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As RS term nears end, buzz grows around Bittu's new role in BJP

Chandigarh, May 23 -- With Union minister of state Ravneet Singh Bittu's Rajya Sabha term set to end on June 21, political circles in Punjab are closely watching the BJP high command's next move and t... Read More


First batch of Sikh pilgrims leaves for Hemkunt Sahib yatra from Chamoli

Dehradun, May 23 -- Amid elaborate security arrangements, the first batch of pilgrims on Friday departed for the annual Hemkunt Sahib Yatra from Govindghat in Chamoli district under the leadership of ... Read More


Motion to term 1984 riots a 'genocide' fails in British Columbia

Toronto, May 23 -- A motion in a Canadian provincial legislature in British Columbia to label the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as a "genocide" failed to pass on Thursday. The motion was moved by Mandeep Dhali... Read More


NIT Kurukshetra to start recruitments, to improve faculty, student ratio

Karnal, May 23 -- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra on Friday said that considering the faculty student ratio as a major concern at the campus, the institute will initiate the recrui... Read More


Narnaul: Sex determination racket busted

ROHTAK, May 23 -- A sex determination racket was unearthed in Narnaul following a joint operation by health officials and the local police, leading to the arrest of one accused. The action was carried... Read More


2 Jammu students killed as tourist bus overturns

Gurdaspur, May 23 -- Two students from Jammu were killed after a tourist bus overturned on the Amritsar-Pathankot national highway near Kaler Khurd village in Gurdaspur district on Friday morning. Fiv... Read More


Mansa court rejects bail plea of co-accused

BATHINDA, May 23 -- A sessions court in Mansa on Friday rejected the bail application of Manpreet Singh Manna, one of the accused in the murder of Punjabi singer and Congress leader Shubhdeep Singh ak... Read More


PU's oldest alumnus passes away at 104

Chandigarh, May 23 -- Sahi Ram Bishnoi, the oldest former legislator from undivided Punjab and also the oldest surviving alumnus of both East and West Panjab University, died at 104. Earlier this Janu... Read More


Punjabi singer shot twice in forehead, chest: Autopsy report

Ludhiana, May 23 -- The body of Punjabi singer Inder Kaur, alias Yashinder Kaur, recovered from Sirhind Canal on May 19, bore two bullet injuries, the postmortem examination has revealed. According to... Read More


'Custodial interrogation necessary': CBI court rejects three bail pleas

Chandigarh, May 23 -- Observing that corruption and economic offences required a stricter approach in bail matters and that custodial interrogation was necessary to unearth the "larger conspiracy", a ... Read More