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Heavy rainfall throws life out of gear

Rohtak, Sept. 2 -- Heavy rainfall in major parts of the state from the last three days, has thrown life out of gear. Many people were stranded in Rohtak, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Jind, Hisar, Sirsa and... Read More


3 yrs on, govt still to decide modalities for restoration of old pension scheme

Chandigarh, Sept. 2 -- Amid escalating protests, the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab remains undecided on the modalities of restoring the old pension scheme (OPS) for empl... Read More


Amritpal tocast vote in VP election from Dibrugarh jail

Chandigarh, Sept. 2 -- Amritpal Singh, the Khadoor Sahib MP currently lodged in a central jail in Assam under preventive detention, will be allowed to cast his vote in the 2025 vice-presidential elect... Read More


Robbers attack doc, kin, flee with valuables

Sangrur, Sept. 2 -- A doctor and his family were assaulted and robbed in the early hours of Monday when three unidentified men broke into the government quarters of Bhawanigarh Civil Hospital, police ... Read More


AAP MLA's security cover withdrawn for targeting Mann govt

Patiala, Sept. 2 -- A day after AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra lashed out at his own government, the Punjab government on Monday withdrew his personal security. Surprisingly, the government also tr... Read More


Zafar appears before Takht, submits reply

AMRITSAR, Sept. 2 -- Punjab language department director Jaswant Singh Zafar on Monday appeared before Akal Takht jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj to submit his clarification regarding violation of... Read More


downpour brings ggm to its knees

Gurugram, Sept. 2 -- A steady downpour on Monday yet again brought Gurugram to its knees. By evening, the town looked less like India's Millennium City, and more like an endless parking lot. Hours of ... Read More


5,000 civilians rescued from flood-hit areas in 16 days: Army

Panchkula, Sept. 2 -- The army's Western Command on Monday said it has rescued over 5,000 civilians and 300 paramilitary personnel from flood hit areas of Punjab, Himachal and Jammu in the past 16 day... Read More


Highway partially restored, fruit growers heave sigh of relief

Srinagar, Sept. 2 -- The partial reopening of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Monday has rekindled hopes among fruit growers, but concerns remain over hundreds of apple and pear-laden trucks st... Read More


NIA probes phone with terror-linked contacts

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA), in its larger probe into the funding of terrorist outfit The Resistance Front (TRF), has come across a Srinagar-based individual's mobile... Read More