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Two Amritsar men held with 5 kg heroin

Amritsar, Nov. 2 -- Busting a narcotics smuggling network, the Punjab Police's Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar wing arrested two men after recovering 5 kg heroin from their possession. Those arrest... Read More


Jathedar attends UK memorial to mark Maharaja Duleep Singh's death anniv

Amritsar, Nov. 2 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Saturday attended a commemorative event organised by the local Sikh community in England's Thetford town to mark the 133rd ... Read More


Second govt panel meets protesters to end deadlock

BATHINDA, Nov. 2 -- In a fresh bid to resolve the ongoing agitation seeking justice for slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh alias Jhota, a second government-appointed panel, led by the additional... Read More


Rs.1,291 crore more disbursed to 37.4 lakh women: Mann

Ferozepur, Nov. 2 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced that Rs.1,291 crore in financial assistance had been transferred to the bank accounts of 37.43 lakh women under the Mukh Ma... Read More


1,597 govt women employeesin dock for illegally availing aid

Ludhiana, Nov. 2 -- Despite being explicitly barred from availing benefits under the Mukh Mantri Mawan-Dheeyan Satkar Yojana, 1,597 regular and permanent women employees of Punjab government departmen... Read More


Sonepat woman poisons, hangs three kids; kills herself

ROHTAK, Nov. 2 -- A 37-year-old woman allegedly poisoned her three children, hanged them, and then took her own life in Mundlana village of Gohana in Sonepat district, police said on Sunday. According... Read More


Farm fires cross 1,500-mark,Tarn Taran district tops tally

Patiala, Nov. 2 -- Stubble-burning incidents in Punjab have crossed the 1,500-mark, with the state recording 1,514 farm-fire cases so far this paddy-harvesting season, according to the latest monitori... Read More


Quebec govt to ban turbans, niqabs from elementary schools

Toronto, Nov. 2 -- The new government in the Canadian province of Quebec will prohibit all religious coverings, including turbans and niqabs, from elementary schools, in a move that adds restrictions ... Read More


Eleven Power licence row reaches appellate tribunal

CHANDIGARH, Nov. 2 -- The tussle revolving around the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) granting a parallel power distribution licence to a private firm and later the regulator applying... Read More


Placed under house arrest ahead of religious sermon: Mirwaiz

Srinagar, Nov. 2 -- Chief cleric of Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Sunday said that he was placed under house detention, allegedly to prevent him from delivering a scheduled religious... Read More