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Angry brother pushed his minor sister into canal
Sirsa: A youth, Deepak, pushed his minor married sister, Maya, into the Nohar feeder of the Bhakra canal system near Roopawas village in Sirsa on Thursday evening.
10 companies of paramilitary forces arrived in Haryana to deal with INLD stir
Chandigarh: Haryana has sought 10 companies of paramilitary forces from the Centre for dealing with the INLD’s plan to stop vehicles coming from Punjab on July 10 on the issue of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal.
3 Army personnel injured in militant attack in Kashmir
Srinagar: Three Army personnel, including a Captain, were injured when militants fired at a patrol team in Kashmir's Bandipora district, police said today.
8 killed in road accident in Haryana
Jhajjar: Eight persons were killed when their sport utility vehicle collided head on with a truck near Maarot village, about eight km from here, police said today. While seven persons died on the spot, one succumbed to his injuries on the way to PGI Rohtak hospital, they said.
2 civilians killed in Pak shelling along LoC in Poonch
Jammu: Two civilians were killed and a few others suffered injuries today when the Pakistani army violated the ceasefire and resorted to mortar shelling and firing at forward posts and villages along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said.
ED raids premises of Lalu's daughter, her husband in Delhi
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate today conducted raids at three Delhi farmhouses of Misa Bharti, RJD MP and daughter of party chief Lalu Prasad, her husband and a firm linked to them, in a money laundering case probe. Sleuths of the central probe agency swooped on the farmhouses in Ghitorni, Bijwasan and Sainik Farms areas here early morning.
Brain dead man from Nashik gives new life to a Pune patient
Nashik: A 29-year-old man in Pune got a new lease of life after heart of a brain dead patient was flown from Ojhar airstrip near here to Pune, and successfully transplanted into the former's body. The vital organ was flown from the Ojhar airstrip yesterday and it reached the recipient within 43 minutes, at Pune's Rubi Hospital.
Aadhaar-linked issues to be decided by constitution bench: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said that all the issues arising out of Aadhaar should be finally decided by its constitution bench. A three-judge bench, headed by Justice J Chelameswar, asked the parties to urge the Chief Justice to set up a constitution bench to decide the issues relating to Aadhaar. "We suggest both of you (petitioners and the Centre) to request Chief Justice to constitute a larger bench so that these matters can be decided finally," the bench, also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha, said.
Haryana Mango Mela kicks off tomorrow
Chandigarh: The famous annual mango festival of Haryana will begin at Yadavindra Gardens in Pinjore, near here tomorrow, with over 3,000 varieties of the "king of fruits" on display. As many as 3,000 entries of mouth-watering mangoes from northern part of India and a range of mango products will be on display at the 26th edition of the festival at Pinjore, about 25 km from here.
Allowance for troops in Siachen, Naxal areas more than doubles
New Delhi: The government has more than doubled risk and hardship allowance for armymen in Siachen and hiked the same for security forces deployed for counter insurgency operations and in Naxal-hit areas. The increased payments are among the higher allowances the government notified in the Gazette yesterday, days after the Cabinet approved with minor modifications the recommendations made by the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC).