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Punjab floods: 41 killed, over 1,600 people living in relief camps
Chandigarh: Forty-one people were killed and 1,616 are living in 173 relief camps following the floods that hit Punjab recently, officials said. Nineteen districts — Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Hoshiarpur,…
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Punjab suffered losses of nearly Rs 1,000 crore due to floods: CM Mann
Nangal: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Sunday that the state suffered estimated losses of nearly Rs 1,000 crore due to recent floods. A detailed report on the losses will be…
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Punjab: ‘Family-like’ house help hires hitmen to kill NRI employer
Ludhiana: Canadian NRI Baninderdeep Singh, 42, was killed on Monday by four masked assailants at the Thakur Colony area in Ludhiana, in a plan hatched by his trusted house help. The key…
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Self-styled godman Ram Rahim now gets parole of 30 days
Chandigarh: Less than five months after getting a 40-day parole, self-styled jailed godman and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was on Thursday granted regular parole of 30 days by…
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Farmers in flood-hit Punjab prop each other up with free seeds
Chandigarh: Their own crops damaged in floods, several farmers in Punjab are now propping up their fellows, giving them free seeds to sow in their fields. Farmer Baldev Singh, whose own paddy…
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ISRO shows interest in setting up space museum in Punjab: CM Mann
Chandigarh: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Sunday said the Indian Space and Research Organisation has evinced interest in setting up a space museum in Punjab and that his government will extend full support.…
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Punjab Cong leader Ashwani Sekhri to join BJP
Chandigarh: Congress leader and former MLA Ashwani Sekhri on Sunday said he will join the BJP and alleged that several senior leaders were feeling suffocated in the Congress state unit. Sekhri stated…
- Sports
PWA tells ad-hoc panel not to give Bajrang Punia exemption from Asian Games trials
New Delhi: Pressure continued to mount on IOA’s ad-hoc panel for holding fair Asian Games trials with Punjab Wrestling Association (PWA) on Friday categorically telling the committee that it would field Jaskaran…
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Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi hospitalised
Chandigarh: Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi was admitted to a government hospital in Punjab’s Faridkot town on Tuesday after he fell ill. He has been lodged in jail in Bathinda. The police have…
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Army deployed in Punjab’s Ropar, Patiala as flood situation worsens
Chandigarh: With the flood situation in Punjab’s Ropar and Patiala districts worsening owing to incessant rain and heavy flow of water in rivers on the third consecutive day, the Army was deployed…
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McDonald’s continues to use tomato in its menu in Punjab
Chandigarh: Fast-food chain McDonald’s continues to serve tomato in its menu in the Punjab-Chandigarh region despite the sky-rocketing price of the vegetable, the company said on Friday. The brand has a reliable…
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Punjab: Congress announces new 31 members political affairs committee
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday announced the constitution of new political affairs committee for Punjab with senior leader Harish Chaudhary, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Partap Singh Bajwa and others as its…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: FIRs against Ahmadis for sacrificing animals on Eid Al Adha
At least five FIRs were registered against Ahmadi minority community members for performing Eid-Al-Adha rituals, including sacrificing animals, across the Punjab province of Pakistan. The cases were filed on different dates following…
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NIA approaches MHA for shifting gangsters to Andaman and Nicobar Islands
New Delhi: National Investigation Agency (NIA) has approached the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) regarding transfer of 10-12 gangsters who are currently lodged in Delhi, Punjab, and Haryana jails over suspicion of…
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Internet shutdowns in Manipur, Punjab cost Indian economy $1.9 bn: Report
New Delhi: Recent internet shutdowns in Manipur and Punjab cost the Indian economy an estimated $1.9 billion, a loss of nearly $118 million in foreign investment and nearly 21,268 job losses, a…
