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Moga ADC Charumita Shekhar suspended, VB told to register FIR

Chandigarh, Nov. 8 -- Moga additional deputy commissioner (ADC), Charumita Shekhar, a 2014-batch Punjab Civil Service (PCS) officer, has been placed under suspension for her role in a controversial la... Read More


Punjab backs closure of Zira distillery

Ferozepur, Nov. 8 -- The Punjab government has, for the first time, made a formal and categorical admission before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the Malbros International Distillery, located ... Read More


Give Sikh prisoners parole, urges Sarna

Chandigarh, Nov. 8 -- Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD) Delhi unit president Paramjit Singh Sarna on Friday urged the central and state governments of Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi to release Sikh prisoners on... Read More


Opposition flays Punjab govt's plan to hand over civil hospitals to pvt firms

Patiala, Nov. 8 -- The Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab for its proposal to hand over four district civil ... Read More


World Cup queens, Amanjot, Harleen get rousing welcome in Mohali

Mohali, Nov. 8 -- Bhupinder Singh's eyes longed for his daughter, Amanjot Kaur, at the airport on Friday morning as the all-rounder and her teammate, Harleen Deol, arrived from New Delhi after meeting... Read More


Recurring fires in biogas plant stores raises pollution concerns

Sangrur, Nov. 8 -- Farmers in Bhutal Kalan village of Sangrur district have expressed concerns over recurring fires at the storage units of compressed biogas plant run by Verbio, alleging that the lat... Read More


Punjab CM hands over 2,105 job letters

Amritsar, Nov. 8 -- Punjab chief minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann on Thursday handed appointment letters to 2,105 youngsters recruited in the Punjab state power corporation. This brings the total number of... Read More


Sangrur farmer tries to end life

Sangrur, Nov. 8 -- Fearing action, a farmer from Sangrur's Hamirgarh village allegedly consumed a poisonous substance on Friday when civil officials arrived to verify a stubble-burning incident after ... Read More


Oppn criticising us for political disruption: CM

Amritsar, Nov. 8 -- Punjab chief minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann said the Opposition has no substantial issue against his government and are criticising it "for the sake of political disruption". Addressi... Read More


People in Punjab 'disillusioned' with AAP, seek change: Saini

Tarn Taran, Nov. 8 -- Haryana chief minister (CM) Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said that the people of Punjab are disillusioned with the "misrule" and "false promises" of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and ... Read More