Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 26 Nearly 8,000 retired employees of the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) say they have not received their pensions for September, despite the month drawing to a close. The pensioners, many of them elderly, staged a protest in Shimla accusing the state government of neglect. They said […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 26 In a significant decision, the Punjab government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has lifted earlier restrictions on the creation of new cooperative societies, including PACS, Milk Societies, and Labour Societies. Divulging the details, the Chief Minister said that the Cooperative movement in India is built on […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 25 Families of Yug Gupta, the child whose abduction and killing in 2016 shocked Himachal Pradesh, have staged fresh protests in Shimla after the state High Court commuted the death sentences of two convicts to life imprisonment and acquitted a third. On Tuesday, relatives and supporters marched […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 25 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday unveiled the logo for the state level commemorative events to be organized for observing the 350th martyrdom day of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur . The Chief Minister said that the state government has already chalked a number of events to commemorate […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 25 PGIMER Director Prof Vivek Lal has described sanitation and support staff as the “true Karmayogis of PGI”, placing their everyday work at the heart of the country’s national cleanliness mission. At the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh, Prof Vivek Lal bowed his head in […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 25 Punjab and Kerala have signed a landmark agreement aimed at improving livestock productivity and farmer incomes by sharing expertise and genetic resources in animal husbandry. At a meeting in Chandigarh on September 25, Punjab’s Animal Husbandry Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian and Kerala’s Animal Husbandry Minister Chinchu Rani finalised the […]
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The North News New Delhi, September 25 The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the procurement of 97 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1A, valued at more than ₹62,370 crore (£5.9bn), excluding taxes. The deal, finalised on September 25, includes 68 single-seat fighters and 29 twin-seat aircraft, along with […]
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The North News New Delhi, September 25 The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Thursday successfully test-fired the intermediate-range Agni-Prime missile from a rail-based mobile launcher. The launch, conducted on September 24 in collaboration with the Strategic Forces Command (SFC), was carried out under full operational conditions. The Agni-Prime, a next-generation missile with a […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 25 The Punjab Police have busted a major narcotics and arms trafficking network in Amritsar, seizing heroin and weapons allegedly smuggled in from Pakistan using drones on Thursday. Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday that six men were arrested in an intelligence-led operation carried out by […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 25 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh led a special cleanliness initiative, ‘Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath’, at the Army Headquarters Unit Run Canteen on Thursday. The drive was part of Swachhotsav 2025, under the ongoing ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ campaign across the Ministry of Defence from September 17 to October 2. […]
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