Chandigarh,  The first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana led by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar is patting itself on its back for having completed 1,000 days in office and highlighting its achievements. But not many, especially the opposition, are impressed by the claims.

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday refused to reply to opposition queries whether the government is going to demonetise Rs 2,000 notes or whether it is planning to issue coins of bigger denominations such as Rs 1,000.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Nitish Kumar for "joining in the fight against corruption" by quitting as Bihar Chief Minister, within minutes of the latter putting in his papers.

Chandigarh: The goal of providing every home toilet in Punjab would be achieved by December 31 this year. The Punjab Rural Development & Panchayat and Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa today issued directions to the senior officers of the Water Supply and Sanitation Department to complete this mission without any delay. Presiding over a review meeting of the department here today, the minister issued clear cut instructions to monitor the work at the grassroot level to achieve 100% results in terms of quality.

Jalandhar-An indebted nation today remembered the Kargil Martyrs, who laid down their lives for safeguarding the borders of the country, on Kargil Vijay Diwas in a simple but impressive function organised by Kashyap Naujawan Dharmik Sabha here at a local palace.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar meets Governor K N Tripathi amid speculation that he may resign.

Jalandhar-Complementing Water supply and Sanitation department for emerging Jalandhar as leading district in state to supply 10 hour water supply in rural areas, the Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar  Varinder Kumar Sharma today said that the district would soon achieve another milestone by covering 100%villages for providing regular and potable drinking water to them for 12 hours. 

NEW YORK:Consuming half a cup of walnut per day may help protect the digestive system by increasing the amount of probiotic bacteria in the gut and ward off risks of heart and brain disease as well as cancer, researchers say.

Lucknow,  Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that selection of the chairman and other members of Uttar Pradesh RERA would be made soon.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Gandhian and freedom fighter from Kerala K.E. Mammen passed away at a private hospital near here on Tuesday, the hospital said. He was 95.

Patna,  The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on wednesday ruled out the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav even as it made it clear that it won't rock the alliance boat with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in Bihar.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Wednesday approved a proposal by the government to implement the 7th Central Pay Commission recommendations in the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after he failed to file a reply in a second Rs 10 crore defamation suit by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over his former lawyer Ram Jethmalani using the word "crook".

Ajnala, – Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today demanded immediate waiving off of all farmer loans to stem the wave of suicides in the State, even as he asked the Congress government to give compensation and job to the family of suicide victim Major Singh

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Shabir Shah -- one of the founders of Kashmiri separatism -- as part of the government's crack-down on separatists for allegedly receiving money from Pakistan to finance terror activities in the Kashmir Valley.

Jalandhar- In accordance with the directives of the state government to purchase 300 Tonnes of potatoes to facilitate potato growers in the state, the officers of Markfed today initiated a special campaign to procure potatoes from the Fruit and Vegetable market of the city.

Chandigarh: The Punjab Government has invited applications to fill two vacancies of Member (official), Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC). The last date for submitting the applications to the office of Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Personnel (P.P.-3 Branch), Room No. 6, 6th floor, Punjab Civil Secretariat, Sector 1, Chandigarh, is 18-8-17 by 5 pm.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A trial court here on Wednesday denied bail to Congress legislator M. Vincent, arrested on charges of sexually harassing and stalking a 51-year-old woman in Kerala.