Jammu, Aug 17 (IANS) Several labourers from other parts of India have fled the Kashmir Valley, fearing attacks on them, one such worker from Bihar said here Sunday.
Panchkula (Haryana), Aug 17 (IANS) The Haryana police were looking for five employees of a Panchkula-based company who allegedly ran away with Rs.1.7 million looted from its cash counter Friday, officials said Sunday.
Kathmandu, Aug 17 (DPA) A bomb exploded at the private residence of Nepalese Vice-President Parmananda Jha, injuring at least one person, the police said Sunday.
Jammu, Aug 17 (IANS) The Shri Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti, leading the agitation for restoring land to the Amarnath shrine board, Sunday insisted on “concrete proposals” for talks with Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra even as it announced plans to intensify protests from Monday.
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday said the state government will not acquire any farmland without the consent from the farmers.
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday said he was hopeful that the Gorkhaland issue could be solved through dialogue, and asked people living in the hills to be patient till a solution was reached.
Bhopal, Aug 17 (IANS) Keen to dislodge the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress, seen as faction ridden, has decided to bring all state leaders on one platform in a show of unity Aug 22.
Shimla, Aug 17 (IANS) Rainfall in many parts of Himachal Pradesh waned Sunday, reducing the danger of floods in neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana that are downstream of many rivers, said a senior official.
Ghaziabad, Aug 17 (IANS) The police Sunday arrested three people for allegedly smuggling grain into Uttar Pradesh after evading tax. Four truck-loads of wheat and paddy grain were also recovered from a warehouse here.
Dambulla, Aug 17 (IANS) Fresh from a break, India’s one-day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be eager to avenge the Test series loss against the Sri Lankans as the five-match one-dayers get underway Monday.