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PO arrested after 4 yrs

Chandigarh, Oct. 26 -- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested Gulshan Jain, a proclaimed offender (PO) linked to the multi-crore paddy scam in Amritsar district. Jain was declared PO by the cou... Read More


Forged disbursement made, deeper probe required: CBI to HC

Chandigarh, Oct. 26 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has told Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) that fraudulent disbursements were found in sample cases examined by the agency into allega... Read More


Harvinder Kalyan unanimously elected Speaker

Chandigarh, Oct. 26 -- Harvinder Kalyan, the BJP's third-term MLA from Gharaunda assembly constituency of Karnal district, was unanimously elected as Speaker of the Haryana legislative assembly on Fri... Read More


Mirwaiz says Hurriyat ready to engage in dialogue with Centre

Srinagar, Oct. 26 -- Moderate Hurriyat chairman and chief priest of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said that the organisation was ready to engage with the central government in... Read More


Second bomb hoax in aweek, 2 IndiGo flights hit

Mohali, Oct. 26 -- In the second such incident this week, a hoax bomb threat was received at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Mohali, on Friday, affecting two IndiGo flights. Earlier o... Read More


Commuters hassled as farmers block highways in Mohali

Mohali, Oct. 26 -- The farmers on Friday blocked key highways in response to the Punjab government's failure to ensure timely procurement of paddy and adequate supplies of essential fertilisers. The ... Read More


Punjab, Hry air concerns over rising count of UT-cadre officials in admn

Chandigarh, Oct. 26 -- Punjab and Haryana raised concerns about the increasing number of UT cadre officials and decreasing count of Haryana Civil Services (HCS) and Punjab Civil Services (PCS) officia... Read More


HC summons PU V-C, registrar over withholding of degrees

Chandigarh, Oct. 26 -- Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has summoned Panjab University (PU) vice-chancellor Renu Vig and registrar Yajvender Pal Verma on October 28 in response to allegations that t... Read More


India, Germany look to bolster trade, tech ties

New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Germany will step up the recruitment of skilled Indian workers, increasing the number of visas for them to 90,000 a year, even as the two sides work to bolster trade and technolo... Read More


Canada refused to share death certificate of Nijjar: officials

New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Canadian authorities have refused to share the death certificate of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh separatist leader killed in Surrey last year, Indian officials said on Friday, ... Read More