Bank cashier held for stealing Rs.14 cr from clients' accounts

Bathinda, Aug. 1 -- A cashier working for the State Bank of India (SBI) in Faridkot's Sadiq town for 15 years has been arrested for stealing at least Rs.14 crore from the bank accounts of unsuspecting... Read More

Punjab sees jump in DSR acreage, but misses target

BATHINDA, July 31 -- The Punjab agriculture department is able to achieve only 58% of the targeted 5 lakh acres to be covered under the direct seeded rice (DSR) technique for paddy sowing this kharif ... Read More

Faridkot murder: 4 of Bambiha gang held

Bathinda, July 29 -- The Faridkot police arrested four persons linked to the Bambiha gang operated by a fugitive criminal, Lucky Patial, in connection with the murder of Yadwinder Singh on July 22. In... Read More

Unravelling Bt bind: Indigenous cotton weaves a new future for agriculturists

Bathinda, July 28 -- After years of struggling with pest-infested Bt cotton and shrinking profits, a section of farmers in Punjab are turning back to a traditional crop with a modern promise - indigen... Read More

SIT indicts victim's friend for murder

Bathinda, July 21 -- A 19-year-old youth from Maur town in Bathinda, Mukul Mittal, has been charged with the murder of a college student whose body was recovered from the Kotla branch canal on March 1... Read More

Rain brings relief to cotton growers, but pink bollworm threat looms

Bathinda, July 20 -- After nearly a month of dry weather, recent rainfall across southwest Punjab has brought relief to cotton farmers, raising hopes for a better kharif season. The showers have helpe... Read More

Rain brings relief to cotton growers, but pink bollworm threat looms, say experts

India, July 19 -- Bathinda After nearly a month of dry weather, recent rainfall across southwest Punjab has brought relief to cotton farmers, raising hopes for a better kharif season. The showers ha... Read More

Moga Advocate runs car over brother's family

Bathinda, July 18 -- A family dispute over agricultural land in Punjab's Moga district escalated into a violent incident when an advocate allegedly attempted to run over his elder brother's family wit... Read More

Advocate runs car over brother's family after land dispute in Punjab's Moga

India, July 17 -- A family dispute over agricultural land in Punjab's Moga district escalated into a violent incident when an advocate allegedly attempted to run over his elder brother's family with a... Read More

Court to hear case against 5 Bathinda cops on July 31

BATHINDA, July 16 -- A Bathinda court will hear on July 31 a case against five police personnel accused of fabricating a custodial death as a drowning incident. The case, heard on Tuesday by civil jud... Read More

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