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Govt allows MRP revisions after GST rejiig

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- The government on Tuesday allowed manufacturers, packers, and importers of pre-packaged goods to revise maximum retail prices (MRP) on unsold stock following changes in Goods an... Read More


Disaster-hit Punjab, HP to get Rs.3,100 crore: Modi

Amritsar/Dharamshala, Sept. 10 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a special relief package of Rs.3,100 crore for disaster-hit Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Modi announced the immediat... Read More


Three soldiers killed as Avalanche hits Siachen camp

Jammu, Sept. 10 -- Three soldiers of Indian Army's Mahar Regiment were killed after an avalanche struck Siachen - the world's highest battlefield - in the Union territory of Ladakh, officials aware of... Read More


jathedar calls meeting of Sikh organisations on September 13

Amritsar, Sept. 10 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj has called a special meeting of Sikh organisations and NGOs serving flood victims with relief tasks at the Shiromani Gurdwar... Read More


Alarm after breach in dhussi bundh, no damage to farmland

Nawanshahr, Sept. 10 -- A 100-feet-wide breach was reported in the dhussi bundh (embankment) of the Sutlej River near Burj Tehal Das village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (SBS Nagar) district on Tuesd... Read More


Surge in saline water threatens orchards in state's kinnow hub

BATHINDA, Sept. 10 -- A sharp rise in the subsurface saline water table, triggered by heavy rains, is wreaking havoc on Punjab's horticulture belt in Abohar of Fazilka district. Experts warn that the ... Read More


Modi's 'healing touch' focuses on farmers, housing and education

Chandigarh/Gurdaspur, Sept. 10 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday unveiled a series of sector-specific announcements aimed at reviving Punjab in the aftermath of the devastating floods. Apart ... Read More


'Meagre' package a 'cruel joke' on state: AAP, Cong

Chandigarh, Sept. 10 -- Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema and his cabinet colleagues on Tuesday condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's financial assistance package for Punjab, calling it a "cruel... Read More


PM package a 'cruel joke' on state: AAP, Cong

Chandigarh, Sept. 10 -- Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema and his cabinet colleagues on Tuesday condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's financial assistance package for Punjab, calling it a "cruel... Read More


More than 100 schools shut across 4 dists

Jalandhar/Sangrur, Sept. 10 -- As many as 129 schools in four districts of the state remained shut on Tuesday due to structural damage caused by floods or being used as relief camps. In Jalandhar dist... Read More