Author Archives: THEHINDU

Punjab: SAD (Punar Surjit) to join Aug 15 protest for release of Sikh prisoners

Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit) president Giani Harpreet Singh on Tuesday said the party would [...]

State cuts interest rate for delayed land acquisition compensation

MUMBAI: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved a new formula for calculating interest on delayed [...]

Haryana starts process to regularise contractual staff under 2014 policies

More than three months after the Supreme Court upheld the regularisation of group B, C [...]

SIR exercise: 1 lakh plus voters flagged for scrutiny, 67% served notices so far in

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Chandigarh has gathered pace, with 1,38,070 [...]

HC upholds Hoshiarpur dera head’s conviction in 21-year-old rape case

The Punjab and Haryana high court has upheld the conviction and 10-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) [...]

Govt cancels licence of Gadchiroli ashram school where snakebite deaths occurred

MUMBAI: Following the deaths by snakebite of three students of an “ashram school” or government-run [...]

Mumbai, Thane may see up to 30% names being deleted from draft electoral rolls

Mumbai: With enumeration for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Mumbai and [...]

FDA cancels licences of 10 Ayurvedic drug-manufacturing companies

MUMBAI: The state Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has permanently cancelled the licences of ten [...]

Rap practice session turns into bloody battle: 19-year-old stabbed, two held in

MUMBAI: What began as a rap practice session at a Mankhurd ground turned into a [...]

6 men abduct, gang-rape 19-year-old woman in Talasari, 3 detained

MUMBAI: The Talasari police on Tuesday detained three of six men who allegedly abducted and [...]