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Only 35% beneficiaries linked, rollout to be postponed

Chandigarh, June 9 -- The UT administration is all set to switch to digital currency, and do away with direct bank transfers, for beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act (NFSA). The project, o... Read More


Panchkula residents move HC against anti-encroachment drive

Chandigarh, June 9 -- Alleging contempt of court orders, five residents of Panchkula have approached the Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) against the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in the city. The... Read More


Posing as cops, gang abducts jeweller, extorts Rs.5L from kin

Mohali, June 9 -- In a plot straight out of the movies, five men, posing as police officials, abducted a jeweller from his showroom in Zirakpur and extorted Rs.5 lakh from his family. Victim Gorav Goe... Read More


Two arrested for snatching in Panchkula

Panchkula, June 9 -- The police arrested two snatchers on Sunday within 6 hours of a snatching incident in Panchkula. The snatched mobile phone and Activa used in the incident have been recovered. Acc... Read More


Mubarikpur gets new 66 kV grid substation

Mohali, June 9 -- Punjab industries and commerce minister Aman Arora and power minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond on Monday inaugurated a newly commissioned 66 kV grid substation at PSIEC Focal Point, Mub... Read More


Cong workers protest, accuse govt of vendetta politics

Mohali, June 9 -- Senior Congress leader and former Punjab health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu led a protest in Mohali on Monday morning, accusing the Punjab government of pursuing vendetta politics an... Read More


Monsoon sweeps deeper into Maha, K'taka, Telangana

New Delhi, June 9 -- The southwest monsoon advanced deeper into Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, IMD said on Monday, detailing the rainy season's steady march northwards. Monsoon ... Read More


Man, minor daughter killed in Phagwara road mishap

Phagwara, June 9 -- A man and his daughter lost their lives in a road accident near Chandigarh bypass in Phagwara on Monday evening. The deceased have been identified as Sukhbir Singh, 37, a resident ... Read More


17-year-old ends life in Phagwara

Jalandhar, June 9 -- A 17-year-old boy ended his life by consuming some poisonous substance in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar's Rahon town on Monday, police said. His family alleged that the boy took the ... Read More


No paper leak in state since 2022, jobs given on merit, says Mann

Chandigarh, June 9 -- Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said the state has not witnessed a single paper leak incident since his government came to power in 2022, even as 93 exam papers have been ... Read More