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Curfew on as Leh bids adieu to two killed in violent clashes

Srinagar, Sept. 29 -- Strict curfew remained in force in Leh on Sunday with no relaxations owing to the funerals of two persons killed during Wednesday's violence. This was for the fifth day that Leh ... Read More


'Op Sindoor again': India beat Pak in Asia Cup final

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- The Indian team defeated Pakistan in a nail-biting finish in the last over of Sunday's Asia Cup final, clinching the title in a tournament marked by tensions both on and off the... Read More


Cross-border narcotics module busted, 4kg heroin seized

AMRITSAR, Sept. 29 -- The counter-intelligence (CI) wing of Amritsar busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling module having links to Pakistan with the arrest of its two operatives and recovered 4kg h... Read More


Bhagat Singh's legacy to come alive at Heritage Complex: CM

SBS Nagar, Sept. 29 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday paid floral tributes to Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary at his ancestral village, Khatkar Kalan. On the occasi... Read More


Punjab invokes ESMA to ban strikes by nursing staff

Patiala, Sept. 29 -- The Punjab government has invoked the East Punjab Essential Services (Maintenance) Act (ESMA) to end the nursing staff strike at the government medical colleges. The nursing staff... Read More


Punjab Police launch helpline for organised crime victims

Chandigarh, Sept. 29 -- Amid the alarming rise in threat calls, the Punjab Police have launched a dedicated, toll-free helpline 1800-330-1100 for the public to anonymously report organised crimes, inc... Read More


On a wing and a prayer, they head abroad again

India, Sept. 29 -- Six months ago, half of the illegal Indian immigrants deported from the United States belonged to Punjab and Haryana. The ministry of external affairs data shows that of the 1,703 I... Read More


Off to Australia with a wedding ticket

Amritsar, Sept. 29 -- Despite losing Rs.55 lakh to a travel agent to get him settled in the US, the parents of Akashdeep Singh, 23, now plan to send him to Australia by getting him married to a woman ... Read More


Canada calling in difficult time

Karnal, Sept. 29 -- Akash Rana, 20, from Kalram village of Karnal's Gharaunda subdivision was deported in February. Six months on, he is back abroad, but this time in Canada. "Akash was eager to go ba... Read More


Mohali CBI court reopens trial after HC directions

Mohali, Sept. 29 -- The Mohali CBI court has summoned the accused to trial in the controversial 1991 Nurpur Bedi fake encounter case following directions from the Punjab and Haryana high court. Notice... Read More