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Cross-border arms, drug racket busted in Amritsar; 5 held

Amritsar, Oct. 3 -- : Punjab police busted a cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling network with links to Pakistan, arresting five people, including a juvenile, and seizing 12 sophisticated pistols... Read More


State sees 22% jump in GST collection

Chandigarh, Oct. 3 -- Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, on Thursday, said that the state registered gross GST collections of Rs.13,971 crore, a growth rate of 22.35%, during the first half of the ... Read More


2 Goldy Brar gang members planning to kill comedian held

New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- Two members of the Rohit Godara-Goldy Brar-Virender Charan gang who were allegedly tasked with the murder of comedian Munawar Faruqui were arrested after a brief exchange of fire,... Read More


NIA files chargesheet against 2 traffickers in donkey route case

Jalandhar, Oct. 3 -- Seven months after initiating a probe into the illegal immigration racket, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against two persons involved in sending ... Read More


'Wheat MSP hike meagre': Farmer unions slam Centre

Jalandhar, Oct. 3 -- Even as the central government has approved the highest ever increase of Rs.160 per quintal in wheat's minimum support price (MSP), the Punjab farmer unions have termed it as mere... Read More


Backward class status not migratory right, rules HC

Chandigarh, Oct. 3 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has dismissed a plea from an Amritsar resident who had petitioned against decision of not allowing him to avail benefits under the backward... Read More


Contribute in Green Aravalli drive, minister urges people

Chandigarh, Oct. 3 -- Union minister for environment, forest and climate change Bhupender Yadav on Thursday asked residents of Gurugram to contribute at least an hour every Sunday morning to the Green... Read More


Crop residue mgmt tools now a click away

Chandigarh, Oct. 3 -- : Over 85,000 in-situ and ex-situ crop residue management machines were mapped on the 'Unnat Kisan' app to be more accessible to small and marginal farmers, Punjab agriculture mi... Read More


47 of mohali institute shine in NDA exam

Mohali, Oct. 3 -- Mohali As many as 47 cadets from the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (MRSAFPI) in Mohali have cleared the National Defence Academy's (NDA) (II) written exami... Read More


Sikh bodies hail move, say will help improve ties

Amritsar, Oct. 3 -- Sikh organisations and the Akal Takht on Thursday welcomed the central government's decision to allow the Sikh jatha (group) to visit Nankana Sahib in Pakistan on the occasion of t... Read More