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The weather department has issued an orange alert for heavy snow and rain in several districts of Himachal Pradesh. Roads in high-altitude areas remain blocked, disrupting travel. Avalanches near Gue and Jahlma villages have caused significant obstacles. A patient was airlifted from Chamba due to road closures caused by snowfall. Rocks from a landslide injured tourists on the Chandigarh-Manali highway.

Pensioners’ rights activists and trade union representatives in the CBT question the EPFO’s stand on the issue, say the body is only highlighting ‘inflated liability just to create a wrong hype’

BJP, Sena leaders taking a dip at Kumbh is publicity stunt, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader says after Shinde criticised Thackeray for not taking part in the ritual; the Opposition MP claims Shinde had a secret meeting with Shah to complain about Fadnavis

Ever since prohibition was enforced in Bihar in April 2016 over two dozen village chowkidars, who prevent and detect crime, have been killed, allegedly by criminals involved in the illega lmanufacturing and trade of illicit liquor in the State. Amarnath Tewary reports on the dafadars’ struggle while doing their duty and living in fear

A.T.B. Bose, a long-time resident of Tondiarpet, established several educational institutions and led the agitations seeking extension of Metro Rail from Washermanpet to Tiruvottiyur

The government was also planning on distributing 30 lakh solar pumps in the next three years, Mohan Yadav said

All languages must be nurtured, says Jagdeep Dhankhar; calls on Indian youth to act as “watchdogs” against any “deviation from our commitment to nationalism”, counter narratives meant to injure Bharat

Conveyor belt likely to get functional again by Monday evening to speed up debris removal and trace the trapped persons

Close to 300 doctors participated in the two-day event, with 49 faculty members from India and abroad leading the sessions