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Pest threat hits cotton as acreage shrinks to record low

BATHINDA, July 11 -- Early signs of whitefly and pink bollworm infestation have been reported from several cotton-growing districts of Punjab, raising concerns among farmers as humid weather and delay... Read More


Mayoral polls deferred after BJP holds protest

Ferozepur, July 11 -- The Abohar mayoral election on Friday plunged into chaos and was eventually postponed after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a protest against the declaration of Aam Aad... Read More


Khalra case: 2 indicted cops not stripped of gallantry medals despite MHA letter

Jalandhar, July 11 -- Despite clear directives from the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA), the successive Punjab governments since 1996 have failed to strip two controversial former police official... Read More


HC orders probe into missing judicial record in Ludhiana courts

Chandigarh, July 11 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has ordered an inquiry into the disappearance of documents from a judicial file in Ludhiana district courts. The high court bench of justice Ha... Read More


SGPC stages protest march over 'Satluj' ban

AMRITSAR, July 11 -- The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Friday organised a protest march from Golden Temple to the deputy commissioner's office in Amritsar, demanding the immediate ... Read More


Will raise our demands at modi's July 17 JinD rally, say villagers

Karnal, July 11 -- With the protest for a T-connection from the Bhakra pipeline at Chanot village in Hansi entering its 56th day on Friday, Khap panchayats and farmers' organisations from across the s... Read More


Panel on private firm's petition draws scrutiny over selection, broad mandate

Chandigarh, July 11 -- The decision of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) to constitute a three-member expert committee to examine the petition of a 2025 incorporated private company... Read More


Saini transfers Rs.1,582 cr to over 50L beneficiaries

Chandigarh, July 11 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday released over Rs.1,582 crore through direct benefit transfer (DBT) into the bank accounts of 50,20,442 eligible beneficiaries ... Read More


Non-bailable warrant out against BKI's Happy Passia

Mohali, July 11 -- A special NIA court in Mohali has issued an open-ended non-bailable warrant against Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Passia, an alleged operative of the banned terror outfit Babbar Khals... Read More


Arora 'key person' in Rs.102-cr PMLA case: ED chargesheet

Jalandhar, July 11 -- The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against jailed Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora in Rs.102.5-crore money laundering probe linked to alleged fraudulent Goods and S... Read More