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Barnala businessman scripts own extortion drama for fame, 5 held

Sangrur, March 9 -- The Barnala police on Sunday busted a gang for orchestrating a fake extortion plot, allegedly masterminded by a local businessman to gain notoriety and police security. Senior supe... Read More


Teacher eligibility test on March 8 cancelled

Sangrur, March 7 -- The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) has officially withdrawn the notice for the special Punjab state teacher eligibility test, scheduled to be held on Ma... Read More


BDPO among 12 booked for graft in Sangrur

SANGRUR, March 6 -- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has booked 12 individuals, including government officials, for alleged corruption and misappropriation of funds in development projects in Dhuri an... Read More


Teachers scale water tanks to protest low pay

Sangrur, March 4 -- In a coordinated show of defiance against finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, members of the ETT TET Pass Teachers' Union on Tuesday climbed water tanks and mobile towers across ... Read More


High drama in Dirba: Teachers scale water tanks to protest low salaries

India, March 3 -- In a coordinated show of defiance against finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, members of the ETT TET Pass Teachers' Union on Tuesday climbed water tanks and mobile towers across 25... Read More


One killed in 10-car pile-up on Bathinda-Chandigarh highway

Sangrur, Feb. 24 -- One person was killed and five were injured after nearly 10 vehicles collided in a pile-up on the Bathinda-Chandigarh national highway on Monday morning. Police said the accident, ... Read More


SKM (Non-Political) protest: 90 farmer leaders detained in Sangrur

India, Feb. 24 -- Ahead of the planned protest by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) in Samana in Patiala district, Punjab Police on Tuesday moved to pre-empt the stir by taking 90 farmer leader... Read More


Rahul Gandhi to address rally in Barnala on February 28

BARNALA, Feb. 20 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address a rally in Barnala on February 28, the party said on Thursday. The Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) appointed Congress leader Hard... Read More


Congress puts up banners in Lehra warning of 'unfit' drinking water

Sangrur, Feb. 10 -- Congress has put up banners in Lehragaga, the assembly constituency of water resources minister, Barinder Kumar Goyal, claiming that the water in Lehra town is unfit for drinking. ... Read More


Sangrur panchayat withdraws boycott 'order'

SANGRUR, Feb. 9 -- Following backlash, the gram panchayat of Rogla village of Sangrur has now withdrawn the resolution seeking a social boycott of a local family after a youth married a woman from the... Read More