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AQI 'severe' in 15 cities as smog chokes Haryana

Rohtak/Karnal, Nov. 10 -- Air quality across Haryana collapsed to hazardous levels following Diwali celebrations, with 15 of 23 monitored cities hitting 'severe' air quality index (AQI) levels between... Read More


Amritpal seeks parole for grandmother's last rites

Amritsar, Nov. 10 -- A formal application was filed in an Amritsar court seeking temporary parole for jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh to attend the last rites of his grandmother, Charan Kaur. C... Read More


Diwali spike: At 1,152, Punjab sees season's highest farm fires in a day

Patiala, Nov. 10 -- Punjab recorded its sharpest single-day spike in paddy stubble burning this season on Diwali, driven by a shrinking window for wheat sowing. Farm fires jumped 34.8% in 24 hours-add... Read More


Akal Takht jathedar calls for Panthic unity, release of Sikh prisoners

Amritsar, Nov. 10 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj has called for Panthic mobilisation to secure the release of Bandi Singhs (Sikh prisoners). Delivering his traditional addres... Read More


AAP-BJP blame game erupts over Delhi pollution, stubble burning

New Delhi/Chandigarh, Nov. 10 -- The sudden surge in farm fires in Punjab triggered a political blame-game, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Delhi government alleging a tenfold increase in fa... Read More


17 gangsters brought back from abroad in 6 months: Cheema

Chandigarh, Nov. 10 -- Punjab cabinet minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday said the Bhagwant Mann government has brought back 17 gangsters from foreign countries in just six months, sending a clear ... Read More


Brawls over bursting firecrackers leavetwo dead in Haryana

Rohtak/Karnal, Nov. 10 -- Two men were killed and one was injured in separate incidents in Hisar and Karnal districts of Haryana amid disputes over bursting of firecrackers on Diwali night. In the fir... Read More


Road mishap victims to get up to Rs.1.5L cashless treatment

Chandigarh, Nov. 10 -- The central government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Rahat Yojana for road accident victims with the objective of preventing delays in treatment due to financial constraints. ... Read More


Crackers spark blaze; paraplegic man, pet dog charred to death

Jalandhar, Nov. 10 -- A 65-year-old paraplegic man and his pet dog were charred to death after a firecracker triggered a blaze at their house in Jalandhar's Nijatam Nagar on Diwali night. The deceased... Read More


Goldsmith shot dead, cop hurt in Diwali clash

Amritsar, Nov. 10 -- A 35-year-old goldsmith was killed and an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) was injured after a gold-related business dispute escalated into a Diwali night shooting in the Division-B ... Read More