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Man chops off woman's nose in Panipat

Karnal, Aug. 29 -- A man allegedly chopped off the nose of a woman in a Panipat village. The incident happened on August 25, when the woman was heading home after her shift and the man offered her lif... Read More


Searches conducted at 138 Punjab rly stations

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 29 -- Punjab Police on Thursday conducted a cordon and search operation (CASO) at 138 railway stations across the state. The operation was carried out in all the 28 police districts. ... Read More


Punjab edu minister Bainsbats for 5 ITIs, skill institute

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- Punjab technical education and industrial training minister Harjot Singh Bains urged the Union government to establish an Indian Institute of Skills in Ludhiana and five ITI hub... Read More


Vardhman to set up Rs.2,500-cr steel plant

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- Vardhman Special Steels Limited (VSSL) on Thursday announced a new Rs.2,500 crore greenfield special and alloy steel plant in Ludhiana district. The project to be set up in a jo... Read More


Paddy dwarfing virus: Farmer unions push for special girdawari

Karnal, Aug. 29 -- A day after Haryana agriculture minister Shyam Singh Rana said that the state government was alert regarding southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus' (SRBSDV) and the crop damage d... Read More


High court stays order awarding 33% share to ruler's grandnephew

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has stayed a Chandigarh court order that granted 33.33% share of erstwhile Faridkot ruler Harinder Singh Brar's Rs.40,000-crore estate to Amrin... Read More


Ranjit Sagar Dam water level drops

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- The Ranjit Sagar Dam, built on the Ravi, experienced a drop in water level by 1.25 metres, settling at 525.65 metres on Thursday, offering a brief respite amid widespread floodi... Read More


Rail traffic disrupted, 38 trains cancelled

Ferozepur, Aug. 29 -- Rail traffic between Kathua in Jammu & Kashmir and Madhopur in Punjab has been suspended due to heavy rainfall and flooding, causing widespread disruption in train services acros... Read More


7kg heroin, drone seized by BSF in Ferozepur, Fazilka

Ferozepur, Aug. 29 -- Border Security Force in a joint operation with Punjab Police on Thursday recovered a drone with over 6 kilograms of heroin in Ferozepur besides over one kg heroin in two separat... Read More


Fire at heritage building kills 1

Rudrapur, Aug. 29 -- A heritage structure in Nainital district of Uttarakhand was reduced to ashes after a massive fire broke out, leaving one person dead and triggering a large-scale firefighting ope... Read More