Move aimed at checking environmental pollution caused by paddy straw burning

State and local officers involved in the project have been summoned to discuss issues and progress

AAP supporters Mandeep Singh Brar and Rajesh Kumar are shot at after objections are raised on nomination of SAD leader Vardev Mann’s son Harpinder Singh

The police have booked 27 individuals, including a woman, for murder, attempt to murder, and arms act violations

The pilot managed to land safely at an alternate location near Thathi village in Baijnath subdivision at an altitude of 7,000 ft

BJP national president JP Nadda today said that the Congress government in the state could not have survived even for a day without the central assistance. He said, “Employees are being paid salaries from Rs 500 crore granted by the...

Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan and Public Works Department Minister Vikramaditya Singh here today condemned national BJP president JP Nadda and Hamirpur MP Anurag Thakur for their failure to secure ‘rightful’ financial support for Himachal Pradesh from the Central Government. The...

The Municipal Commissioner’s Court here today directed the president of Muslim Welfare Committee and Himachal Pradesh Waqf Board to demolish the top three unauthorised floors of the mosque located at Sanjauli area in the state’s capital within two months. During...

UT likely to witness hung Assembly

Candidates and their supporters from across parties have been camping outside the EVM strong rooms in this border district even as authorities have made robust arrangements. Counting of votes of 90 assembly segments across Jammu and Kashmir will take place...

Days before the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election results on October 8, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday ruled out any alliance with Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). The statement by Abdullah comes...

The Tribunal handling matters under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) has upheld the Union Home Ministry’s decision to extend the ban on the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) as an unlawful association for an additional five years. On...

Over 10,000 civil defence volunteers deployed as marshals in public transport buses were removed last year after an objection was raised by the directorate of civil defence

At 'Janta Ki Adalat', Kejriwal accused BJP's ‘double engine’ governments of failing across states, predicting their ouster from Haryana and J-K

The accused was planning to flee the country

A video of the incident shows Sunil Kaushik performing the scene and then rushing backstage

The police have booked 27 individuals, including a woman, for murder, attempt to murder, and arms act violations

Candidates can be disqualified on various grounds, fears Opposition

The accused was planning to flee the country

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Vavinder Mahajan got a major reprieve after the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday shifted the probe into the seizure of a huge quantity of pharma drugs in an inter-state operation in February this...

Victims were returning from Vaishno Devi in Jammu & Kashmir

The Jalandhar Commissionerate Police led by Commissioner of Police (CP) Swapan Sharma has taken strict action against those violating traffic rules and encroaching roads under a special campaign across the city. Giving information, the CP said during the campaign, 13...

Visits 5 villages along with Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer

Deputy Commissioner Dr Himanshu Aggarwal on Saturday said the district administration had received 13,187 nomination papers for the upcoming panchayat elections. Among these, 10,156 nominations were filed for the post of panch, while 3,031 candidates are vying for the post...

State and local officers involved in the project have been summoned to discuss issues and progress

Class IX student played prank as he wanted a holiday; questioned

3,753 vie for 941 sarpanch posts, 13,192 contestants for 6,391 posts of panch

Acting against illegal constructions, the Municipal Corporation (MC) demolished a portion of an residential building being constructed illegally in the Durga Puri area falling under the Zone D here on Friday. The authorities also sealed an auto service centre in...

It is an annual custom for many in the city to participate in Ramlila, which culminates with the burning of Ravana’s effigy on Dassehra to mark victory of good over evil. The traditional Ramlila that has been part of the...

The incidents of stubble burning remained in a single digit for the third consecutive day, with just five cases reported today. Of these, two farm fires were reported in Amritsar, while one each in Fazilka, Ferozepur and Moga. The state...

3.5 lakh arms licences issued in state; 60% of these with villagers

The PRTC bus was travelling from Chandigarh to Bathinda when the driver lost control while avoiding a collision with a canter, causing the bus to fall into a deep roadside ditch

Time Capsule: India's first test-tube baby (1978)

Time Capsule: Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Time Capsule: Majrooh Sultanpuri (1919-2000)

Time Capsule: Uri surgical strikes (September 29, 2016)

She picked the skull nearest her and held it up like Hamlet. “Logic and reason don’t belong to any particular group of people either,” she said out aloud. ‘Iru: The Remarkable Life of Irawati Karve’ by Urmilla Deshpande and Thiago...

