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Stopped from heading to DC office, farm union activists clash with police in Moga

India, March 20 -- A group of farm union activists clashed with the police on Thursday when they were prevented from marching towards the Moga deputy commissioner's office to protest against the deten... Read More


Shrinking shrimp acreage worries farmers

Bathinda, March 17 -- Ahead of shrimp seedling season that starts from April, aquaculturists from the southwest region of Punjab seek a policy change to boost the sector by lowering electricity charge... Read More


President calls for action to combat cancer, drug abuse

Bathinda, March 12 -- President Draupadi Murmu visited Bathinda on Tuesday where she addressed the first convocation of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and the 10th convocation of the ... Read More


Custodial death: Non-bailable warrants against five cops

Bathinda, March 11 -- A district court issued non-bailable arrest warrants against five Bathinda policemen, including the then CIA head inspector Navpreet Singh, on Monday after they failed to appear ... Read More


Will buy maize at MSP: Rana Gurjeet to farmers

Muktsar, March 11 -- Veteran Congress leader and Kapurthala legislator Rana Gurjeet Singh on Monday cited the "agricultural distress" in Malwa region to attack the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the... Read More


100 anganwadi centres in Moga to get 'Poshan Vatikas'

Bathinda, March 8 -- To promote healthy eating habits and improve the nutritional status of children, Moga district administration will be setting up 'Poshan Vatikas' (nutrition gardens) in 100 anganw... Read More


Muktsar village sarpanch disqualified over conviction in 2014 criminal case

Bathinda, March 8 -- The election tribunal of Muktsar has disqualified Harike Kalan's newly elected sarpanch Gurpreet Singh due to his conviction in a 2014 criminal case. Muktsar subdivisional magistr... Read More


Moga court acquits UK national Johal, 7 others in UAPA case

BATHINDA, March 5 -- A Moga district court on Tuesday acquitted eight persons, including a British national, Jagtar Singh Johal alias Jaggi Johal, in the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act... Read More


Heavy police presence in Malwa to prevent farmers' march to Chandigarh

India, March 5 -- Punjab Police stepped up security along highways and roads in Malwa's Mansa, Bathinda and Faridkot districts since early on Wednesday to prevent farm union activists from marching to... Read More


Jaitu court summons AAP leader Mehta, 4 cops in 2016 murder case

India, March 4 -- A sub-divisional judicial court in Jaitu in Faridkot district has summoned Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) president Amarjeet Mehta and five others in connection with a nine-year-ol... Read More