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NHRC notice to Punjab govt on status of LPG tanker blast probe

Hoshiarpur, Oct. 1 -- Taking suo motu cognizance of the report published in Hindustan Times about the delay in the investigation of the LPG tanker blast at Hoshiarpur's Mandiala village that claimed s... Read More


Amritpal's father flays centre for rejecting parole

Amritsar, Oct. 1 -- Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh-led Akali Dal Waris Punjab De leaders, including his father Tarsem Singh, on Tuesday said a written plea made to Union home minister seeking at leas... Read More


False Smut spread as rains disrupted farmers' spraying schedule, say experts

Chandigarh, Oct. 1 -- Agri experts on Tuesday said that due to incessant rain and subsequent floods, the farmers in the state missed anti-fungal spraying, leading to the emergence of false smut (haldi... Read More


Patiala MP hits out at state Cong's halqa in-charge culture

Patiala, Oct. 1 -- Patiala Congress MP Dr Dharamvira Gandhi, considered close to party leader Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday criticised the appointment process of halqa (constituency) in-charges, saying it ... Read More


Firing accused flees Ferozepur hospital with fractured leg

Ferozepur, Oct. 1 -- One of the three accused arrested for the August 14 firing in Zira, Harjeet Singh, escaped from the prisoner ward of the district civil hospital on Monday night by evading guards.... Read More


MDU deploys staff to ensure security on campus during evening hours

Rohtak, Oct. 1 -- More than a week after two students of the Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) in Rohtak were arrested on charges of trespassing for storming the vice chancellor's (VC) official resid... Read More


CCI to start cotton procurementat MSP from Oct 1 at 14 centres

BATHINDA, Oct. 1 -- The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), a central agency, will start purchasing the produce on minimum support price (MSP) at 14 locations in five districts of the semi-arid region ... Read More


PTU shuts till Oct 3 after dandiya night row

Kapurthala, Oct. 1 -- A row erupted after IK Gujral Punjab Technical University (IKGPTU) denied students permission to organise 'dandiya' night on varsity premises.Seeing a commotion among the student... Read More


Hockey player kills stray dog with stick, booked

Jalandhar, Oct. 1 -- A former national-level hockey player has been booked for killing a stray dog with a hockey stick in Sansarpur village of Jalandhar district on Tuesday. The accused, Sharanjit Sin... Read More


Rs.35k-cr property deals under I-T lens for lapses

Mohali, Oct. 1 -- The Intelligence and Criminal Investigation (I&C I) Directorate of the income tax department, Chandigarh, on Tuesday carried out surveys at the offices of tehsildars in Manesar, Jala... Read More