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day 80: 125 held, 7kg heroin seized

Chandigarh, May 21 -- As many as 125 drug smugglers were arrested during raids at 475 locations during the cordon-and-search operation on the 80th day of the Yudh Nashian Virudh, the Punjab Police sai... Read More


licences of 2 Haryana docs suspended over MTP ACT violations

Chandigarh, May 21 -- The special task force (STF) of Haryana's health department on Tuesday said that in the last week, 25 medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) centres were closed and three FIRs we... Read More


Notify rules in 60 days: HC to Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh, May 21 -- The high court (HC) has come down heavily on the failure of the Punjab and Haryana governments in framing rules for the implementation of mental health care law-- Mental Health C... Read More


Drug peddler's assets worth Rs.1.5 cr attached in Udhampur

Jammu, May 21 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday attached property worth Rs.1.5 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler in Udhampur district, said officials. The attached property belonged... Read More


Driver killed as taxi falls into 200m gorge in Mandi

Dharamshala, May 21 -- A 20-year-old taxi driver was killed after his vehicle fell into a 200-metre gorge near Sarachi in Seraj area of Himachal's Mandi district on Tuesday, police said. The deceased ... Read More


Mandi man dies as rifle goes off while reloading

Dharamshala, May 21 -- A man was killed on Tuesday by an accidental gunshot injury sustained near his home in Mandi, police officials said, adding that the deceased was loading his rifle when it went ... Read More


HC junks PIL seeking martyr status for Pahalgam victims

Chandigarh, May 21 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking martyr status for those, who died in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. "The issue as to whether a par... Read More


'Pak army fired dud shells'

Jammu, May 21 -- The Pakistan army, during the recent conflict from May 7 to 10, fired a 155 mm artillery shell with a plug instead of a fuse, a defence spokesperson said. "A 155mm unexploded ordinanc... Read More


Hooda: Charging 7% interest on crop loan is unacceptable

Chandigarh, May 21 -- Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday said that the reported move of the government to charge 7% interest on crop loans is a frontal blow to the farmers ... Read More


PAK ARMY CHIEF Gen asim Munir PROMOTED TO FIELD MARSHAL

New Delhi, May 21 -- The Pakistan government on Tuesday promoted army chief Gen Asim Munir to the rank of field marshal for his role in the recent hostilities with India, marking only the second time ... Read More