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Barnala SHO transferred for lathicharge, Oppn seeks FIR

BARNALA, July 26 -- A day after Barnala deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Satvir Singh was suspended over the July 22 lathicharge on protesting sanitation workers, Barnala City-1 station house off... Read More


govt hikes milk procurement rate by Rs.40 per kilogram of fat

Chandigarh, July 26 -- In a major relief for Punjab's dairy farmers grappling with rising production costs, chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday approved an increase of Rs.40 per kilogram of fat i... Read More


2 killed in Jhajjar mishap

Karnal, July 26 -- Two young men were killed, while one was injured in a high-speed head-on collision between a pickup truck and a car near Police Lines on the Jhajjar-Bahadurgarh road in Jhajjar dist... Read More


2nd suspect held for Punjab-origin youth's murder in Canada

Chandigarh, July 26 -- Canadian Police have arrested a second suspect in connection with the 2023 killing of a Punjab-origin food delivery driver during an attempted carjacking in Mississauga. Accordi... Read More


16% voters found absent, shifted or dead during SIR: Haryana CEO

CHANDIGARH, July 26 -- Haryana chief electoral officer (CEO) A Sreenivas on Saturday said 16.39% of the state's registered electors were found absent, deceased, permanently shifted or otherwise unmapp... Read More


Khap panchayats to ban hookah at gatherings

Karnal, July 26 -- In a major social reform initiative, khap panchayats from across north India on Saturday resolved to stop the use of hookah at their community gatherings and launched a campaign aga... Read More


Govt to NGT: PLPA land demarcation lags in SBS Nagar, Hoshiarpur

Chandigarh, July 26 -- The Punjab government has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that differential global positioning system (DGPS)-based demarcation of land delisted under the Punjab Land ... Read More


Cheema urges guV to approve ordinance on outsourced staff

Chandigarh, July 26 -- Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday urged governor Gulab Chand Kataria to approve The Punjab State Outsourced Personnel (Transition to Contractual Engagement) Ordin... Read More


NEET was never neat: A test of merit, federalism & restraint

India, July 26 -- The controversy surrounding NEET is no longer about a leaked question paper or an examination conducted badly. It has become a test of the Indian state itself: Whether it can protect... Read More


IMD issues orange alert in 8 Himachal dists from tomorrow

Shimla, July 26 -- As a western disturbance is set to become active from July 27, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts heavy rainfall in most parts of the state. The IMD has issued an or... Read More