PM is expected to inaugurate a train connecting Srinagar with rest of the nation on January 26 AKIB CHAYA, president, Hoteliers Club Gulmarg

NC TO DISCUSS BILL ON SIMULTANEOUS POLLS: OMAR

Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the National Conference would hold discussion on the 'one nation, one election' bill and issue necessary directions to MPs before the bill is put to vote in Parliament.

Chargesheets filed in ₹1.55-cr fraud case

THREE SEPARATE CASES INVOLVE EIGHT ACCUSED WHO BELONG TO JAMMU, SAYS THE CRIME BRANCH

BSF: Anti-drone system has thwarted Pak designs

Technological surveillance almost on the entire Jammu border, being extended along other frontiers, says Jammu frontier IG

SC COLLEGIUM PROPOSES ELEVATION OF 7 JUDGES

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, has recommended names of seven judges as permanent judges in three high courts.

2nd eyewitness identifies shooters in Mansa court

Police produce vehicles of the singer and shooters in court, along with AK-47 used in crime

{ RED FORT'S POSSESSION } PLEA OF BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR'S GREATGRANDSON'S WIDOW JUNKED BY DELHI HIGH COURT

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court's division bench on Friday upheld a single judge's order dismissing a woman's petition seeking possession of the Red Fort.

Pak Sikh TV anchor among dozens booked

ALLEGEDLY MADE CLAIMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATHS OF SUPPORTERS OF JAILED FORMER PRIME MINISTER IMRAN KHAN

Ggm nightclubs blasts: 3 more held

The Gurugram police on Friday arrested three more suspects in connection with the bomb blast outside two nightclubs in Sector-29, taking the total number of arrests to four, police officials said.

Haryana to buy more power from Rajasthan nuclear plant

With the 2,800 mega-watt (MW) nuclear power plant being set up in Haryana's Fatehabad not expected to start power generation before 2028, the Haryana Power Utilities, expecting an average energy deficit of about 1557 MW next summer, have set their eyes on buying nuclear power from outside the state to help tide over the gap.

Kejriwal: Will contest from New Delhi seat

NEW DELHI: Amid rumours of him shifting to another constituency, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced he will contest from his New Delhi seat in the upcoming assembly polls.

Punjab should procure all crops at MSP: Saini

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said that all crops of farmers in Haryana are being procured at minimum support price (MSP) and the Punjab government should also come forward and announce that the produce of farmers in the AAP-ruled state will be purchased at MSP.

MEA to Canada: Probe three students' death

Indian high commission in Ottawa, consulates in Toronto, Vancouver are in touch with Canadian authorities, says ministry of external affairs

BE CATALYST OF CHANGE, MANN TELLS TEACHERS AFTER FINLAND TRAINING

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday called upon the teachers, who recently returned from training in Finland, to be the harbingers of revolutionising the education system in the state.

RS BYPOLLS: BJP PICK REKHA SHARMA ELECTED UNOPPOSED

Former National Commission for Women chairperson and BJP leader Rekha Sharma was declared elected unopposed in the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana after the deadline for withdrawal of nomination ended at 3 pm on Friday.

Sangrur shivers at 1.1° Celsius, biting cold grips Punjab, Hry

Sangrur in Punjab and Haryana's Hisar reeled under severe cold on Friday as biting chill continued to prevail at many places in the two states.

Kotkapura doctor, hospital told to pay ₹1L as compensation

The district consumer disputes redressal commission in Faridkot has directed a Kotkapura-based doctor to pay ₹1 lakh compensation to a resident for medical negligence that led to his mother's death.

No bar on gathering at Takht but maintain 'maryada': SGPC chief

As Sikh hardliners are gearing up to organise a gathering at Akal Takht on December 18 to express opposition to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)'s resolution to excommunicate Narain Singh Chaura, a former militant, who attacked Sukhbir Singh Badal on December 4, the gurdwara body president Harjinder Singh Dhami said the gathering will not be restricted and the organisers should maintain discipline and maryada.

Clergy accepts Sukhbir's penance, grants pardon

AMRITSAR: Akal Takht on Friday accepted Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal's 10-day tankhah (religious punishment) and freed him from the tag of 'tankhaiya' (guilty of religious misconduct).

Ambala, Jind DCs seek medical assistance for Jagjit Dallewal

Tikait meets Dallewal who has been on hunger strike since Nov 26 at Khanauri

Ambala, Jind DCs seek medical assistance for Jagjit Dallewal

As the health of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a hunger strike at Khanauri, deteriorates, deputy commissioners of Jind and Ambala have written to their Sangrur counterpart, asking to provide immediate medical assistance to the veteran leader amid apprehension that any untoward incident may escalate protests.

Want good ties but Pak must end terror

NEW DELHI: India desires relations \"free of terrorism\" with Pakistan and hopes that its ties with Bangladesh will \"settle down to a mutually beneficial and stable relationship\", external affairs minister S Jaishankar said in Parliament on Friday, as he also cautioned against \"point-scoring\" over the state of India's diplomatic relations.

Rinda-run module busted, 2 arrested

Punjab Police on Friday claimed to have disrupted Pakistan's ISI-backed terror module being operated by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative Harvinder Rinda and Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia with the arrest of its two members, who allegedly confessed to have planted an improvised explosive device (IED) at a police station in Ajnala, said director general of police Gaurav Yadav.

Kumbh to propel goal of Viksit Bharat: Modi

The Maha Kumbh next year will play an important role in India's journey to becoming a developed nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday as he described the mega religious event as a \"mahayagya of unity\" that will take the country's cultural and spiritual identity to new heights.

SC asks panel to engage with farmers, orders medical aid for Dallewal

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed a court-appointed high-powered panel to engage with protesting farmers to persuade them to temporarily suspend their agitation or relocate it from highways along the Punjab-Haryana border, while ensuring that the well-being of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered its 18th day, remains a top priority.

Govt, Oppn trade blows in Constitution debate

NEW DELHI: The government and the Opposition on Friday clashed in the Lok Sabha during the opening day of a historic debate to mark 75 years of the Constitution, with 26 speakers weighing in on themes ranging from reservation, politics, the administration's inclusive development agenda and the missteps by previous regimes.