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JU students tie rakhis to plants
Jammu: Students, research scholars and faculty members of the Department of Botany, University of Jammu (JU), celebrated Raksha Bandhan in a unique way by tying rakhis to plants today.
Shabir ‘conduit’ in ED custody till Aug 14
New Delhi: A Delhi court today sent alleged hawala dealer Mohammad Aslam Wani, arrested in connection with a decade-old money laundering case involving Kashmiri separatist Shabir Shah, to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody till August 14.
Smart lights soon, to ease traffic snarls
Srinagar: Srinagar city, which is faced with traffic congestion, is set to get a smart and intelligent traffic lighting system which will help in smooth vehicular movement on its busiest streets and junctions.
50 paise hike in apple MSP a cruel joke, say farmers
Shimla: Terming a hike of 50 paise per kg in support price for apple this season as a cruel joke on farmers, the score of farmer bodies demanded that the government, if really wanted to help the farmers, should hike the support price to minimal Rs 12 per kg under the market intervention scheme (MIS).
Cleanliness: Akshay Kumar honours Mandi sarpanch
Mandi: State youngest sarpanch Jabna Chauhan was honoured by Bollywood celebrity Akshay Kumar for her dedication to implement cleanliness mission and fight against drugs in Tharjoon panchayat of Mandi which gave her recognition on the national stage.
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.