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Youth at large after slitting 85-yr-old grandmother's throat in Dera Bassi

Mohali, Oct. 16 -- A 26-year-old jobless youth allegedly murdered his 85-year-old grandmother by slitting her throat at the family's house in Dera Bassi's Gulabgarh village on Wednesday afternoon. The... Read More


HC imposes Rs.50k fine on UT, MC

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday imposed a cost of Rs.25,000 each on the Chandigarh administration and the municipal corporation in a petition involving legacy was... Read More


Factory worker killed in freak industrial mishap

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- A 42-year-old worker was killed after a heavy iron hook fell on his head while on duty at JSW Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd in Industrial Area, Phase 1, on Wednesday. The victim,... Read More


Unemployment rate rises to 5.3% in Sept

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- India's headline unemployment rate increased to 5.3% in September, the highest since June, according to Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data published by the National Statist... Read More


Ahmedabad set to host 2030 CWG

Mumbai, Oct. 16 -- Ahmedabad will likely host the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in 2030, as the competition's executive board on Wednesday recommended the Gujarat city for the centenary edition of the even... Read More


3 members of arms smuggling gang held with 10 pistols

AMRITSAR, Oct. 16 -- The Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted a cross-border organised arms and narcotics smuggling module with links to Pakistan with the arrest of its three operatives and reco... Read More


CM invites bizmen to invest in Punjab

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann met top industrialists in Bengaluru on Wednesday, pitching Punjab as a leading global investment destination and inviting them to participate in the upco... Read More


HC stays razing of houses in Patiala 'sans notice under NDPS Act'

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has stayed a demolition drive targeting houses and shops in Patiala that was allegedly carried out without prior notice under the Narcotic Drug... Read More


soon, mandis to get Solar power

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- The Punjab Mandi Board launched a project worth Rs.24.42 crore to install solar power plants in mandis across Patiala, Ludhiana, Ferozepur, and Jalandhar districts. Board chairm... Read More


EcoSikh's mission to revive state bird 'baaj' set to take wings

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- EcoSikh, a US-based global non-governmental organisation, on Tuesday unveiled a plan for the revival of northern goshawk bird (baaj) - a raptor associated with Guru Gobind Singh... Read More