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Punjab: 15 injured, 6 critically burnt in Dhanaula temple kitchen fire

Barnala, Aug. 6 -- At least 15 people were injured, six of them seriously, in a fire that broke out at a temple in Dhanaula on Tuesday evening, police said. The blaze was triggered by a diesel-fueled ... Read More


CM Bhagwant Mann dedicates 8 libraries to public in Barnala district

Barnala, July 20 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday dedicated eight public libraries, constructed at a cost of Rs.2.80 crore, to people here. During his address, the chief minister eac... Read More


Barnala hospital staff protest over 'unjust' dismissal of 2 employees

Barnala, July 18 -- Members of the Class Four Union at Barnala civil hospital staged a protest on Thursday outside the office of senior medical officer (SMO) Baljit Singh, demanding the reinstatement ... Read More


Sandbags plug 60-ft breach after canal floods 250 acres in Barnala

Barnala, July 16 -- A 60-foot-wide breach in the canal distributary of Dhaula village led to flooding of nearly 250 acres of farmland in Barnala, with water also entering several homes. Authorities ha... Read More


Conductor dies as school bus veers off road in Barnala

Barnala, July 11 -- A private school bus veered off the road on the Mahal Kalan-Kalal Majra link road, resulting in the death of the bus conductor on Thursday. However, no students were injured in the... Read More


Barnala: Municipal council accountant held taking rRs.r11k bribe

Barnala, July 5 -- The Punjab vigilance bureau (VB) on Friday arrested Deepak Setia, an accountant with the municipal council, Dhanaula for allegedly accepting Rs.11,000 bribe. A VB official spokespe... Read More


Man kills father over property dispute in Barnala village

Barnala, July 2 -- A son allegedly murdered his own father over a property dispute in Nihaluwal village of Barnala on Tuesday afternoon. The deputy superintendent of police, Mehal Kalan, Jatinderpal ... Read More


Couple dies after short circuit triggers fire in Barnala village

Barnala, July 2 -- A couple died in Moom village of Barnala district after a fire broke out after an electrical short circuit at their home, police said. The deputy superintendent of police (DSP), Jat... Read More


Caught after road rage with cops, Lakha Sidhana released

Barnala, June 30 -- Activist Lakha Sidhana, who was taken into preventive custody on Saturday night following a road rage incident involving cops, has been released. Deputy superintendent of police (D... Read More


Barnala police freeze rRs.r60-lakh drug money in 5-yr-old case

Barnala, June 27 -- The Barnala police have frozen drug money amounting to Rs.60.2 lakh under section 68(F) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, linked to a case registered in... Read More