NEW DELHI: Under pressure on the twin issues of terrorism and price rise, a beleagured Congress got a shot in the arm ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha polls with the results of the five Assembly elections on Monday showing a 3-2 verdict in favour of the grand old party.

CHANDIGARH: Local government minister Punjab Manoranjan Kalia has suspended Girish Verma, the then executive officer and  Nirmalpreet Singh, Assistant town Planner municipal council Zirakpur in an effort to curb the corrupt practices adopted by the officials.

SHIMLA: Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, has welcomed the people's verdict given in five of the states which went to polls recently which symbolizes the healthy democratic traditions electors of the country exercise of their own free will during polls to different bodies and elect representatives of their choice.

MOHALI: Three final-year mechanical engineering students here have taken the road less travelled by designing an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) named Ridge Ranger, which they plan to launch commercially.