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Minor arrested for murder of class XI student in Panchkula

A Class 9 student was on Wednesday arrested by the police two days after a Class 11 student was stabbed to death outside a govt school in Sector 7 of Panchkula. A class 10th student was also injured during the attack. The reason behind the fight between the accused and the deceased is not clear yet.

BJP leaders say, they are committed

India - 27 min ago

In view of 2019 Lok Sabha elections approaching very fast, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh has come up with the idea of favouring reservation to Jat community under Other Backward Classes (OBC). The government is making commitment to take all possible steps to facilitate reservations to Jats.

Quit govt jobs or die, Hizbul warns Kashmiris

India - 33 min ago

Terrorist group Hizbul Mujahideen has threatened security personnel in Jammu & Kashmir to either resign or get ready to be killed. In a video circulating on Whatsapp, the terror group warned that every Kashmiri working for Indian security forces will be killed if they don't resign within the next four days. J&K Police confirmed the authenticity of the video.

Punjab Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samitis

India - 46 min ago

Chandigarh, Sep 19: Voting for 22 zila parishads and 150 panchayat samitis polls are underway on Wednesday. The voting commenced at 8 am and will continue till 4 pm, officials said. A total of 354 zila parishad members and 2,900 panchayat samiti members were going to be elected in these polls, they added.