An earthquake of 5.7 magnitude struck the Kashmir Valley, including summer capital, Srinagar and its adjoining areas early this morning, forcing people to rush out of their houses in panic.
A weather office spokesman said the tremors which were felt at 04:51 hrs lasted for several seconds.
The quake was epicentered 36 degree north (latitude) and 70.1 [...]

At least half-a-dozen trains in Ferozepur railway division were today cancelled after followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda went on rampage in protest of registration of a fresh case against Dera head Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh by the CBI in connection with the murder of one Faquir Chand. The followers took to the streets and [...]

The Punjab Government has declared public holiday on March 1, 2010 on the eve of “Holi”. A spokesman of the Punjab government disclosed this today in Chandigarh.
The spokesman said that Punjab Government partially amended its first notification and declared public holiday (Holi) on March 1, 2010 instead of February 28, 2010.

Former MP Vridhi Chand Jain passed away at a hospital in Barmer last night following a brief illness.
The deceased was admitted to hospital two days before where he breathed his last yesterday night. He was 85 years old.
A two-time MP from Barmer, Jain was also elected to the Rajasthan Assembly twice and had also held [...]

Carving a niche in Bollywood is an uphill task. But nothing is impossible for them those are determined to break the gist. Neeru Singh, the artist, believes it.
Singh is an artist from Punjab. Singh decided to test the water in Mumbai and crack the hard nut and got a role.
She will be appearing in an [...]

A mild earthquake, measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale, hit Mumbai, Pune and parts of Maharashtra. There are no reports of any damages or casualties. The earthquake has the epicentre in Koyna region of western Maharashtra. The quake jolted Western Maharashtra at 6:34 PM today.
Tremors were felt in several areas of Mumbai, Satara, Kolhapur and [...]