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NIA files chargesheet against 2 traffickers in donkey route case

Jalandhar, Oct. 3 -- Seven months after initiating a probe into the illegal immigration racket, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against two persons involved in sending ... Read More


'Wheat MSP hike meagre': Farmer unions slam Centre

Jalandhar, Oct. 3 -- Even as the central government has approved the highest ever increase of Rs.160 per quintal in wheat's minimum support price (MSP), the Punjab farmer unions have termed it as mere... Read More


First to file complaint, he refuses to give in to agents

Jalandhar, Oct. 1 -- Gurpreet Singh, 39, of Tarf Behbal Bahadur village in Kapurthala district is not only coping with the stigma of deportation but also standing up to the pressure of the travel agen... Read More


'Wouldn't wish this trauma on anyone'

Jalandhar, Oct. 1 -- Nishan Singh, 20, of Chakoki village in Kapurthala's Dhilwan, was among the youngest deportees as he was only 16 years old in 2022 when he headed out to the US on the donkey route... Read More


Five African swine fever cases detected, culling starts today

Nawashahr, Sept. 25 -- Five cases of highly contagious African Swine Fever (ASF) virus among the pigs have been reported in the piggery farm located in Bhaura village of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar on ... Read More


Procure biomass pellets locally for ex-situ mgmt : PPCB to thermal plants

Jalandhar, Sept. 24 -- With the aim of scientifically managing paddy stubble, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has directed coal-based thermal power plants in the state to procure biomass pel... Read More


AAP MLA Raman Arora gets bail after 4 months

Jalandhar, Sept. 23 -- A court in Jalandhar on Monday granted bail to AAP legislator from Jalandhar Central Raman Arora, who was arrested in connection with an alleged extortion and criminal intimidat... Read More


Punjab flags 663 villages as hotspots of stubble burning

Jalandhar, Sept. 20 -- The Punjab government has flagged 663 villages across eight districts of Punjab as hotspots of stubble burning based on data over the past three years, the Punjab Pollution Cont... Read More


Cremation ground flooded, family forced to perform last rites of woman in backyard

Kapurthala, Sept. 20 -- With floodwater submerging large parts of Sultanpur Lodhi for over 45 days, the family of 75-year-old Gurnam Kaur had to perform her last rites in the backyard of their house i... Read More


punjab identifies663 villages as hotspots for stubble burning

Jalandhar, Sept. 20 -- The Punjab government has flagged 663 villages across eight districts of the state as hotspots of stubble burning based on data over the past three years, the Punjab Pollution C... Read More