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72% voters mapped in Punjab; EC pushes to speed up process

Chandigarh, April 1 -- Election Commissioner of India Dr SS Sandhu on Tuesday held a detailed review of the progress of pre-Special Intensive Revision (pre-SIR) mapping in Jalandhar. Punjab chief elec... Read More


Son opens fire at retired Delhi cop over 'property tiff'

Rohtak, April 1 -- A retired Delhi Police head constable was allegedly shot at by his son on Tuesday over a property dispute at Dhakla village in Jhajjar, police officials said. The police identified ... Read More


Haryana govt releases Rs.32 cr to pvt schools for EWS, BPL student fees

Chandigarh, April 1 -- Haryana education minister Mahipal Dhanda on Tuesday announced that the state government has released approximately Rs.32 crore to reimburse the fees of students from economical... Read More


Wheat procurement begins in Haryana with new guidelines

Chandigarh, April 1 -- Ahead of the one-and-a-half-month long wheat procurement season beginning Wednesday, Haryana government on Tuesday assured farmers of elaborate arrangements across over 400 mand... Read More


'BJP govt delivering on its promises in time-bound manner'

Rohtak, April 1 -- In a direct attack on the opposition Congress, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday alleged that promises made by the Congress during the elections are 'confined to d... Read More


Centre disburses Rs.332-crore grant to Punjab rural bodies

Chandigarh, April 1 -- The Union government has released Rs.332.46 crore as a 15th Finance Commission grant for the 2025-26 financial year to rural local bodies in Punjab. The grant has been released ... Read More


Govt okays key industrial reforms,eases leasehold conversion norms

Chandigarh, April 1 -- The state government on Tuesday approved reforms in the policy for the conversion of leasehold industrial plots and sheds to freehold. Minister Sanjeev Arora, who holds the port... Read More


Blast in illegal cracker unit kills man, teen girl battling for life

Ludhiana, April 1 -- A man lost his life and a 13-year-old girl sustained critical injuries in an explosion at an "illegally run" firecracker manufacturing unit inside a house on the outskirts of Jodh... Read More


Man held for murdering wife in Kangra

Dharamshala, April 1 -- Kangra Police have arrested a man for allegedly killing his wife in a village in the Jaisinghpur area of Himachal's Kangra district, police said on Tuesday. According to police... Read More


Robotic surgery not included in Himcare, Ayushman Bharat schemes for now: Sukhu

Shimla, April 1 -- Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday clarified that robotic surgery is not currently covered under Ayushman Bharat or Himcare schemes. "Presently there a... Read More