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Devotee donates 2-kg gold sandals to Shirdi's Saibaba temple
Shirdi: An Agra-based woman devotee today donated two kg gold 'paduka' (sandals) to the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (SSST) here. The donation was made by Sandhya Gupta on the occasion of 'guru pournima' to be celebrated tomorrow.
Amarnath yatra suspended from Jammu due to Kashmir situation
Jammu: The Amarnath yatra was suspended from Jammu today due to law and order situation in the Kashmir Valley under curfew for the death anniversary of militant commander Burhan Wani. Authorities clamped curfew in three towns, including Tral in Kashmir, and imposed restrictions on the movement of people in the rest of the valley.
Police quizzed 6 persons but mystery still shrouds over the missing soldier
Srinagar: The J&K Police have questioned over six persons, including family members, to trace the whereabouts of a Kashmiri soldier who deserted his base.
No trace of Chandigarh based trekker after 4 days
Kullu: Search teams have so far found no trace of a Chandigarh-based trekker Abhishek Kharwanda (23), who had gone missing on July 3 on the way back from Shrikhand in Anni subdivision of the district.
Mankotia changed his loyalties, says HP CM
Shimla: Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today said that the people of the state were well aware of the changing loyalties of Vijai Singh Mankotia, whenever the elections draw nearer.
CM to step down, says Mankotia
Shimla: Ruling out any possibility of his joining the BJP, a defiant Congress leader Vijai Singh Mankotia today said that rather than ordering his removal, it is time Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh steps down, giving relief to the Congress party and Himachal Pradesh from further shame and disgrace.
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.