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Punjab govt enforces 'no work, no pay' as employees' hold pen-down strike

Chandigarh/Amritsar/Bathinda/Jalandhar, Sept. 9 -- In a crackdown on striking state employees demanding pending dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) arrears, the Punjab government on Tuesd... Read More


4 held, SIT set up amid row over dalit man's suicide in Sangrur

Sangrur/New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The Punjab Police on Tuesday formed a special investigation team to probe the death by suicide of a 47-year-old Dalit man in Sangrur district, a senior officer said, addi... Read More


Russia says Brics can bridge Iran-UAE gap

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- Russia remains hopeful that Brics member states will be able to bridge differences between Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the West Asia conflict and achieve consens... Read More


Oil prices at 6-wk high as houthis attack saudi energy FACILITIES

New York/Bengaluru/Singapore, Sept. 9 -- Oil prices rose to a six-week high on Tuesday after Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen attacked Saudi energy facilities, setting oil installations ablaze and threate... Read More


4 held on abetment charges, SIT set up

Sangrur/New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The Punjab Police on Tuesday formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the death by suicide of a 47-year-old Dalit man in Sangrur district, a senior officer said... Read More


Farmers' 'mahapanchayat' opposes US trade deal, seeks MSP on all crops

AMRITSAR, Sept. 9 -- Farmers on Tuesday attended a 'mahapanchayat' organised by the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Sangharsh) at the Dussehra Ground in Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar, to raise issues concerning... Read More


Rationalise demand, BBMB tells states as Bhakra, Pong levels remain below average

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) on Tuesday asked its partner states - Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan - to rationalise their water demand and submit fresh, reduced water r... Read More


Rs.22-crore GST evasion racket busted: Cheema

CHANDIGARH, Sept. 9 -- Punjab finance and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday disclosed the unearthing of a massive Rs.22 crore Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion racket. He announced t... Read More


Cleanliness campaign 2.0 extended till Sept 12: Bains

CHANDIGARH, Sept. 9 -- Punjab local government minister Harjot Singh Bains on Tuesday announced the extension of the state-wide 'Cleanliness Campaign 2.0' till September 12. He also announced four meg... Read More


Six of family get life term for killing neighbour

ROHTAK, Sept. 9 -- A district court in Sonepat has sentenced six members of a family to life imprisonment, convicting them in a murder case of their neighbour after a quarrel in 2021. The court of the... Read More