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Recurring fires in biogas plant stores raises pollution concerns

Sangrur, Nov. 8 -- Farmers in Bhutal Kalan village of Sangrur district have expressed concerns over recurring fires at the storage units of compressed biogas plant run by Verbio, alleging that the lat... Read More


Sangrur farmer tries to end life

Sangrur, Nov. 8 -- Fearing action, a farmer from Sangrur's Hamirgarh village allegedly consumed a poisonous substance on Friday when civil officials arrived to verify a stubble-burning incident after ... Read More


Punjab farm fires have dipped, state officials tell CAQM team

Chandigarh, Nov. 8 -- Punjab has seen a considerable drop in stubble burning cases this year, state government officials told a team of the Centre's commission for air quality management (CAQM), which... Read More


CEO reviews poll readiness with district officials

Chandigarh, Nov. 8 -- Punjab chief electoral officer (CEO) Sibin C on Friday held a video conference with district officials to review the final phase of preparations for the Tarn Taran by-election, s... Read More


Stubble smoke, cold winds keep Delhi covered in haze

New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- The impact of cold northwesterly winds continued across Delhi on Friday, bringing stubble smoke from Punjab and Haryana while keeping temperatures low. The Capital woke to another... Read More


caught in super-seeder, Migrant worker killed while sowing wheat

Barnala, Nov. 8 -- A migrant worker was killed in Chananwal village while sowing wheat in the field of farmer Gurjant Singh Dhaliwal. Dhaliwal said Chand Kishore Mehta was suddenly caught in the super... Read More


2 Jaggu Bhagwanpuria aides held; arms seized

Hoshiarpur, Nov. 8 -- The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab, in a joint operation with Hoshiarpur police, arrested two active members of the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang and recovered four sophisticat... Read More


Kashmiri doc held in UP for 'links' to JeM propaganda in Srinagar

Meerut, Nov. 8 -- A Kashmiri doctor working at a private hospital in UP's Saharanpur was arrested and handed over to the Jammu and Kashmir Police for his alleged involvement in putting up posters supp... Read More


BSF intercepts drone, recovers 705 gm heroin

Ferozepur, Nov. 8 -- Border Security Force successfully intercepted a drone and 705 gm of heroin in past 24 hours in Ferozepur and Fazilka districts. A BSF spokesman claimed that forces recovered one ... Read More


Govt medics seek CMs intervention to stop direct recruitment of SMOs

Chandigarh, Nov. 8 -- The Haryana Civil Medical Services (HCMS) Association has sought the intervention of chief minister Nayab Singh Saini to stop the process of direct recruitment of senior medical ... Read More