Three persons were killed and two others critically injured when a car rammed into a roadside tree on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, police said today.
Writer Jerry Pinto says writing is akin to a wall with many windows. While one of the windows open to him as a poet, another projects him as a writer of Bollywood's beautiful but somewhat-doomed women such as Helen.
Dissatisfied with the pace and manner of Punjab government's action on prominent people having grabbed government land in the periphery of Chandigarh, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday voiced the need for a court-monitored probe by a commission or tribunal headed by a retired judge.
Hearing a public interest litigation alleging misuse of discretionary grants by the Punjab chief minister, ministers and chief parliamentary secretaries to various organisations on a 'pick-and-choose' basis, the Punjab and Haryana high court has stayed the disbursal of such grants till July 10.
As part of the austerity measures being initiated at various levels in Punjab, the SAD-BJP government has decided to withdraw escort vehicles provided to various high-ranking civil and police officers since the days of terrorism.
Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist led from the front with some scintillating hitting as the home side trounced Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by six wickets at the HPCA stadium here this evening.
The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) to pay Rs. 2-lakh compensation to relatives of a deceased patient for failing to maintain proper record of equipment used during the treatment.
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today conducted a surprise inspection of the GB Pant Hospital, where more than 350 children have died since the beginning of this year.
The Punjab and Haryana high court today directed the court administration to put up an application before the acting chief justice on the administrative side, seeking early hearing of pending appeals of Punjab cops whose conviction has been stayed.
A major tragedy was averted on Thursday evening with the timely detection of an improvised explosive device (IED) by police on a crowded highway in Srinagar.
The Punjab government today transferred four IAS and two PCS officers with immediate effect, appointing senior IAS officer Sarvjit Singh as the chief administrator of Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA).
Exports from Punjab have taken a hit due to the ongoing Euro debt crisis, with exporters of hand tools, sports goods, honey and woollen products complaining of decline in new orders by up to 25% in the past few months.
Jammu and Kashmir high court today adjourned for two weeks the hearing of the alleged fake encounter case involving Army chief-designate General Bikram Singh.
Former Punjab agriculture minister Tota Singh's bail has been confirmed by the Punjab and Haryana high court in the official vehicle misuse case.
Union home secretary RK Singh called on Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra and discussed various issues, including the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and rehabilitation of militants returning from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).