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Assembly passes GST amendment bill to match central reforms

Chandigarh, Sept. 30 -- The Punjab assembly on Monday unanimously passed the Punjab Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025. Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who tabled the bill, said the l... Read More


Panipat school principal, bus driver held

Karnal, Sept. 30 -- A day after the principal and a bus driver of a private school in Panipat were booked for alleged corporal punishment given to a 7-year-old, Class 2 student for not doing his homew... Read More


After PCS officer, 2 tehsildars in dock

Chandigarh, Sept. 30 -- Widening the probe into the Rs.3.7-crore land compensation for a national highway project in Moga, the Punjab government has chargesheeted two tehsildars. The government action... Read More


Punjab Police step up vigil ahead of festive season

AMRITSAR, Sept. 30 -- To ensure peace in the state during the upcoming festive season amid security threats, the Punjab Police have stepped up security measures in all districts, especially along the ... Read More


JE held for taking Rs.4,000 bribe from schoolteacher

Kapurthala, Sept. 30 -- The Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested a junior engineer posted in the Kapurthala education department for accepting a bribe of Rs.4,000 from a schoolteacher. The accused, iden... Read More


Six from Ambala killed as cars collide head-on in Kurukshetra

Karnal, Sept. 30 -- Six people, including five from a family, died in a head-on collision between two cars near Ghararsi village of Kurukshetra district on Monday morning, police said. Adarsh police s... Read More


Haryana's carrot-and-stick policy to curb farm fires pays off

Chandigarh, Sept. 30 -- As North India braces for the season of smog due to widespread paddy stubble burning, the Haryana government has activated its Action Plan-2025 that promises to choke the annua... Read More


Congress puts its money on Hooda again as CLP leader

Chandigarh, Sept. 30 -- After keeping everyone guessing for nearly a year, the Congress high command on Monday, appointed former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda as the leader of the Congress Legi... Read More


CM Saini launches paperless land registry, chatbot for transparency

Karnal, Sept. 30 -- Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday inaugurated four schemes of the revenue department - paperless registry, demarcation portal, WhatsApp chatbot and revenue court managemen... Read More


Punjab stubble fire count nears 100-mark

Patiala, Sept. 30 -- There is no let-up in farm fire incidents in Punjab as farmers continue to burn stubble to clear fields for wheat sowing. The state on Monday reported five new cases, taking the t... Read More