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Two persons injured in clashes near Pulwama encounter site
Srinagar: At least two persons were injured on Tuesday in clashes between violent protestors and security forces near the encounter site in Pulwama district of Kashmir where a group of militants are holed up.
Rain triggers landslides, 140 link roads blocked
Shimla: Normal life was thrown out of gear as heavy to very heavy rain lashed several parts of the state, triggering landslides at many places and more than 140 link roads were closed to traffic in Shimla, Mandi, Kullu and Kangra districts.
Communal flare-up after Chamba ‘rape’
Chamba: The alleged rape of a 16-year-old school student by her teacher in the Tissa tribal area of Chamba district has taken a communal colour. The police had a tough time trying to prevent a communal clash in the area today, even as Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who had to lay foundation stones for various development schemes in the area, cancelled his Tissa visit.
Four cash logistics firm staff held for Rs 2-cr theft
Karnal: The police have arrested four employees of a cash-supply company for stealing money from ATMs. The accused have stolen nearly Rs 2 crore. The accused have been identified as Mandeep Singh of Nigdhu village in the district, and Parveen of New Moti Nagar, Charanjeet of Ramnagar, and Munish of Gandhi Nagar in the city.
Man held for killing calf
Yamunanagar: A man got a criminal case registered against his 35-year-old son for killing their young domestic female calf (heifer) at Bhudmajra village under the Khizrabad police station in this district.
Khattar Govt to ‘shift’ to Rohtak for 3 days
Chandigarh: Beginning August 2, the Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP Government is set to shift to Haryana’s political capital—Rohtak— during the three-day visit of party president Amit Shah .
Govt extends ITR filing deadline to August 5
New Delhi: In a last minute decision, the government today extended the deadline for filing Income Tax Returns (ITRs) till August 5, a top official today said. The official twitter handle of the department said the move was made "in view of difficulties faced by taxpayers."
Govt orders LPG prices to be hiked by Rs 4 per month
New Delhi: The government has ordered state-run oil companies to raise subsidised cooking gas (LPG) prices by Rs 4 per cylinder every month to eliminate all the subsidies by March next year, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said today.
End of grand alliance in Bihar very unpleasant: Sharad Yadav
New Delhi: Senior JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav today broke his silence on the end of "grand alliance" in Bihar, saying it was very "unpleasant" and "unfortunate".
Masked men loot bank in Anantnag
Srinagar: At least three masked gunmen today looted a bank branch in Anantnag district of Kashmir, taking away cash at gunpoint, police said. Bank officials are ascertaining the exact amount of cash taken by the gunmen, a police official said.