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3 panchayat secys in soup over dereliction of duty

Jalandhar, July 11 -- On the directions of deputy commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal, three panchayat secretaries have been suspended for dereliction of duty on Thursday. Aggarwal recommended action again... Read More


Will seek public opinion before finalising sacrilege bill: Mann

Chandigarh, July 11 -- Even as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government is set to table its draft bill for stricter punishment against acts of sacrilege in the assembly on Friday, the bill will... Read More


Rs.10 lakh health cover for all families gets cabinet nod

Chandigarh, July 11 -- The Punjab cabinet on Thursday approved the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna to provide cashless medical treatment of up to Rs.10 lakh to all the residents of the state at government as ... Read More


House session ends in 11 mins after homage to AI crash victims, Abohar bizman

Chandigarh, July 11 -- The first day of the special session of the Punjab assembly concluded in 11 minutes after paying tributes to those who died in the Ahmedabad plane crash, veteran Akali leader an... Read More


2 killed in mishaps in Barnala, Jalandhar

Barnala/Jalandhar, July 11 -- Road accidents snuffed out two lives in separate road accidents in Barnala and Jalandhar on Thursday. In Barnala, a private school bus veered off the road on the Mahal Ka... Read More


Centre grants another extension to Ravi-Beas Water Tribunal

Chandigarh, July 11 -- The central government has granted another extension for a year to the Ravi-Beas Water Tribunal constituted in 1986 for verification and adjudication of claims regarding quantum... Read More


UP cops arrest Pearl Group's ex-director from Rupnagar

LUCKNOW, July 11 -- The Uttar Pradesh Police's economic offences wing (EOW) on Wednesday arrested a former director of the Pearl Agro-tech Corporation Ltd (PACL), identified as Gurnam Singh from Rupna... Read More


SC panel seeks report from Haryana ADGP

Karnal, July 11 -- Days after a Dalit woman was allegedly assaulted by police personnel inside a police station in Kaithal, Haryana, the State Scheduled Caste Commission has stepped in. On Thursday, c... Read More


Hry rejects claim under 'DAYALU Scheme', rights body seeks report

Chandigarh, July 11 -- Taking cognizance of "arbitrary rejection" of a claim filed under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Parivar Suraksha Yojana (DAYALU) by a "deserving complainant", the Haryana H... Read More


EC issues notices to 8 'inactive' political parties in Punjab

Chandigarh, July 11 -- Chief electoral officer (CEO) Sibin C on Thursday said that the Election Commission (EC) has issued show-cause notices to eight registered unrecognised political parties that ha... Read More