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Nearly half of inmates in Punjab jails drug addicts, HC told

Chandigarh, Sept. 2 -- A report submitted by the Punjab government's prisons department to the high court has revealed that an alarming 45% of inmates in the state's jails are drug addicts. The affida... Read More


enumeration for census begins in snow-clad areas

Dehradun/Dharamshala/Jammu, Sept. 2 -- Door-to-door population enumeration for the 2027 census kicked off on Tuesday in snow-bound areas across four states and Union territories with officials fanning... Read More


Poonia oversees readiness for Seva Sankalp Abhiyan

Jalandhar, Sept. 2 -- On the second day of his three-day maiden Punjab visit on Tuesday, BJP's Punjab in-charge Satish Poonia attended a special meeting of state and district office-bearers in Jalandh... Read More


Mann bats for steps to curb paddy stubble fires

CHANDIGARH/KHARAR, Sept. 2 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday called for an awareness campaign at the village and block levels to curb stubble burning in the state. Chairing a meeting o... Read More


ED re-summons IAS officer Anurag Verma on Sept 7

Jalandhar, Sept. 2 -- The Enforcement Directorate has re-summoned Punjab-cadre IAS officer Anurag Verma to appear before the agency at its Jalandhar-based regional office on September 7 in connection ... Read More


ED turns down Punjab Police request for further records

Jalandhar, Sept. 2 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has declined a request from the Punjab Police seeking case details and investigation material in connection with the agency's recommendation for ... Read More


Three-year-old girl raped in Gidderbaha

Bathinda, Sept. 2 -- A three-year-old girl was raped and abandoned near the railway station in Muktsar's Gidderbaha on Monday, police said. The child was found lying in the bushes in a critical condit... Read More


8 IPS officers shifted in Punjab Police reshuffle

Chandigarh, Sept. 2 -- The Punjab government on Tuesday transferred eight Indian Police Service and 23 Punjab Police Service officers, posting new senior superintendents of police (SSPs) in six distri... Read More


Sikh man stabbed in Canada 'hate attack'

Toronto, Sept. 2 -- Police in Toronto are seeking an unidentified person who stabbed a Sikh man on Saturday in what was described as a suspected hate motivated assault. In a release issued on Monday, ... Read More


SIT set up, Karnal engineer cremated

Karnal, Sept. 2 -- A day after the under-suspension superintending engineer with the UHBVNL was found dead under mysterious circumstances, the family on Tuesday decided to cremate his body after the a... Read More