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Anurag Singh Thakur highlights VBSA Bill as next phase of India's educational transformation

02 Oct 2026 | 12:45 PM

Hamirpur/NewDelhi, Oct 2 (UNI) Reflecting on the achievements of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Hamirpur MP and former union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur highlighted the significant transformation underway in India's education system, with a greater emphasis on flexibility, inclusivity and global competitiveness.

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DLSA to launch special drive in Hamirpur to assist homeless mentally ill people

02 Oct 2026 | 12:38 PM

Hamirpur (HP), Oct 2 (UNI) The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Hamirpur, will conduct a special campaign from October 7 to 9 to identify and provide immediate assistance to homeless people suffering from mental illness.

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HP: Community mediation scheme launched in 5 villages of Hamirpur

02 Oct 2026 | 12:09 PM

Hamirpur (HP), Oct 2 (UNI) A community mediation scheme has been launched on a pilot basis in five villages of Hamirpur district: Swahal, Byad, Dhamrol, Majhiyar, and Ropa.

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Haryana CM launches 10-day mission to clear 21 garbage hotspots in Gurugram

02 Oct 2026 | 11:49 AM

Gurugram, Oct 2 (UNI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday launched a 10-day campaign to eliminate 21 garbage-vulnerable points across Gurugram, placing citizen participation at the centre of efforts to create cleaner and more sustainable public spaces.

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Monsoon withdrawal set to advance across Haryana, Punjab; rain likely on Oct 6-7: IMD

02 Oct 2026 | 11:47 AM

Panchkula, Oct 2 (UNI) Conditions are likely to become favourable for further withdrawal of the southwest monsoon from the remaining parts of Haryana and Punjab during the next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.

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SP promoting nepotism and money power in name of 'PDA': Mayawati

02 Oct 2026 | 11:27 AM

Lucknow, Oct 2 (UNI) Days after Samajwadi Party fielded industrialist Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani in the Rajya Sabha biennial polls, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) of practicing nepotism and money power, saying that the SP calls itself a socialist and PDA party, but its conduct is contrary to this in elections.

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Haryana: Gurugram Police cracks down on public drinking & substance abuse

02 Oct 2026 | 2:52 AM

Panchkula, Oct 1 (UNI) A spokesman of the Haryana Police said here today that Gurugram Police has taken 105 persons into custody for allegedly consuming alcohol at public places and initiated preventive action against them under the law.

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Haryana: 10 people from Nuh booked for embezzling Rs 1.10 lakh through fake registration on Meri Fasal-Mera Byora portal

02 Oct 2026 | 2:43 AM

Kaithal, Oct 1 (UNI) A case of fraudulently registering other farmers' land on the Meri Fasal-Mera Byora portal to gain benefits under the Mera Pani-Meri Virasat scheme has come to light.

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Haryana: Police bust gift voucher route in Rs 1.23 lakh credit card fraud, 2 arrested

02 Oct 2026 | 2:08 AM

Panchkula, Oct 1 (UNI) Haryana Police have arrested two Delhi residents for their alleged role in a Rs 1.23-lakh credit card fraud in which a victim was tricked into sharing card details and an OTP on the pretext of deactivating a health plan, a police spokesman said here today.

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Haryana: Panchkula Police nabs 5th conman in Rs 95-lakh cyber trap

02 Oct 2026 | 1:41 AM

Panchkula, Oct 1 (UNI) Panchkula Police has struck another blow against a ruthless cyber fraud ring, arresting the fifth accused in a Rs 95.21 lakh online trading scam that stripped an 81-year-old retired man of his savings and dragging the victim closer to justice with the recovery and return of Rs 54 lakh, officials said today.

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UP: All India Vyas Sangh adopts resolution against remarks on Hindu scriptures, deities

02 Oct 2026 | 12:11 AM

Varanasi, Oct 1 (UNI) The All India Vyas Sangh's national convention today unanimously passed 14 resolutions, including a resolution against alleged derogatory remarks about Hindu scriptures and deities.

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Ban on hijab contrary to Constitutional freedom of religion: Tanvir Sadiq

01 Oct 2026 | 10:28 PM

Srinagar, Oct 4 (UNI) The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference MLA Tanvir Sadiq today expressed concern over the controversy related to hijab at Government Medical College (GMC), Doda saying that preventing a woman from wearing hijab is contrary to the fundamental right to freedom of religion guaranteed by the Constitution of India.

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J&K CEO directs house-to-house drive to enrol left-out, first-time voters

01 Oct 2026 | 10:13 PM

Srinagar, Oct 1 (UNI) Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir, Sanjeev Verma on Thursday chaired a meeting with District Election Officers (DEOs) and Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) to review the enrolment of left-out eligible and young, first-time voters under the ongoing process of continuous updation of electoral rolls.

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Uttarakhand: Dhami asks Forest officials to discover more tourism destinations, translocation of tigers from CTR

01 Oct 2026 | 10:09 PM

By Prithviraj Singh
Dehradun, Oct 1 (UNI) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami today asked Forest officials to discover new tourist destinations in the state and also announced the start of second phase of tiger translocation from highly dense Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) to Rajaji National Park (RNP) soon.

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Key handler in S.P. Oswal Rs 7-crore ‘digital arrest’ case arrested, crypto and foreign links traced

01 Oct 2026 | 9:43 PM

Neeraj Bali
Chandigarh, Oct 1 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate has arrested an alleged principal handler in the Rs 7-crore “digital arrest” fraud involving industrialist S.P. Oswal, saying its investigation has uncovered a network of mule bank accounts, cryptocurrency payments and foreign-based associates used to route and conceal proceeds of cybercrime.

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