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Paddy, cotton crops lost due to flooding after rain
Hisar; Rains have left thousands of acres of agricultural land inundated, causing extensive damage to cotton, paddy and vegetables in several villages of Hisar, Bhiwani and adjoining districts.
Clear skies in Delhi
Delhiites woke up to clear skies today with the minimum temperature settling at 26.7 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average. Humidity was recorded at 88 per cent at 8.30 AM
Arjun, Parineeti to star in 'Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar'
Mumbai: "Ishaqzaade" co-stars Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra are reuniting on screen for Dibakar Banerjee's thriller, "Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar".
Unidentified militant killed in encounter in Kashmir
An unidentified militant was killed today in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Kashmir, police said. Security forces launched a search operation in Bahmnoo area of Pulwama this morning following information about presence of militants there, a police spokesman said
Unidentified militant killed in encounter in Kashmir
Srinagar: An unidentified militant was killed today in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Kashmir, police said.
Herald case: Court asks Sonia, Rahul to reply on Swamy's plea
A Delhi court today granted three weeks' time to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, its vice president Rahul Gandhi and four others to respond on a plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking certain documents from the party in the National Herald case. Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen gave time till July 22 to them after their counsel submitted that they have not received a copy of the application of Swamy, who has filed a private criminal complaint
Three including teacher held for cutting hair of 25 students
Three staff members of a private school here including a teacher and a director have been arrested for forcibly chopping off the hair of 25 students in order to punish them for not abiding by the prescribed dress code, police said today. The incident took place at suburban Vikhroli yesterday after the morning prayers following which accused were arrested late last night on a complaint lodged by the parents of some students
2 civilians killed in Kashmir, LeT commander 'trapped'
Two civilians were killed today when security forces and militants, including a Lashkar-e- Taiba commander, involved in the killing of six policemen last month exchanged fire in a village in Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said. LeT commander Bashir Lakshari and three other militants were "trapped" inside a house in Dialgam area's Brenti- Batpora, a police official said
Father-son duo shot dead over water dispute in Haryana
A man and his son were shot dead today in a village in Haryana's Sonepat district allegedly by a person known to them due to a dispute over distribution of water in the fields, police said
5% GST rate on fertilizers in farmers interest: Union Minister Ananth Kumar
Union Minister for Chemicals, Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananthkumar said the decision to reduce the GST rate of fertilizers from the existing 12% to 5% was primarily taken in the interests of the farmers