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Railways to diversify its freight basket: Prabhu
Union Minister Suresh Prabhu today said the Railways need to diversify its freight basket over a period of time and that private-public partnership (PPP) initiatives are the best to accommodate smaller quantities of cargo
Sex racked busted in Manali
Manali: Three persons were arrested while two girls were rescued by the Manali Police yesterday night after it busted an online sex racket that was being run by a group of people from other states. The police said the persons had designed websites on Manali escorts services which they were operating from a guesthouse.
Seventh batch of 3,389 pilgrims leaves for Amarnath
The seventh batch of about 3,400 pilgrims today left Jammu for the high-altitude Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas. As many as 79,484 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the shrine of Lord Shiva till date. Amid chants of "Jai Bhole Nath, Bam Bam Bhole", the group comprising 2,604 men, 635 women and 102 sadhus and sadhvis in left in a convoy of 102 vehicles this morning, an official spokesperson said
Police to start anti-selfie drive near Beas
Mandi: To avoid mishaps along the Beas, the police will launch an anti-selfie drive to make tourists aware of the dangers of venturing close to the river.
IOC conducts special inspection of depots in North-East
PSU major Indian Oil Corporation is carrying out a surprise inspection at its retail outlets in the North-East to detect any irregularity after some cases were reported from a few states in India. The drive, which started on June 15, has unearthed various types of irregularities at 14 fuel depots so far in Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland
Relief to industry, state to get centre's help
Solan: Giving relief to industrial units availing benefits of the residual period of the Central incentives, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued a draft notification of a new scheme promising budgetary support under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to such manufacturing units.
Bankls should be held responsible if harassed farmer dies: BKU
Kaithal: The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has warned that if any farmer commits suicide under stress after getting summons or a loan recovery notice from a bank or court, bank officials will be held responsible for his death.
HP DGP Sanjay Kumar appointed new NDRF chief
Himachal Pradesh director general of police (DGP) Sanjay Kumar has been appointed as the new chief of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)
In Junaid's murder case, Railway Claims Tribunal takes suo motu notice
Chandigarh: The Railway Claims Tribunal here today took suo motu cognisance of the murder of Junaid (16), a resident of Khandawali village in Ballabhgarh, and asked the Northern Railway General Manager to submit a detailed report in the matter.
ISB launches research initiative on Aadhaar card
The Indian School of Business (ISB) today said it has launched the digital identity research initiative (DIRI) to promote an academic study of the Aadhaar card and its implications