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Stop govt teachers' non-educational duties: Bains

Chandigarh, Oct. 5 -- Taking note that teachers are being deployed even for routine clerical and administrative tasks, Punjab school education minister Harjot Singh Bains has written to the chief secr... Read More


FIR filed after altercation between two groups

Jalandhar, Oct. 5 -- A day after tension prevailed between two communities, the Jalandhar police commissionerate registered a case against unidentified persons for hurting religious sentiments and vol... Read More


Beard ban in US military violates Sikhs' religious freedom: NAPA

Jalandhar, Oct. 5 -- The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) has expressed concern and opposition to the Pentagon's directive rolling back religious accommodations for facial hair in the United ... Read More


Ex-sarpanch's son shot dead in Barnala village

Barnala, Oct. 5 -- Son of a former sarpanch from Sehna village in Barnala Sukhwinder Singh Calcutta was shot dead on Saturday evening at the Sehna bus stand, said police. Known for being vocal on vari... Read More


Ferozepur police bust drug racket with Pakistan link

Ferozepur, Oct. 5 -- : The police arrested three persons and seized 863 grams of ICE drug, along with four mobile phones and two unregistered motorcycles, during a naka operation on Saturday. SSP Bhup... Read More


24 students from Khadoor Sahib academy clear NDA written test

Amritsar, Oct. 5 -- Twenty-four students from Nishan-E-Sikhi, an academy run by Kar Sewa at Khadoor Sahib of Tarn Taran, have cleared the written examination of the National Defence Academy. A total o... Read More


Farmers allege slow procurement, block grain market's main gate

Karnal, Oct. 5 -- Several farmers from various villages of the district protested at the main gate of the new grain market in Karnal on Saturday, alleging slow paddy procurement. The farmers also accu... Read More


Modi to attend Oct 17 mega event in Sonepat

Chandigarh, Oct. 5 -- The Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government will hold a state-level function in Sonepat on October 17 to mark the completion of the first year of the third consecutive term of the p... Read More


Repeated jailbreaks point to systemic breakdown: Hry human rights panel

CHANDIGARH, Oct. 5 -- Expressing "grave concern" over repeated jailbreaks at Ambala central jail, the Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has directed director general (DG) prisons to conduct a tho... Read More


Illegal e-waste worth Rs.23 cr seized at Nhava Sheva port

MUMBAI, Oct. 5 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized a consignment of old and used laptops, CPUs, motherboards, and other electronic parts, valued at approximately Rs.23 crore, a... Read More