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boy, 12, dies after pistol goes off accidentally

Ferozepur, Aug. 19 -- A 12-year-old boy succumbed to a gunshot injury to the head after a pistol kept in a wardrobe fell, leading to accidental discharge of the firearm, police said. The boy, a class ... Read More


196 smugglers held, 2.4kg heroin seized

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 19 -- Punjab Police on Monday conducted a statewide cordon and search operation (CASO) at identified drug hotspots- the points of sale of drugs and psychotropic substances- across the... Read More


youth dies after being Thrashed at Ludhiana wedding

Ludhiana, Aug. 19 -- A 29-year-old man, identified as Nikhil Shah from Ganesh Colony, on Monday succumbed to his injuries following a clash during a wedding ceremony in Sahnewal five days ago. Accordi... Read More


'Dead' on paper, Rohtak worker denied salary

Rohtak, Aug. 19 -- Taking a suo motu cognizance of a news report alleging that a public health department (contractual) employee was denied salary in the post-Covid period as his Aadhaar record wrongl... Read More


Why Sukhbir keeping mum on Bargari incident: CM Mann

Patiala, Aug. 19 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday asked the Shiromani Akali Dal (SD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal to stop 'boasting about fake achievements' of the erstwhile Akali governm... Read More


Snow leopards thriving in J&K, study reveals yr-round presence

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- Snow leopards or "grey ghosts of the mountains", one of the world's most elusive big cats and hard to track, are silently not only surviving but thriving in Jammu and Kashmir, acc... Read More


Harbhajan loses power portfolio to Sanjeev Arora

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday stripped cabinet minister Harbhajan Singh of the power portfolio, reallocating it to newly inducted minister Sanjeev Arora. Singh, who hel... Read More


MOB VANDALISES u.p. toll plaza OVER ASSAULT ON ARMY JAWAN

Meerut, Aug. 19 -- Nearly two days after a 26-year-old army jawan was tied to a pole, kicked, punched and attacked with sticks by a group of toll plaza employees, angry village residents vandalised th... Read More


DA case: Court junks Majithia's bail plea

MOHALI, Aug. 19 -- A Mohali court on Monday dismissed the bail plea of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia in the ongoing disproportionate assets (DA) case. After marathon hearings ... Read More


Patiala: Tangri, Markanda rivers in spate

Patiala, Aug. 19 -- Following continuous rainfall in the catchment areas over the past 48 hours, water levels in the Markanda and Tangri rivers, which flow through Patiala district, have risen sharply... Read More