PATIALA: Jai Mala Rani, 35, a migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh, was found dead at Jandi village near Dakala here in the early hours of Monday. Police sources said her husband Nishander Sandi had been tied up in the room where they lived. A case has been registered. SOURCE-HT

SHIMLA: All of North India may be in for tough time ahead with power production at all run-of­ the-river hydel projects in Himachal registering a drastic drop owing to an unprecedented decline in the water dis­charge in rivers this summer. The "inclement weather conditions" low temperatures in upper areas have resulted ...

CHANDIGARH: Punjab's wheat out­ put is unlikely to find many private buyers during the ongoing Rabi season due to the high cost of lifting caused by "excessive" taxes and availability of the crop at lower rates in Uttar Pradesh. "The entire wheat crop is expected to be bought by government-run agencies, ...

KULLU: A descendant of the erst­ while Kullu royal family in Himachal Pradesh was killed in a road accident near Noida in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, sending the hill town in a state of shock. Abhishek Singh, 25, elder son of a former state education minister of the Bharatiya Janata Party ...

JALANDHAR: With the arrival of potatoes picking up in the state, potato rates have come down from Rs 14 to Rs 5 per kg in the wholesale market. While stored potatoes are selling for Rs 5-8 per kg in the wholesale market, fresh potatoes are priced at Rs 11. Earlier, the rates ...