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Haryana, Ladakh get new governor, Lt Guv

New Delhi/Chandigarh, July 15 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Jammu & Kashmir deputy chief minister Kavinder Gupta as the lieutenant gove... Read More


23-year-old stabbed to death in Jalandhar, 2 arrested

Jalandhar, July 15 -- A 23-year-old man was stabbed to death in Jalandhar's Bhargo Camp area in the early hours of Monday. The deceased has been identified as Varun Kumar. ADCP Harinder Singh said the... Read More


9kg heroin seized in Amritsar, Gurdaspur

Amritsar, July 15 -- BSF troops seized two huge consignments of heroin, weighing over 9 kg, at Amritsar and Gurdaspur border on Monday, officials said. A BSF spokesperson said that the search operatio... Read More


Anti-sacrilege bill tabled in Punjab assembly

Chandigarh, July 15 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Monday tabled the anti-sacrilege bill in the Punjab assembly, proposing punishment up to life imprisonment for sacrilegious acts against ... Read More


114-yr-old marathon runner Fauja Singh dies in hit-&-run

Jalandhar, July 15 -- Veteran marathon runner Fauja Singh died after being hit by an unidentified car while he was crossing a road at his native Beas village in Jalandhar district on Monday. He was 11... Read More


8 promotions take state's DGP count to 20, highest in country

Chandigarh, July 15 -- The Punjab government on Monday promoted eight IPS officers of the 1994 batch to the rank of director general of police (DGP), a move that is set to further increase the number ... Read More


HC summons SIT head over 'delay' in probe

Chandigarh, July 15 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday summoned the special investigation team (SIT) head of Chandigarh Police probing alleged assault on Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath over... Read More


Accused of molesting 12 girls, Ferozepur teacher suspended

Ferozepur, July 15 -- The teacher who has been accused of molesting and sexually harassing at least 12 girls at a government school in Guru Har Sahai of Ferozepur has been suspended, district educatio... Read More


No promotion till exoneration for 8 HCS officers facing trial

Chandigarh, July 15 -- Eight Haryana Civil Service (HCS) officers of 2002 batch facing trial in a corruption case will have to wait for their exoneration by the court for being promoted to the Indian ... Read More


bomb threat: Security up at Golden Temple

AMRITSAR, July 15 -- : Security at the Golden Temple was beefed up on Monday after the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) received an email regarding a bomb threat. SGPC chief secretary Ku... Read More