Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Cremation ground flooded, family forced to perform last rites of woman in backyard

Kapurthala, Sept. 20 -- With floodwater submerging large parts of Sultanpur Lodhi for over 45 days, the family of 75-year-old Gurnam Kaur had to perform her last rites in the backyard of their house i... Read More


HC dismisses petition seeking quashing of FIR against ex-minister

Chandigarh, Sept. 20 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of criminal proceedings against former Haryana minister Subhash Choudhary, his wife Kusum Rani, Chou... Read More


Karnal MC to develop waste to energy plant

Karnal, Sept. 20 -- The Karnal municipal corporation (MC) has approved 16-acre land in Daha village of the town to develop a waste-to-energy plant. The decision was taken after a special meeting of th... Read More


Students storm Rohtak varsity VC's official residence, two held

Rohtak, Sept. 20 -- Two students of the Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) in Rohtak were arrested on charges of trespassing for storming the vice chancellor's (VC) official residence accusing him of ... Read More


Behind Haryana girls' boxing glory, mothers with unwavering belief

Rohtak, Sept. 20 -- For Joginder Kaur and Sunita Hooda, the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool was a dream come true. Watching their daughters - Jaismine Lamboria of Bhiwani and Minakshi Hooda of... Read More


3 held in two separate shootouts in K'shetra

Karnal, Sept. 20 -- Days after three men allegedly fired outside a liquor vend in Kurukshetra and a jewellery store in Yamunanagar, the police nabbed one of the shooters for the crime after a shootout... Read More


DRI arrests two Rajasthan residentswith leopard skin

Ludhiana, Sept. 20 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted an illegal leopard skin smuggling racket and arrested two suspected traffickers from Chandigarh in connection with the ca... Read More


Min Goyal asks officials to speed up plugging breaches

Chandigarh, Sept. 20 -- Water resources minister Barinder Kumar Goyal on Friday directed officials to expedite the plugging of river breaches without any delay. Chairing an urgent meeting with senior ... Read More


Amritsar: Murder accused trying flee custody fired at, injured

Chandigarh, Sept. 20 -- Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday said that the Punjab government was actively working to address the long-standing constitutional demands and issues of Scheduled ... Read More


From hills to ghat: Himachal's hemp 'pulla' travels to Kashi with PM Modi's support

Shimla, Sept. 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has purchased traditional hemp slippers (pulla) made in Himachal Pradesh that he presented to the priests of the Baba Vishwanath Temple in Kashi. "Modi... Read More