Punjab
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Punjab-origin Rachna Singh becomes first South Asian minister in Canada
Chandigarh: Punjab-origin Rachna Singh, a postgraduate in psychology from Panjab University here, has created a history of sorts after she was sworn in as Minister of Education and Child Care of British…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Punjab-based astrologer held for cheating to the tune of Rs 47 lakh
Hyderabad: An astrologer based out of Punjab was arrested on Monday by the Hyderabad cyber crime police team for cheating people on the pretext of predicting their love life. According to a…
- India
Punjab: Sacrilege at Gurdwara Sahib of Mansoorpur; accused held
Jalandhar: Jalandhar Rural police on Monday said an accused in a sacrilege incident at Gurdwara Sahib of Mansoorpur village in Punjab is arrested. “Today (5/12/2022), the accused related to the sacrilege incident…
- India
Five assault rifles, 5 pistols recovered near India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Ferozepur
Chandigarh: Five assault rifles and an equal number of pistols were recovered by the Border Security Force near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Ferozepur district on Friday, officials said. Acting on a…
- India
Drone with 5kg heroin recovered near India-Pak border in Punjab
Chandigarh: A drone was found from a field near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district along with over 5 kg of heroin, police on Friday. The hexacopter, an unmanned aerial…
- World
Pak ruling party to bring no-trust motions against PTI govts in KP, Punjab
Islamabad: Ruling out early elections in Pakistan, former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari said that the multi-party alliance of Pakistan Democratic Movement will table no-confidence motions in…
- India
Punjab withdraws order to mark red entry in land records for stubble burning
Chandigarh: Punjab’s Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said on Sunday that an order to withdraw red entries in land records of farmers for stubble burning has been issued. The government won’t let…
- India
95% households to get zero electricity bill in coming months: Punjab CM
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Saturday said more than 95 per cent of the households in the state will get zero electricity bill in the coming months, a major relief for…
- India
Farmers’ protest enters ninth day in parts of Punjab
Chandigarh: The farmers’ protest against the heavy fines on stubble burning and lesser compensation for crop damage due to inclement weather and pest attack and land acquisition for national highway projects, entered…
- India
Four car-borne women allegedly abduct man, sexually abuse him in Punjab
Chandigarh: Four women, all in their early 20s, in Punjab’s Jalandhar city allegedly abducted a man, who works as a labourer in a leather factory, on the pretext of asking for an…
- India
Illicit liquor cases: You are treating issue with kid gloves, SC to Punjab
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over the progress in investigation into some cases of illicit liquor trade in Punjab and said the state is treating the issue with…
- India
366 drug smugglers held in Punjab in one week under NDPS Act
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police arrested 366 drug smugglers after registering 258 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act across the state last week, a senior police official said on…
- India
After SC order, Kathua victim’s family awaits trial of accused Shubam Sangra in Pathankot
New Delhi: Seeking justice for over four years, the family of the eight-year-old Kathua rape-murder victim is eagerly waiting for the start of the trial against Shubam Sangra, who will be treated…
- India
State govts should consider public interest before politics, common man not interested in meetings: SC
New Delhi: Every state government should consider public interest before politics, the Supreme Court observed on Tuesday as it asked Punjab and Haryana to take concrete steps, rather than just hold meetings, to…
- India
Earthquake of 4.1 magnitude hits Amritsar
Amritsar: An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude was felt across Punjab’s Amritsar on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, informed National Center for Seismology (NCS). The tremors were felt at around 3:42…
