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'Dwindling groundwater level a worry for Punjab's future'

Chandigarh, Dec. 23 -- In Punjab, 86% of agricultural households are in debt, and the inability to repay loans has led to suicides, said former chief justice of India, Justice JS Khehar, on Monday. De... Read More


UT ropes in 4 depts to cut road-related deaths

Chandigarh, Dec. 23 -- The district road safety committee appointed four nodal officers for the implementation of the 'zero fatality district' initiative in Chandigarh. The programme is being undertak... Read More


Three women killed in factory mishap

Jalandhar, Dec. 23 -- Three women labourers were killed and five others injured after a steel frame rack collapsed at a tool manufacturing unit in Jalandhar's Dhogri village on Monday. The incident to... Read More


Noted musician Ustad Puran Shah Koti dies at 72

Jalandhar, Dec. 23 -- Noted musician and revered teacher Ustad Puran Shah Koti, 72, passed away on Monday after a prolonged illness in Jalandhar. Koti was a towering figure in the world of Punjabi mus... Read More


Nuh man dies by suicide before wedding

Gurugram, Dec. 23 -- A 23-year-old man died by suicide in Nuh hours before his wedding on Sunday morning, police said on Monday. The incident took place at Rithora village between 7 am and 7.30 am, wh... Read More


HC seeks response of Hry, Punjab on old-age homes

Chandigarh, Dec. 23 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has issued notices to Punjab and Haryana governments, along with GMADA, seeking their responses and status reports by February 10, 2026, o... Read More


2 women among 4 held for Rs.5L extortion, honey-trap

Rohtak, Dec. 23 -- The Bhiwani police on Monday arrested four persons, including two women for allegedly extorting Rs.5 lakh from a Hisar-based contractor after honey-trapping him. Officials said a mo... Read More


Ensure safety of Digvijay, kin: HC

Chandigarh, Dec. 23 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has issued a notice of motion to Haryana with interim direction to ensure safety of JJP youth wing's national president Digvijay Chautala and h... Read More


30% police posts vacant, govt informs assembly

Karnal/Chandigarh, Dec. 23 -- At least 30% sanctioned posts are lying vacant in the Haryana police, parliamentary affairs minister Mahipal Dhanda stated in the House on Monday. Importantly, out of 357... Read More


IGMC doc booked for 'assault' on patient

Shimla, Dec. 23 -- The Himachal Pradesh government on Monday suspended the 31-year-old doctor who assaulted a patient inside a hospital ward in Shimla, an official statement from the state health depa... Read More