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National SC panel has limited powers, says Punjab and Haryana High Court
Chandigarh: In an important development, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that constitutional body, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, “does not possess the power of adjudication and has no…
- India
Punjab not cooperating in resolving SYL canal dispute, Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court the Punjab government is “not cooperating” in resolving the decades-old Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal dispute between the state and Haryana. The apex…
- Sports
Arshdeep Singh is India’s pride, every Indian stands with him: BJP
New Delhi: Describing cricketer Arshdeep Singh as the “pride of India”, BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday said every citizen stands with the left-arm bowler. Chugh also welcomed the Information…
- India
Four masked men vandalise church in Punjab’s Tarn Taran
Amritsar: Four masked men allegedly vandalised a church in a village close to the Indo-Pak border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred in Takkarpura village of…
- India
Punjab CM tests his hand at volleyball again, showcases skills
Jalandhar: The Guru Gobind Singh Stadium in this Punjab city on Monday witnessed perfect start for the ‘Khedaan Watan Punjab Dian’ as Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann himself participate in a volleyball match…
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Punjab gangster shot dead in Manila as bloody gang war spills over to foreign soil
New Delhi: Punjab gangster Mandeep Singh Dhariwal was shot dead in the Philippines capital, Manila, on Thursday in a fallout of the ongoing bloody rivalry between the dreaded Lawrence Bishnoi and Davinder…
- World
Imran being told to stop confrontation with military
Islamabad: There are some renewed efforts being made from within the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and by the Punjab Chief Minister to stop party Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan from confronting…
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From the archives: When Gandhi returned ‘Kaisar-i-Hind’, 2 war medals in 1920
New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi had returned the prestigious ‘Kaisar-i-Hind’ medal and two war medals to the British as part of his support for the Khilafat movement in 1920, saying he could not…
- Offbeat
Largest human tiranga formed in Chandigarh, enters Guinness World Record
Chandigarh: Punjab’s capital city on Tuesday witnessed a new world record for having the largest human waving the National Flag of India in a cricket stadium in Sector 16. The Union Territory…
- India
Punjab set up group of ministers to monitor lumpy skin disease
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday announced to set up a group of ministers (GoM) for effective monitoring and control of lumpy skin disease among livestock on a day-to-day basis.…
- India
Hoist Sikh flags instead of tricolour: Punjab MP Simranjit Mann
Chandigarh: Simranjit Singh Mann, a proponent for a separate Sikh homeland and SAD (Amritsar) MP from Sangrur, has kicked up a row by asking people to hoist ‘kesari‘ or Sikh religious flags atop…
- India
Farmers block highway in Phagwara over sugarcane arrears
Phagwara: Farmers on Monday blocked traffic on a national highway near a sugar mill here to protest “inordinate” delays in clearance of arrears worth Rs 72 crore to cane growers by the mill…
- Politics
Punjab CM bats for MSP as legal guarantee
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday espoused the case of food growers by underlining the need for making minimum support price (MSP) a legal guarantee and ensuring foolproof marketing…
- India
Punjab procures 66,666 doses of goat pox vaccine
Chandigarh: To protect livestock from contagious disease lumpy skin, the Punjab government has procured 66,666 doses of goat pox vaccine, which will be administered free of cost to the livestock to prevent…
- India
Lumpy skin disease: Over 400 cattle die, 20,000 infected in a month in Punjab
Chandigarh: Over 400 cattle have died due to lumpy skin disease in Punjab in a month and around 20,000, mostly cows, have been infected, a senior official said on Saturday. Barnala, Bathinda,…