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Mafia opposing land pooling scheme: CM

Patiala, May 29 -- Accusing opposition parties of spreading rumours and misguiding farmers regarding the government's proposed land pooling scheme, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday sai... Read More


Fazilka SSP suspended a day after 4 cops' arrest

Chandigarh/Fazilka, May 29 -- The Punjab government on Wednesday suspended Fazilka senior superintendent of police (SSP) Varinder Brar a day after four police officials of the district were arrested f... Read More


ex-jathedar kaunke's 'killing': state gets HC notice

Amritsar, May 29 -- The Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) has issued a notice to the state government in connection with the "extra-judicial killing" of former Akal Takht jathedar Gurdev Singh Kaunke... Read More


Akali stalwart & his indelible imprint on Punjab politics

Chandigarh, May 29 -- Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, 89, who passed away of protracted illness in Mohali on Wednesday, remained the closest companion of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch Parkash Singh Badal... Read More


Hoshiarpur cop held for bribery

Hoshiarpur, May 29 -- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Wednesday arrested an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) posted at the Hariana police station here while reportedly accepting Rs.15,000 as bribe. A... Read More


Sacked woman constable not quizzed due to health issues

Bathinda, May 29 -- Sleuths of the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) could not question the dismissed senior constable Amandeep Kaur in an alleged corruption case due to abdominal pain on Wednesday. She wa... Read More


3 smugglers held with 4 pistols, 500gm heroin

Amritsar, May 29 -- The anti-narcotics task force (ANTF), Amritsar border range, has arrested three drug traffickers linked to cross-border smuggling and recovered 521gm heroin, four sophisticated .30... Read More


Aspirants jittery as US halts student visa interviews

Jalandhar, May 29 -- Hundreds of aspirants in Punjab are jittery after the United States administration put an embargo on student visa interviews. The students aspiring to study in US colleges and uni... Read More


Monkey bites nine students in Sonepat

Rohtak, May 29 -- A monkey bit nine girl students at PM Shri Government Girls' Senior Secondary School at Murthal in Sonepat on Wednesday. The students suffered injuries on their hands and legs, follo... Read More


Centre not to exclude Punjab from MSP talks

New Delhi, May 29 -- Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is likely to inform farm unions that the Centre cannot keep Punjab government out of ongoing talks on guaranteed minimum support p... Read More