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Swollen Beas floods 20 villages in mand area, 4k acres submerged

Kapurthala, Aug. 12 -- The swollen Beas river has breached temporary bandhs, inundating nearly 20 villages in the mand area of Sultanpur Lodhi and Bholath on Monday. The main breach was in Bhaini Kada... Read More


Oppn, farmers hail land pooling policy's withdrawal

Sangrur/Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- With the state government on Monday withdrawing its much-hyped land pooling policy, Opposition leaders as well as farmers welcomed the decision, terming it a victory for... Read More


Singers Karan Aujla, Honey Singh fail to appear before women's panel

Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- Punjabi singers Karan Aujla and Honey Singh, who were summoned for objectionable lyrics in their latest songs, failed to appear before the Punjab State Women's Commission on Mon... Read More


Dam deployment: CISFreviews arrangements

Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- Amid tussle between the Punjab government and the Bhakra Beas Management Board over deployment of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to guard the Bhakra-Nangal dam, a ... Read More


Amid harassment plaints, Patiala MC caps 'shagun' for eunuchs

Patiala, Aug. 12 -- Against the backdrop of public nuisance and harassment complaints against eunuchs while seeking 'shagun' (money given during celebratory events), the Patiala Municipal Corporation ... Read More


'Harassed' for dowry, newlywed ends life

Rohtak, Aug. 12 -- A 24-year-old woman, who got married about five months ago, ended her life by consuming a poisonous substance at her parents house in Hisar on Sunday evening. The woman's parents al... Read More


Defamation case deferred to October 4

Bathinda, Aug. 12 -- A Bathinda court on Monday deferred a defamation case filed against BJP parliamentarian and film actor Kangana Ranaut. Judicial magistrate Lakhbir Singh will hear the matter on Oc... Read More


Court again defers order on Majithia's bail plea to August 12

Mohali, Aug. 12 -- The local court on Monday again reserved its order on the bail application filed by Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who was arrested in a disproportionate assets c... Read More


Clear PPCB's Rs.3-cr dues: NGT to Jalandhar MC

Jalandhar, Aug. 12 -- The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Jalandhar municipal commissioner to pay the pending environmental compensation of Rs.3.6 crore to the Pun... Read More


FIR lodged in Nuh boy captivity case after Bihar govt steps in

Gurugram, Aug. 12 -- Nearly two weeks after a 15-year-old boy from Bihar was rescued in Nuh with his left forearm severed, police registered an FIR against a man, his wife and his brother for allegedl... Read More