A trader in Varanasi was caught on the wrong foot on Sunday when district magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma and SSP Prabhakar Chaudhary went to a shop in Chetganj area to buy essential commodities, posing as a commoner.
The shopkeeper overcharged for the goods purchased and the two officers immediately ordered action against the erring seller.
The district magistrate warned that anyone found overcharging for essential commodities would face stern action.
Select newspapers carried the full page ad that needled Kamal Nath more than greeting him on the important day.
At a time when the interest in the classical language of Sanskrit seems to be declining in the country, a school here stands out.
After the uniform of the Rajya Sabha staff was changed to military-style outfit, it led to an outrage among retired officers who sought an immediate action.
A 27-year-old man from Chennai was killed in a paragliding accident in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Monday, the police said.
Sikh activists on Monday protested outside the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) office here against the DSSSB chairman and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The number of Indians studying in the US increased by almost three per cent over the last year to 202,014, -- the sixth consecutive year marking such growth.