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SC finance corp dist manager held taking Rs.10k bribe

TARN TARAN, April 17 -- Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Wednesday arrested Chiman Lal, posted as district manager in Punjab scheduled caste land development and finance corporation, Tarn Taran, red-ha... Read More


Drug trafficker linked to Pak-based smuggler arrested with heroin, arms

AMRITSAR, April 17 -- Punjab Police's anti-narcotics task force (ANTF) has arrested a drug trafficker linked to a Pakistan-based smuggler after recovering 3.105kg heroin, two .32-bore country-made pis... Read More


HC asks Punjab not to arrest Bajwa till April 22

Chandigarh, April 17 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday stayed the arrest of leader of Opposition (LOP) in the Punjab assembly Partap Singh Bajwa till April 22 in connection with the ca... Read More


Jind official suspended for 'not attending' minister's calls

Rohtak, April 17 -- A power department superintending engineer Hari Dutt posted in Jind was suspended on Wednesday after he was allegedly not picking up calls of education minister Mahipal Dhanda and ... Read More


Plaint filed at akal Takht against Sukhbir

Amritsar, April 17 -- The Akal Takht on Wednesday received a complaint against Sukhbir Singh Badal for levelling allegations against the sacked jathedars, two of whom are still serving as granthis of ... Read More


Anti-drug awareness drive draws crowds

Chandigarh, April 17 -- Launched with the aim of spreading awareness against drug abuse, the 'Cyclothon 2.0' campaign, spearheaded by the Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau (HSNCB), rolled into it... Read More


Found irregularities in wheat purchase: BKU

Karnal, April 17 -- Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU)'s Tikait faction on Wednesday claimed irregularities at new grain market in Karnal, after their delegation allegedly found a few wheat sacks weighing mor... Read More


Tiger mauls 7-year-old to death in Ranthambore

Jaipur, April 17 -- A seven-year-old boy was mauled to death by a tiger in the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) in Rajasthan on Wednesday, officials said. The incident took place when the child was on ... Read More


bike skids on Elphinstone bridge, 1 dead

MUMBAI, April 17 -- A 39-year-old pillion rider died after the bike skidded on the Elphinstone Bridge in Prabhadevi on Wednesday morning. An accidental death report was registered. The deceased was i... Read More


Fewer school-level panels to reduce burden on teachers

MUMBAI, April 17 -- To reduce the non-academic workload on teachers, the Maharashtra government has streamlined the number of school-level committees from 15 to just four. The change, formalised throu... Read More