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MC polls: Panchkula gears up for May 10 showdown between BJP, Congress

Panchkula, April 29 -- Battlelines have been drawn. As many as six mayoral aspirants and 87 ward nominees will fight it out to rule the Panchkula civic body over the next five years, with elections sl... Read More


P'kula woman arrested for honey trap, extortion

Panchkula, April 29 -- The district police have arrested a woman yoga instructor for allegedly blackmailing and extorting money from a man by threatening to circulate his objectionable video. Accordin... Read More


Man arrested for duping vendor by posing as MC official

Chandigarh, April 29 -- The UT police have arrested a 35-year-old resident of Sector 41 for impersonating a municipal corporation (MC) inspector and duping vendors by giving them fake vendors' license... Read More


Rs.600-cr flood prevention infra upgrade by June 30: Minister

Amritsar, April 29 -- The state government is spending Rs.600 crore on flood prevention measures at 132 vulnerable points across the state, and the work will be completed by June 30, Punjab water reso... Read More


Suspect's roots traced to KCF stronghold Panjwar Khurd

Amritsar, April 29 -- Jagroop Singh, the 39-year-old suspect killed in the botched Patiala rail blast on Monday night, has uncovered a trajectory of deepening radicalisation linked to jailed Khadoor S... Read More


State nod to prosecute ex-MLA Jalalpur in '23 corruption case

Chandigarh, April 29 -- The Punjab government has granted sanction to prosecute Madan Lal Jalalpur, former Congress MLA from Ghanaur in Patiala, in an alleged multi-crore panchayati raj fund scam, peo... Read More


Rs.1,300-cr tie-up with Japan's agency to boost crop diversification: Mann

Chandigarh, April 29 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said that concrete global partnerships in agriculture, industry and innovation during his recent visit to the Netherlands and Finland wi... Read More


State govt to convenespl assembly session to mark Labour Day

CHANDIGARH, April 29 -- Punjab cabinet, led by chief minister Bhagwant Mann, on Tuesday gave a nod to convene a special session of the state assembly on May 1 to commemorate Labour Day. "This one-day ... Read More


BJP slams AAP for targeting rebel Rajya Sabha members

Chandigarh, April 29 -- Punjab BJP's working president Ashwani Sharma on Tuesday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders for targeting the seven Rajya Sabha (RS) members who recently joined the B... Read More


Two from Punjab, Haryana Killed in US fire

Karnal, April 29 -- Two men, hailing from Punjab and Haryana, were charred to death in a fire incident reported in USA's Texas last week, family of one of the victims said on Tuesday. The victims have... Read More