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Cops seize 7.5kg heroin, six pistols

AMRITSAR, July 24 -- In a crackdown on cross-border smuggling, Punjab Police on Thursday busted three modules involved in trafficking of narcotics and illegal arms, arresting five persons and recoveri... Read More


High court stalls construction in 16 New Chandigarh villages

Chandigarh, July 24 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has stayed construction and development activity in 16 villages falling in Mohali district's New Chandigarh, located in the Shivalik foothills ... Read More


3 held for Hoshiarpur sarpanch's murder

Hoshiarpur, July 24 -- Two days after an Aam Aadmi Party sarpanch was stabbed and mowed down outside his residence in Hoshiarpur's Anandgarh village on Tuesday night, police arrested three accused on ... Read More


Accused 'forced to pick punishment slip', rights panel writes to DGP, seeks probe

CHANDIGARH, July 24 -- In a chilling revelation of alleged custodial torture, police officers in Gurugram forced a blindfolded attempt-to-murder suspect to pick a folded slip of paper to decide his "p... Read More


Saini accuses Congress of misleading youth

ROHTAK, July 24 -- Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday accused the Congress leaders of attempting to mislead the youth over paper leaks, asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's is commi... Read More


Another soaking day for Amritsar

India, July 24 -- Amritsar continued to be battered by heavy rain for the second consecutive day, recording83.5 mm rain in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Thursday after 184.6 mm the day before. Gur... Read More


Over 50L e-cards issued under CM health scheme

Patiala, July 24 -- The Punjab government has issued more than 50.3 lakh e-health cards under the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana since its launch in January, with over 5.12 lakh beneficiaries receiving cash... Read More


Speed up pending railway projects: Bittu to Mann

Chandigarh, July 24 -- Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Thursday wrote to Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, seeking his intervention for early resolution of issues pendin... Read More


Board gave nod to womencash dole scheme 'in haste'

Patiala, July 24 -- The Punjab Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Welfare Board appeared to have given clearance to the state government's Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana in haste,... Read More


Warring accuses Mann govt of inaction, baseless charge, says AAP

Chandigarh, July 24 -- Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Thursday accused the Bhagwant Mann-led state government of failing to curb paper leaks in the state, a charge dismissed... Read More