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Youths sitting on tracks crushed under train

India, March 6 -- A day of festive joy turned into a horrific tragedy on Wednesday afternoon when a train struck and killed two young men near Jagatpura village while they were celebrating Holi on the... Read More


14 vehicles impounded in Manimajra

India, March 6 -- The municipal corporation carried out a special drive against dumped and illegally repaired vehicles in the Motor Market area of Manimajra, Sector 13, on Thursday. Continuing its str... Read More


Suspended IAS officer KK Yadav reinstated

Chandigarh, March 6 -- The Punjab government on Thursday reinstated and posted suspended IAS officer KK Yadav as secretary general, administration and coordination. A 2003 batch officer, Yadav, who wa... Read More


HC seeks affidavit from DGP in Gurdaspur encounter case

Chandigarh, March 6 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday directed the Punjab director general of police (DGP) to submit an affidavit detailing circumstances around the death of a 19-year-o... Read More


10 Jalandhar industrialists stranded in Doha; Bathinda principal returns

Jalandhar, March 6 -- The group of 10 industrialists from Jalandhar has been stranded in strife-torn Middle East for the past four days. Ashwani Sharma, former president of the federation of Indian ex... Read More


7 new medical colleges coming up in Punjab: Dr Balbir Singh

Chandigarh, March 6 -- Punjab health and family welfare minister Balbir Singh on Thursday shared the progress of the upcoming seven new medical colleges across the state. These include two government ... Read More


Punjab names nodal officers to aid stranded residents

Chandigarh, March 6 -- The Punjab government has deployed two senior officers to coordinate, remain in constant liaison with the ministry of external affairs and keep a tab on the measures being under... Read More


HC summons Punjab chief secy over gap in law officers' salaries

Chandigarh, March 6 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday summoned chief secretary and principal secretary (finance) of the Punjab government over "huge difference" in the salaries of law o... Read More


Normalcy returning in Kashmir as curbs ease

Srinagar, March 6 -- The situation is slowly returning to normal in Kashmir valley even though the authorities continued with mild restrictions in parts of Srinagar on Thursday. Shops opened and traff... Read More


Punjab budget session: Rs.1,000 aid for women in focus

Chandigarh, March 6 -- As the Opposition gears up to corner the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government in the Budget Session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha starting Friday over law and order, rising gangsterism... Read More