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Textile trader shot at in Amritsar, injured; 4 held

Amritsar, Oct. 16 -- Unidentified assailants opened fire at a cloth trader outside his home in Sunder Nagar on Wednesday night, leaving him gravely injured, officials said on Thursday. CCTV footage sh... Read More


5 held with grenades, 13 pistols in Amritsar

AMRITSAR, Oct. 16 -- The counter-intelligence wing, Amritsar, busted a cross-border arms and explosives smuggling module with the arrest of five individuals, including a father and son duo, and recove... Read More


'Drug death': Ludhiana pharmacy owner held, mob vandalises shop

Ludhiana, Oct. 16 -- An angry mob vandalised a medical store at Sabzi Mandi, Karabara Chowk, on Thursday following the death of a 32-year-old man, who locals alleged died after consuming intoxicating ... Read More


Illegal mining probe in Hoshiarpur: CBIinspects stone crushing units

Hoshiarpur, Oct. 16 -- Launching an investigation into the illegal mining activities in Hoshiarpur district, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inspected stone crushing units in Hajipur block's... Read More


Mann raps Oppn for politicising murder

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday accused opposition parties of politicising the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota to serve their vested interests,... Read More


SHO suspended for negligence, accused chemist's wife arrested

Bathinda, Oct. 16 -- Giving in to demands from protesters seeking justice for slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota, the Mansa district administration on Thursday suspended City-2 station hou... Read More


Bandh call shuts shops, keeps college, school students home

Bathinda/Patiala/Amritsar/Jalandhar/Sangrur, Oct. 16 -- Commercial centres and private schools came to a near-total standstill across several districts in Punjab on Thursday following a statewide shut... Read More


High-level meet in Phillaur today

India, Oct. 16 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann will hold a meeting with senior police officers and district administration officials on Friday to review his government's anti-drug drive "Yudh Nashean ... Read More


Ex-sarpanch shoots son dead over property dispute in Jind

ROHTAK, Oct. 16 -- A former sarpanch allegedly shot dead his 26-year-old son following a dispute over the sale of an ancestral land in Taloda village of Jind district, police said on Thursday. The dec... Read More


CBI widens probe, seeks govt records on postings, projects

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has widened its probe into the alleged corruption case involving former Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann's officer on special duty (... Read More