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varsity prof skips summons, panel plans legal action

Chandigarh/Karnal, May 15 -- Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad skipped summons issued by Haryana State Commission for Women on Wednesday but submitted a reply through his lawyers, assert... Read More


2 delhi suppliers held as Amritsar hooch toll mounts to 23

Amritsar, May 15 -- Punjab Police on Wednesday arrested two accused from New Delhi's Model Town in connection with the sale of spurious liquor that claimed 23 lives in villages of Majitha sub-division... Read More


3 land parcels returned to NHAI: Punjab to HC

Chandigarh, May 15 -- The Punjab government on Wednesday told the high court that three land parcels, which were acquired for National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects but reclaimed by the ... Read More


Girls take podium positions, Barnala student tops state with perfect 100%

Mohali, May 15 -- Girls secured the top three positions in the Class-12 Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) exams, with the first position-holder, Harsirat Kaur of Sarvhitkari Senior Secondary Vidya ... Read More


Cheema writes to Centre, calls for strict laws on methanol supply

Chandigarh, May 15 -- Finance, excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday urged the central government to take immediate action to regulate the use of methyl alcohol (methanol) unde... Read More


Four years on, case falls flat in court, all accused acquitted

Chandigarh, May 15 -- A local court had in July 2024 acquitted all the accused in the much-hyped 2020 Rajpura illicit liquor factory case, citing grave discrepancies in the investigation and failure o... Read More


Taking only 60ml of methanol can cause death, say experts

Patiala, May 15 -- Preliminary investigations into the Amritsar hooch tragedy - that has claimed 23 lives over two days - have revealed that methanol, popularly known as methyl alcohol, was used in th... Read More


Two illegal de-addiction centres busted in Jalandhar; 76 rescued

Jalandhar, May 15 -- The Jalandhar civil and police administration has busted two unauthorised drug de-addiction centres in the Shahkot area, rescuing 76 individuals who were being held in illegal cap... Read More


2 suppliers held from Delhi as toll rises to 23

Amritsar, May 15 -- Punjab Police on Wednesday arrested two accused from New Delhi's Model Town in connection with the sale of spurious liquor that claimed 23 lives in villages of Majitha sub-division... Read More


After 21 days, Pak hands over BSF trooper to India

Ferozepur, May 15 -- Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday handed over Border Security Force (BSF) jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, apprehended on April 23, to India via the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab. The constab... Read More