‘Missy’ presents the convoluted reality of a migrant, whose every struggle is not merely a challenge, but a formative experience that contributes to a richer but complex, multifaceted new identity — it is a story of her ‘being’ and ‘becoming’....

Memories, heart-wrenching and happy, of the dead and of the living, of the mundane and the sublime, criss-cross Neha Bansal’s latest bunch of poems, ‘Six of Cups’. Like travellers traversing familiar terrain, the readers recognise the places she takes us...

Popular interest in Delhi’s rich historical remains continues to grow, leading to a lively market for books on monuments and their histories. Not surprisingly, this has led to a steady stream of such publications over the last few years. The...

Bickram Ghosh brings Shubha Mudgal, Aruna Sairam and Usha Uthup on one stage, and it’s magic

Ladakh-raised Maisam Ali takes his debut film ‘In Retreat’ to the prestigious Busan International Film Festival

Once in a while comes a show that transports viewers from the real world to the sublime and works as a time machine. ‘OP Sharma & the Fine Art of Photography (1950s-1990s)’, presented by the Alkazi Foundation for the Arts...

From Alkazi experimenting with the Japanese Kabuki form in ‘Andha Yug’ to Karanth employing Karnataka’s Yakshagana style in his adaptation of ‘Macbeth’, traditional forms have resonated with the contemporary

Soak in the Spain less travelled — spectacular architecture, beaches, charming villages, and more

India may have unique challenges, but can learn a lot on how to conserve and manage heritage sites and cities

Himachal’s indigenous architecture has over the centuries successfully discharged domestic, temporal and religious requirements

The folk music of Kangra and Chamba reflects the culture and lifestyle of its tribes, especially the Gaddis, capturing their everyday life, dreams and desires

October is what I would call my spirit month! The sun is balmy, the breeze cool. The crisp mornings lend you early apricity, and even as the afternoon scorches, the saptaparni-laden evenings bring in a calm that beats even the...

Imagine a museum where you’re supposed to blabber, rather than maintain silence. Enter Planet Word, an interactive museum dedicated to the spoken and written word

In this festive season, when sweet shops are lined with platters of laddoos, I am reminded of my village in western Uttar Pradesh. Laddoos were essential to every wedding feast and were served in pairs, or joda, before a meal...

Lotus is the national flower of India, celebrated in legend and lore. It is the stuff of metaphysical speculation and is depicted in sculptures and paintings. The stem holds the hundred-petalled blossom aloft, but serves the master unseen underwater. We...

In this festive season, when sweet shops are lined with platters of laddoos, I am reminded of my village in western Uttar Pradesh. Laddoos were essential to every wedding feast and were served in pairs, or joda, before a meal...

Lotus is the national flower of India, celebrated in legend and lore. It is the stuff of metaphysical speculation and is depicted in sculptures and paintings. The stem holds the hundred-petalled blossom aloft, but serves the master unseen underwater. We...

You may have heard about a diner who went to a fancy restaurant, looked at the elaborate menu and ordered a dish that sounded most appetising: baby spuds sauteed in mustard seeds and curry leaves, cocooned inside a crisp and...

I had the good fortune of spending an extended weekend at Anand Kashi, a tranquil resort run by the Taj group (IHCL) on the banks of river Ganga, near Rishikesh. It has many charms, not the least its emphasis on...

GOOD SPORT: Mahavir seems unaware that even a child should have agency — and that a woman of 30, his niece Vinesh, a decorated wrestler, absolutely must

The biggest impediment to conservation is the conflict between humans and wild animals

I can write this now as the person around whom this episode hinges is no more and can’t be harassed, harried, or worse. Yet, for safety’s sake, let’s not take his name and simply call him Mr X. My father,...

It’s been a tough ride, but the Vietnamese have gone from strength to strength

Nowhere near the 2025 tuberculosis elimination goal, India in July roped in Soumya Swaminathan as principal adviser to the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme. The former Chief Scientist at WHO and Director General of ICMR talks to Aditi Tandon about the challenges in the fight against TB

Awareness, early and proper treatment, rest and rehab are crucial for full recovery

He explained that the cholesterol circulating in the blood is not significantly impacted by the amount of cholesterol consumed in our diet

Step taken after letter from state govt