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Two held for trying to extort Rs.1-cr from Jind doctor

ROHTAK, Aug. 26 -- Jind police have arrested two persons on Tuesday for allegedly demanding Rs.1 crore as extortion from a doctor at a private hospital in Jind city through WhatsApp messages. Accordin... Read More


Five swine flu cases detected in Y'nagar, Ambala

Karnal, Aug. 26 -- Three swine flu cases have been detected in Yamunanagar on Tuesday and two in Ambala, prompting health authorities to strengthen preparedness and preventive measures to control the ... Read More


Patwari, aide held for taking Rs.20,000 bribe

Karnal, Aug. 26 -- A team of the Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday arrested a patwari and his assistant posted in Panipat, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs.20,000 amid their ongo... Read More


UP man gets lifeterm for murder

Karnal, Aug. 26 -- A local court in Kurukshetra on Tuesday convicted an Uttar Pradesh resident for murdering a man working in a brick kiln and sentenced him to life imprisonment, along with a fine of ... Read More


Mann to meet employees as Punjab braces for Aug 27 'maha bandh'

Chandigarh, Aug. 26 -- With employees' unions announcing a statewide strike by staff of Punjab government departments, boards and corporations on August 27 over pending dearness allowance (DA), chief ... Read More


'Double standards': Akal Takht flays furlough to Ram Rahim

AMRITSAR/Chandigarh, Aug. 26 -- The 21-day furlough granted to rape-convict Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, his 17th since 2020 and third this year, has drawn sharp reactions from Sikh... Read More


Divisive forces trying to disrupt peace in Punjab, says Sukhbir

BATHINDA, Aug. 26 -- In his first public appearance in Punjab since the August 13 attack in Nanded, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal paid obeisance at Takht Damdama Sahib in Tal... Read More


HC declines to order inquiry into 'discrepancy' in NEET exam result

Chandigarh, Aug. 26 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has declined to order an investigation into allegations by a student of"discrepancy" in her National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) resul... Read More


Rohtak: PGIMS to host national conference on sports injuries

ROHTAK, Aug. 26 -- The sports medicine department at Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak, will organise a national conference on August 30 to equip ... Read More


Paddy procurement: Punjab rice millers flag storage crunch

Chandigarh, Aug. 26 -- With paddy procurement for the upcoming season scheduled to begin on October 1, the Punjab Rice Industry Association on Tuesday met agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian, f... Read More