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Third suspect arrested over 'assassination' plot

BATHINDA, April 23 -- A day after the Moga police arrested a Khanna man and a juvenile in connection with a leaked WhatsApp chat of a group supporting jailed MP Amritpal Singh, one more suspect was na... Read More


Challans see 3-fold jump, fines hit decade-high at Rs.20cr in 1st quarter

Chandigarh, April 23 -- Tightening the noose around traffic violators, Punjab Police have registered 3,61,952 challans in the first three months of the year, a three-fold jump from the last year when ... Read More


NCB to quiz dismissed woman cop's Close aide

Bathinda, April 23 -- A team from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is set to question Balwinder Singh, a close aide of dismissed constable Amandeep Kaur, in connection with a suspected drug mafia-co... Read More


Punjab housing dept rolls out digital portal for building plan submission

Mohali, April 23 -- The department of housing and urban development, Punjab, has launched Online Building Plan Approval System (OBPAS). This new digital initiative is designed to simplify the approval... Read More


Weapon-smuggling network busted, 1 held with five pistols

AMRITSAR, April 23 -- The counter-intelligence (CI) wing, Amritsar, has busted an illegal weapon smuggling module having links extending to the United States with the arrest its operative from Ludhian... Read More


Unaided schools in Sangrur lag behind, Barnala draws a naught

Sangrur/Barnala, April 23 -- Despite the Punjab and Haryana high court's clear directive, private unaided schools in Sangrur and Barnala have shown low compliance with the RTE Act's provision for admi... Read More


Punjab govt, pvt schools come under fire for ignoring RTE Act

Chandigarh, April 23 -- The Punjab government and private unaided recognised schools drew flak from social activists and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on Tuesday for their "lack of interest" i... Read More


34 Pinjore-bred vultures get new home in Maharashtra

Panchkula, April 23 -- In a significant boost to India's vulture conservation programme, 34 critically endangered vultures - 20 long-billed and 14 white-rumped - were successfully transferred from the... Read More


Health dept to monitor 62,000 pregnant women

Chandigarh, April 23 -- Nearly 500 villages in Haryana where the sex ratio at birth (SRB) is estimated below 700 female births per 1,000 male and the pregnant women across the state will be under heal... Read More


Hry's first Balika Panchayat formed in Fatehabad village

Chandigarh, April 23 -- In a significant initiative to empower young girls and support the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign, Haryana's first "Balika Panchayat" was constituted in village Barseen of Fa... Read More