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17-yr-old boy arrested for making country-made pistols in Jalandhar

Jalandhar, Feb. 10 -- The Jalandhar commissionerate police have busted a country-made weapon manufacturing unit being run by a 17-year-old boy. The accused has been arrested with 10 illegal country-m... Read More


Farmers' Feb 12 'unity talks' hit fresh roadblock

Patiala, Feb. 10 -- The unity talks called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) in Chandigarh on February 12 have run into choppy waters with the protesting unions, SKM (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor... Read More


Beating drugs with sports: Sangrur village shows way

Sangrur, Feb. 10 -- Anveer Singh, 15, a resident of Sangrur's Khilrian village, has a set after-school routine. Every day after completing homework, he religiously makes his way to the village playgro... Read More


farmers push for fair compensation

Sangrur, Feb. 10 -- The farmers' protest in Sangrur's Namol village, against forced acquisition of their land for the installation of a Hindustan Petroleum (HP) pipeline, entered fourth day on Sunday.... Read More


Punjab launches WhatsApp No. for NRIs to lodge plaints

Chandigarh, Feb. 10 -- Non-resident Indians (NRIs), hailing from Punjab, can now report their grievances at a dedicated WhatsApp number 9056009884 launched by the state government. Their complaints w... Read More


minister urges Union govt to release Rs.583 cr for devp works

Chandigarh, Feb. 10 -- Punjab social justice, empowerment and minorities minister Baljit Kaur has urged the Centre to immediately release Rs.583 crore for timely completion of ongoing development proj... Read More


Chilli cultivation spices up farmers' profits in Ferozepur

BATHINDA, Feb. 10 -- Ferozepur district is witnessing a significant shift in agricultural practices as farmers are increasingly replacing traditional wheat cultivation with chilli farming. This diver... Read More


Rs.500-crore crop residue mgmt plan in the works

Chandigarh, Feb. 10 -- A Rs.500-crore outlay is being prepared for crop residue management (CRM) in Punjab to handle paddy stubble both in-situ and ex-situ during the upcoming kharif (paddy) harvest, ... Read More


Man dies, 20 injured in Tarn Taran village roof collapse

Tarn Taran, Feb. 10 -- A religious gathering turned tragic on Sunday when the roof of a house collapsed in Sabhra village, killing one person and injuring more than 20 others. The deceased was identi... Read More


Scammers 'clone' mining dept portal, losses pegged at Rs.100 cr

Chandigarh, Feb. 10 -- The state mining department has unearthed a fraud wherein scammers 'cloned' the official website and used it to generate passes for the mining vehicles, causing a loss to the st... Read More