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Unsafe, Baddi-Barotiwala bridge closed
Solan: With four spans of the Balad bridge connecting the Barotiwala industrial area to Baddi facing severe damage after incessant rain in the last 48 hours, it has been declared un-safe and closed to vehicular traffic.
Heavy rain claims lives of four children
Shimla: Four children were killed in rain-related mishaps, several houses were destroyed and over 100 roads blocked due to landslides triggered by rain at several places in the state.
Labourers to get meal at Rs 10 soon, says minister
Kurukshetra: Labour and Employment Minister Nayab Singh Saini said an affordable meal scheme for labourers at Rs 10 per meal would be launched soon. At a function held at Babain in the district today, he said the government had almost formulated the special kitchen scheme.
Cong leader hits out at police for ‘diluting’ case
Chandigarh: Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari today accused the Chandigarh Police of diluting the criminal case registered against state BJP president Subhash Barala’s son Vikas Barala, who was arrested for stalking and attempting to ‘kidnap’ a girl on Friday night, by succumbing to political pressure.
Saini wants Barala to step down
Kurukshetra: BJP MP from Kurukshetra Raj Kumar Saini said today that state party president Subhash Barala should quit on moral grounds in the wake of his son’s arrest in an alleged stalking case in Chandigarh.
Shabir Shah PMLA case: ED arrests Aslam Wani from Srinagar
The ED today arrested Mohammad Aslam Wani, an alleged hawala dealer, in connection with its about a decade-old money laundering case against Kashmiri separatist Shabir Shah.
Kites with GST, Modi images in great demand in Jammu
Jammu: Colourful paper quadrilaterals will take the Goods and Services Tax literally to the sky this festive season with a huge demand for kites carrying GST images along with that of Prime Minister Narenrda Modi. Giving tough competition to the kites carrying GST and Modi images are that of Bollywood heart-throbs and cartoon characters. While kite flying is popular on Independence Day in many cities in the north, in Jammu region kite flying is also a part of the festivities on Rakshabandhan and Janamasthami.
Kashmiri doctor helps gene editing of human embryos
New Delhi: For the first time, genetically modified human embryos have been developed in the US and Kashmir-born doctor Sanjeev Kaul has played a lead role in this breakthrough. Scientists have now demonstrated an effective way of using a gene-editing tool to correct a disease-causing gene mutation in human embryos and stop it from passing to future generations.
Gandhi car attack: Goa Cong women wing to send bangles to PM, Shah
Panaji; The women's wing of the Goa Congress has said it will send bangles to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah to protest the attack on Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's car in Gujarat. The Gujarat Police had yesterday arrested a person, identified as Jayesh Darji alias Anil Rathod, for allegedly throwing a stone at Gandhi's car in Banaskantha district on Friday when he was on a visit to the flood-hit areas.
Governor reviews cleanliness drive along yatra routes
Srinagar: Governor NN Vohra, who is also the Chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), here today reviewed the progress of the ongoing week-long sanitation-cum-camp cleaning drive launched by the shrine board on his directions on Wednesday. The sanitation drive will conclude on August 9.