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Punjab Police step up vigil ahead of festive season

AMRITSAR, Sept. 30 -- To ensure peace in the state during the upcoming festive season amid security threats, the Punjab Police have stepped up security measures in all districts, especially along the ... Read More


JE held for taking Rs.4,000 bribe from schoolteacher

Kapurthala, Sept. 30 -- The Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested a junior engineer posted in the Kapurthala education department for accepting a bribe of Rs.4,000 from a schoolteacher. The accused, iden... Read More


Six from Ambala killed as cars collide head-on in Kurukshetra

Karnal, Sept. 30 -- Six people, including five from a family, died in a head-on collision between two cars near Ghararsi village of Kurukshetra district on Monday morning, police said. Adarsh police s... Read More


Haryana's carrot-and-stick policy to curb farm fires pays off

Chandigarh, Sept. 30 -- As North India braces for the season of smog due to widespread paddy stubble burning, the Haryana government has activated its Action Plan-2025 that promises to choke the annua... Read More


Congress puts its money on Hooda again as CLP leader

Chandigarh, Sept. 30 -- After keeping everyone guessing for nearly a year, the Congress high command on Monday, appointed former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda as the leader of the Congress Legi... Read More


CM Saini launches paperless land registry, chatbot for transparency

Karnal, Sept. 30 -- Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday inaugurated four schemes of the revenue department - paperless registry, demarcation portal, WhatsApp chatbot and revenue court managemen... Read More


Punjab stubble fire count nears 100-mark

Patiala, Sept. 30 -- There is no let-up in farm fire incidents in Punjab as farmers continue to burn stubble to clear fields for wheat sowing. The state on Monday reported five new cases, taking the t... Read More


Burglary accused escapes from Bathinda jail

Bathinda, Sept. 30 -- A 28-year-old man accused of burglary escaped from the high-security Bathinda Central Jail on Sunday. The accused, Tilak Raj, alias Kaku, was found missing during the Sunday even... Read More


Invest in Punjab: Arora calls on industrialists in Gurugram

Chandigarh, Sept. 30 -- Punjab industries minister Sanjeev Arora on Monday met prominent industrialists in Gurugram, urging them to explore investment opportunities in the state as part of efforts to ... Read More


Court dismisses Kangana's plea to appear virtually

Bathinda, Sept. 30 -- A Bathinda court on Monday dismissed a petition moved by BJP parliamentarian and film actor Kangana Ranaut to appear through video conference in a 2021 defamation case. Upon hear... Read More