Blockade cuts off supplies to Shimla, upper areas

Shimla: The supply of essential commodities to Shimla and upper areas was hit as the Shimla-Kalka National Highway was blocked near Jabli following a landslide triggered by rains. A large number of vehicles including apple-laden trucks and vehicles carrying daily commodities like milk, bread and newspapers were stranded.

Will look into hockey player’s death: Minister

Sonepat: Urban Local Bodies Minister Kavita Jain today said that an inquiry would be held into the death of hockey player Jyoti Gupta. The minister also met the bereaved family at their residence in Kalupur village.

Ambala martyr’s kin to approach High Court

Ambala: Family members of Major Yogesh Gupta, who sacrificed his life while fighting terrorists in Surankot in Jammu and Kashmir in July, 2002, have decided to approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court if no gallantry award and a road or a chowk is announced after the martyr.

Govt to raise women police battalion

Hisar: Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said a battalion of 1,000 policewomen would be raised.

Oppn leaders demand Barala’s resignation

Chandigarh: Leaders of opposition parties today demanded the resignation of state BJP president Subhash Barala following the arrest of his son for stalking a girl in Chandigarh last night. They also ridiculed the BJP’s “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” campaign.

CPI(M) to give Rs 10 L to family of youth stabbed to death

Thiruvananthapuram: CPI(M) in Kerala today said it would give Rs 10 lakh as solatium to the family of a Muslim youth Junaid, who was stabbed to death on a train. The decision in this regard was taken at the CPI(m)'s state commitee meeting, a press release said.

Venkaiah Naidu is the next Vice-President of India

M Venkaiah Naidu, the candidate of the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, will be India's next Vice President as results were declared of the election in which Members of Parliament cast their votes today.

SpiceJet pilot's flying permit cancelled for failing alcohol test

New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA has cancelled the flying licence of a senior pilot of private carrier SpiceJet allegedly due to his repeated failure to clear the mandatory alcohol test. The flying permit of one of the SpiceJet Boeing 737 commanders has been cancelled as he tested positive thrice in breath analyser tests, a senior DGCA official said last night.

Indo-Canadian named Canada's consul general in San Francisco

Toronto: Rana Sarkar, an Indo-Canadian entrepreneur, has been appointed as Canada's consul general in San Francisco as well as a member of the Canadian official team tasked with renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement with the US and Mexico.

BJP leader arrested for the attack on Rahul Gandhi’s car

Gujarat Police arrested Jayesh Darji, secretary of Banaskantha district youth BJP, in connection with stone pelting on Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi’s SUV on Friday. Mr Gandhi’s car was hit with a stone that smashed windowpane of rear seat and injured an SPG guard while the Congress Vice President sitting in front seat escaped unhurt.