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Kanungo arrested for taking bribe

Jalandhar, Aug. 6 -- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Monday arrested a kanungo, Jatinder Singh, posted in Shahkot, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.2,000. An official spokesperson for the VB ... Read More


Hry releases Ayushman Bharat payments

Chandigarh, Aug. 6 -- After Haryana chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) threatened to halt services under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) from August 7 due ... Read More


Ram Rahim granted 40-day parole

Karnal, Aug. 6 -- Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is convicted of rape and murder, walked out of Rohtak's Sunaria jail on Tuesday after he was granted a 40-day parole. Ram Rahim le... Read More


HC seeks status of pending criminal cases against MPs & MLAs

Chandigarh, Aug. 6 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday asked district judges to provide status of criminal cases pending involving MPs and MLAs in the two states and Chandigarh. A special ... Read More


Hooda demands Rs.50K per acre compensation for flood-hit farmers

Karnal, Aug. 6 -- Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday demanded that the state government provide compensation of Rs.50,000 per acre to farmers whose fields have been submerg... Read More


15 injured in Barnala temple kitchen blaze

Barnala, Aug. 6 -- At least 15 people were injured, six of them seriously, in a fire that broke out at a temple in Dhanaula on Tuesday evening, police said. The blaze was triggered by a diesel-fueled ... Read More


Rajpura plant named best in country for low emission

Patiala, Aug. 6 -- The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a research and advocacy organisation, has named Nabha Power Limited's (NPL) Rajpura facility as India's best-performing supercritical c... Read More


Trident Group chief to head Kali Devi temple advisory committee

Patiala, Aug. 6 -- The Punjab government has replaced the Patiala deputy commissioner (DC) with the Trident Group chairman to head Patiala's historic Kali Devi temple advisory committee as chairperson... Read More


450 roads, including 4 national highways, blocked in rain-hit HP

Dharamshala, Aug. 6 -- Continuous heavy rainfall in parts of Himachal Pradesh has thrown life out of gear with around 450 roads, including the four national highways, blocked across the state on Tuesd... Read More


HC declares HP Act to regularise encroachments unconstitutional

Shimla, Aug. 6 -- In a significant ruling, the high court on Tuesday declared Section 163-A of the Himachal Pradesh Land Revenue Act, 1954, which empowers the state government to frame rules for regul... Read More