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Punjab: Two killed, one injured in Batala shooting
Chandigarh: Two persons were shot dead and one sustained injuries after unidentified persons opened fire at them in Punjab’s Batala late Monday, April 27 night, police said. The incident occurred in Bhoma…
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Punjab AAP workers write ‘Gaddar’ in front of Harbhajan Singh’s house
Chandigarh: AAP workers on Saturday held protests outside the residences of Rajya Sabha MPs Harbhajan Singh, Ashok Mittal and Rajinder Gupta, who quit the party and joined the BJP. The workers wrote…
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HC sends girl to shelter home, orders custody for male companion in protection plea
Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court on Saturday, April 18, directed authorities to shift a girl to Nari Niketan in Haldwani, and ordered the custody of her male companion while hearing a protection…
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ED raids on Punjab minister: Mann says democracy being ‘murdered’
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday, April 17, slammed the BJP-led central government after the ED carried out raids against state minister Sanjeev Arora, saying democracy is being “murdered” and…
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Uttar Pradesh: 10 dead, 22 injured as boat capsizes
Chandigarh: What began as a devotional journey to Mathura turned into an unimaginable tragedy for several families from Ludhiana and Jagraon after a boat carrying tourists, primarily from Punjab, capsized in Yamuna…
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HC bars judicial officers from using AI tools to write judgments
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked judicial officers not to use AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot to write judgments and conduct legal research. A letter issued…
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Muslim vendors harassed, asked to show ID proof to continue working
In two separate incidents, Muslim workers faced harassment from local residents who demanded to see their identification and proof of police verification for working in the area. A video from Punjab’s Ludhiana…
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I go to Parliament to create impact: Raghav Chadha vs AAP battle heats up
New Delhi: “I go to Parliament to create impact, not ruckus,” said Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Saturday, April 4, as he rejected allegations levelled against him by the Aam Aadmi…
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Grenade blast outside Chandigarh BJP office; man claims retaliation for Sikh killings
Chandigarh: A blast outside the Punjab BJP headquarters here Wednesday, April 1, sent people panicking, with a social media post claiming that the “grenade attack” was a reprisal for the killing of…
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UP: 21-year-old student dies after jumping from 28th floor in Noida
Noida: A 21-year-old college student allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the 28th floor of her residential society in Sector 32 here, police said on Monday, March 30. According to police,…
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Punjab: Congress block president killed in Ludhiana
Chandigarh: A Congress leader was hacked to death with an axe by two unidentified assailants in Punjab’s Ludhiana district, police said. Parminder Tiwari, Machhiwara Congress block president, had put up rental quarters…
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Punjab police drag Dalit woman by hair, assault her in broad daylight
Chandigarh: In an alleged case of police brutality, a Dalit woman was assaulted and dragged by her hair in Punjab’s Jalandhar by a police officer on Friday, March 20. The incident came…
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Electricity Amendment Bill: Power engineers threaten nationwide protest
The Federal Executive of the All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has strongly opposed the proposed Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2025 and announced a nationwide lightning protest on March 10 if the Union…
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Women’s Day: CJI flags off walkathon in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Sunday, March 8, flagged off a walkathon here which was aimed at raising awareness about women’s rights. Justice Kant also took part in the…
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Woman shot dead by ‘molester’ in UP’s Basti
Basti: An 18-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead in a village here by a man who had earlier molested her, police said on Tuesday, March 3. The class 12 student was sleeping…