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Speaking on the incident, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said one cannot stop somebody through such cowardly attacks.

The MLA was disqualified after a special MP/MLA court in Bihar’s Bhojpur district awarded life imprisonment to the legislator and 22 others in connection with a murder case.

Meanwhile, Latehar legislator Baidyanath Ram, who was also supposed to take oath on Friday, did not make it to the Cabinet in the last minute due to protests from the Congress MLAs.

Mandi: A mahila sammelan was organised at Ram Leela Maidan at Karsog in Mandi district yesterday, which was presided over by Mandi MP and Congress state president Pratibha Singh. More than 1,000 women participated in this sammelan. She…

The state has registered sluggish growth with there being only a marginal increase of mere 0.2 percent over last year’s growth of 6.9 per cent.

Gian Singh is the first farmer who died in this year’s ‘Dilli Chalo’ farmers’ protest

Fresh confrontation comes on 4th day of farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ march

Search operation is launched in Balnoi-Mendhar and Gulpur sectors to ensure there is no dropping of weapons or narcotics

Patiala: Routine activities are likely to be hit across the state as the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) and various trade unions have announced to observe Bharat Bandh against the Union Government tomorrow. Farmer unions plan to observe…

Sangrur: After two days of tension at the Khanauri border, where a large number of farmers from various parts of the state are camping as part of their “Dilli Chalo” agitation, the situation remained peaceful today. There was no report…

Solan: Owners of the gutted perfume manufacturing unit, NR Aromas at Jharmajri in Barotiwala, had violated the Town and Country Planning (TCP) norms by installing tin sheds on open space. Ganeshi, Town Planner, Baddi Barotiwala Nalagarh…

Shimla: Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur today lashed out at the state government for having created a record by raising Rs 14,000 crore loans in its 14 month rule with there being no achievements to list. Participating in the debate…

Shimla: The BJP today staged a walkout in the Vidhan Sabha on the issue of police action against protesting villagers and elected representatives against the coming up of Rs 7 crore drinking water scheme on Ali Khud, along the border of…

Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked the Union of India and state governments to file affidavits based on their meeting with the farmers this evening. Taking up a bunch of two petitions filed in the matter, the Bench…

Srinagar: The police, along with the Navy’s elite marine commando MARCOS, today launched a search operation in Srinagar’s waterbodies to trace a cell phone and other material of the main accused who has been arrested in connection with the…

Jammu: Senior Pahari leader and former minister Mushtaq Bukhari, who was once with the National Conference (NC), joined the BJP along with more than 500 of his supporters on Thursday. Bukhari, who belongs to Poonch, was welcomed into the…

Srinagar: Hours after National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said his party would contest the Lok Sabha elections and possibly Assembly elections in the UT on its own, Omar Abdullah on Thursday clarified that his party was a part of…

Meanwhile, the BJP’s high command sent a six-member fact-finding team which will visit Sandeshkhali on Friday. The team landed in Kolkata on Thursday evening.

Speaker Rahul Narwekar denies disqualification of 41 rebel MLAs, recognizes Ajit Pawar's faction as the legitimate NCP, citing Election Commission order.