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Tech professionals on tenterhooks as US hikes H-1B visa fee to $100k

Chandigarh, Sept. 21 -- The US decision to impose a massive $100,000 annual fee on the H-1B visa is poised to make it significantly more difficult for tech and other highly skilled professionals to wo... Read More


'He was asleep on bus': HC acquits Jalandhar man

Chandigarh, Sept. 21 -- A Jalandhar man, accused of entering Chandigarh on a bus with a pistol without a permit, has been acquitted by the Punjab and Haryana high court. "The petitioner was asleep dur... Read More


48 PU faculty among top 2% scientists in world: Stanford varsity report

Chandigarh, Sept. 21 -- As many as 48 faculty members of Panjab University (PU) have been featured in the "Top 2% Scientists of the World List" released by Stanford University on Saturday. This is the... Read More


Cross-border drug rings busted, 3 held with 11kg heroin

AMRITSAR, Sept. 21 -- Punjab Police on Saturday busted two cross-border narcotics smuggling modules with the arrest of three individuals and recovering 11kg of heroin from their possession. In the fir... Read More


Pong level remains 3ft above danger mark

Jalandhar, Sept. 21 -- Despite a decline in water inflow to 29,602 cusecs, the level at Pong Dam continues to remain above the danger mark, raising alarm downstream. As of 8pm on Saturday, the water l... Read More


Paddy purchase in Hry to start from Sept 22

Chandigarh, Sept. 21 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini said the procurement of Kharif crops in the state will now begin from September 22, 2025 instead of October 1. The Haryana government h... Read More


B'desh national caught near Pak border: BSF

Amritsar, Sept. 21 -- BSF jawans nabbed a Bangladesh national who was trying to sneak into the country from Pakistan in the wee hours of Saturday. As per information, he was trying to cross the intern... Read More


peddler's assets worth Rs.52.8l attached in jalandhar

Jalandhar, Sept. 21 -- The Jalandhar police confiscated moveable and immovable property worth Rs.52.8 lakh belonging to an alleged drug smuggler on Saturday. Police commissioner Dhanpreet Kaur said on... Read More


Cyber fraud racket busted in Kurukshetra;11 arrested

Rohtak, Sept. 21 -- As many as 11 suspects were arrested from Kurukshetra for their alleged involvement in nationwide and international cybercrime cases, police said on Saturday. Officials said 47 LCD... Read More


Hry cops reunite missing girl with family

Rohtak, Sept. 21 -- The Haryana Police on Saturday said that its anti-human trafficking unit has reunited a 17-year-old missing girl from Hisar, with her family. According to a spokesperson of the Har... Read More