Kharar civic polls deferred after HC orders

SIR to kick off in Chandigarh on June 15 Mohali: State Election Commission, Punjab, has issued directions regarding deferment of the elections to Kharar municipal council in compliance with the orders of the Punjab and Haryana high court.Deputy commissioner-cum-district election officer Komal Mittal said as per the communication received from the State Election Commission, Punjab,…

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Stricter Checks, Safer Homes: Delhi Police Ramp Up Domestic Help Verification | Delhi News

New Delhi: Delhi Police has intensified its verification drive for domestic staff following a series of recent high-profile crimes involving unverified workers, including a case in southeast Delhi where a bureaucrat’s daughter was sexually assaulted and murdered by an unverified domestic help.In another incident, an unverified help and his associates—who had taken turns working in…

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Dotasra, Kirori spar over Sikar assault case; minister offers to resign if corruption charges proven | Jaipur News

Jaipur: A political war of words has erupted between PCC president Govind Singh Dotasra and agriculture minister Kirori Lal Meena over the recent assault on agriculture department employees in Sikar, with both leaders trading allegations over the controversial incident.Dotasra questioned the credibility of the Agriculture Department’s enforcement actions, alleging that officials involved in raids were…

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Bhagwant Mann video row: CM shows ‘mask evidence’ video, BJP questions his changing stand | Chandigarh News

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann has denied appearing in a controversial video, claiming the person depicted wore a mask resembling his face. CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday denied being the person seen in a controversial video that has triggered a political row, claiming that the man seen in the objectionable clip was…

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UP EOW arrested two kerosene wholesalers in Jalaun black-marketing case | Lucknow News

LUCKNOW: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday arrested two wholesale traders accused of embezzling and black-marketing government-supplied kerosene oil allocated under a drought relief scheme in Jalaun district during 2007-08.The arrests were made as part of a special drive launched on the directions of the Director General of Police,…

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RD Baheti Jaipur District Badminton Championship: Rashi Singhal, Jiyana, Geetanshi Tank and Kavya Saini enter Under-11 girls singles semi-finals | Jaipur News

Rashi Singhal, Jiyana, Geetanshi Tank and Kavya Saini enter U-11 girls singles semis in the RD Baheti Memorial Jaipur District Open Badminton Championship at the SMS Indoor Badminton Hall on Wednesday Jaipur: Rashi Singhal, Jiyana, Geetanshi Tank and Kavya Saini stormed into the Under-11 girls singles semifinals in the RD Baheti Memorial Jaipur District Open…

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India Nepal Relations: ‘Very special relationship’: Jaishankar calls for ‘decisive shift’ in India–Nepal ties; Kathmandu signals reset, says ‘no old baggage’ | India News

NEW DELHI: India and Nepal share a “very special relationship” and there is now an opportunity to “decisively shift the trajectory” of bilateral engagement to realise its full potential, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday during talks with Nepal foreign minister Shisir Khanal in New Delhi.In his opening remarks, Jaishankar underlined the depth…

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