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'SAD, BJP opposing land pooling policy they once planned'

Chandigarh, July 25 -- Punjab cabinet minister Aman Arora has defended the state government's newly introduced land pooling policy, accusing opposition parties of hypocrisy for political gains. Speaki... Read More


Snatcher flees with PU employee's gold chain

Chandigarh, July 25 -- An unidentified motorcycle-borne youth snatched a woman's gold chain with a pendant in Sector 46-D on Tuesday night. The victim, Poonam Grover, a senior assistant at Panjab Univ... Read More


ED busts call centres duping people in US

Chandigarh, July 25 -- The Chandigarh Zonal Office-I of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted midnight searches across multiple locations in the tricity, busting illegal call centres that were du... Read More


BSF shoots down 6 Pak drones; seizes 1kg heroin, cache of arms

Amritsar, July 25 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) neutralised six Pakistani drones and recovered over 1 kg of heroin, three pistols and six magazines along the international border in Punjab within... Read More


No truck with SAD, BJP to go solo in '27 polls: Sharma

Ludhiana, July 25 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will go solo in the 2027 Punjab assembly elections, Punjab unit's working president Ashwani Sharma said here on Thursday, categorically ruling out... Read More


Extortion gang busted, 4 held after encounter

AMRITSAR, July 25 -- The Amritsar police commissionerate on Thursday arrested four members of an international extortion gang after a brief encounter. The arrested accused have been identified as Aman... Read More


Inauguration of Halwara airport terminal deferred

Ludhiana, July 25 -- The long-awaited inauguration of the newly constructed civil terminal at Halwara in Ludhiana district has been postponed, officials confirmed on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra ... Read More


PAU ranked among world's top 100 agri institutions

Ludhiana, July 25 -- Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, has earned a major global distinction by featuring in the EduRank 2025 list of the world's Top 100 agricultural institutions. The u... Read More


Punjab hikes stipends for medical interns, residents in govt colleges

Chandigarh, July 25 -- Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday announced a hike in monthly stipends for interns, junior residents and senior residents serving in government medical and... Read More


Illegal rehab centre sealed in Dhuri

Sangrur, July 25 -- An illegal private de-addiction and rehab centre running in Dhuri on a suspended licence was sealed, authorities said on Thursday. Dr Ishan, medical officer and psychiatrist at the... Read More