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Fighting the sad seasons with poems of resistance

India, April 19 -- It was Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet and author, who had proclaimed that every beautiful poem is an act of resistance and so it was last week in the Delhi home of Chandigarh-bre... Read More


Indian ships in strait

New Delhi, April 19 -- Iran's Revolutionary Guard fired at two Indian-flagged merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, prompting the external affairs ministry to call in the Iranian envoy... Read More


36 protected parakeets rescued from Patiala pet shop, owner arrested

Patiala, April 19 -- In a major crackdown on illegal wildlife trade, the Punjab department of forests and wildlife preservation, along with Patiala Police, rescued 36 protected parakeets from a pet sh... Read More


ED expands FEMAprobe, raids premises of Arora's associate

Ludhiana, April 19 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday widened its ongoing probe under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) by conducting searches on the premises of Neeraj Satija, a... Read More


'Punjab ready for first intensive electoral roll clean-up in 22 years'

India, April 19 -- With assembly elections early next year, all eyes in Punjab are on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. The SIR will roll out once the Election Comm... Read More


65kg heroin seized in Amritsar, 2 held

Amritsar, April 19 -- The state special operations cell (SSOC), Amritsar unit, of the counter intelligence wing has busted a cross-border drug smuggling module with the arrest of two accused and recov... Read More


Haryana issues notices to de-empanel 6 pvt hospitals in Panipat over excessive referrals

Chandigarh, April 19 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini on Saturday initiated action to de-empanel six private hospitals in Panipat. An official spokesperson said that notices have been issued to t... Read More


3 youths held for vandalising Ambedkar's statue in Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur, April 19 -- Three youths have been arrested for allegedly vandalising a statue of BR Ambedkar at Noorpur Jattan village on the intervening night between March 30 and 31, with police claimi... Read More


Canada police probing threats to cricketers, Bishnoi link under lens

Toronto, April 19 -- The Canadian law enforcement is probing alleged threats and intimidation of cricket players, with a media investigation pointing to a possible link with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi ... Read More


Haryana to launch portal for agroforestry tree sales

Chandigarh, April 19 -- The Haryana government will launch an e-auction portal to enable farmers to sell agroforestry trees grown on their fields, such as eucalyptus and poplar, through the Haryana Fo... Read More