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Sahney flags functioning of Panel on MSP

Chandigarh, Aug. 2 -- Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney on Friday expressed concern over the functioning of the panel formed by the government in July 2022 to recommend reforms in the MSP mechanis... Read More


US tariff shock jolts Punjab exporters

Chandigarh, Aug. 2 -- The 25% tariff announced by US President Donald Trump has come as a big blow to Punjab's exporters, many of whom depend heavily on the American market to run their businesses. Wi... Read More


VAT reduced on ATF

India, Aug. 2 -- The Council of Ministers on Friday gave its approval to continue concessional rate of value added tax (VAT) at the rate of 1% in place of 20% on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) sold at al... Read More


North America's tallest Lord Ram idol to be unveiled in Greater Toronto Area

India, Aug. 2 -- The tallest idol of Lord Ram in North American will be unveiled on the premises of a temple at a ceremony in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) on Sunday. The idol, which has already been... Read More


Woman dead, husband missing after car falls into canal in Karnal

Karnal, Aug. 2 -- A couple travelling in their car fell into the Western Yamuna Canal near Kaithal road in Karnal on Thursday night, police said. The body of the woman, Nisha Miglani, was fished out, ... Read More


Staged gun attack for police cover backfires, four held in Sangrur

Sangrur, Aug. 2 -- In a bizarre incident, a Sangrur man allegedly staged an attack on himself with the help of his brother-in-law and three hired "shooters" to gain police protection and flaunt influe... Read More


Arsh Dalla's father among 4 let off in 2023 Bathinda bizman's murder

Bathinda, Aug. 2 -- A local court has acquitted four persons, including the father of designated pro-Khalistan terrorist Arshdeep Singh Gill, alias Arsh Dalla, accused in the sensational murder of a c... Read More


GNDU alumnus ranks 7th among world inventors

Amritsar, Aug. 2 -- Gurtej Sandhu, a former student of Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar, has become the seventh most prolific inventor in the world with 1,382 US patents, surpassing Thomas E... Read More


Woman sets herself, her 3-yr-old son ablaze in Kapurthala, both die

Kapurthala, Aug. 2 -- Distressed by harassment by her in-laws, a 26-year-old woman allegedly set herself and her three-year-old son ablaze at Kala Sanghian village on Kapurhala-Nakodar road on Thursda... Read More


Farmers stage protest, seek release of cane arrears

Chandigarh, Aug. 2 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said on November 25, the state government will organise a grand event in Kurukshetra to mark the 350th martyrdom day of Guru Te... Read More