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Sacked ASI jailed till death for raping widow

Bathinda, Feb. 13 -- A special court in Bathinda has sentenced dismissed Punjab Police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Gurvinder Singh to life imprisonment till death after holding him guilty of raping ... Read More


Punjab not to adopt Centre's flagship scheme PM-AASHA

Chandigarh, Feb. 13 -- The Punjab government has decided not to adopt Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), an umbrella scheme initiated by the Centre to ensure remunerative price... Read More


Trader found dead, female friend booked

Rohtak, Feb. 13 -- A 32-year-old cloth trader was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his hotel room in Hisar and his female friend was found missing from the room, police officials said on T... Read More


24-yr-old working in Ggm firm run over by 'drunk' cop

Karnal, Feb. 13 -- A 24-year-old woman from Ambala was killed on Wednesday night after a speeding car, allegedly driven by a "drunk" Haryana Police head constable, rammed into the e-rickshaw she was t... Read More


Fazilka villagers seek immediate action against drug peddlers

Ferozepur, Feb. 13 -- More than 50 residents of Balluana village on Thursday met officials at the Jalalabad City police station in Fazilka to submit a complaint against drug peddlers, highlighting the... Read More


US-India trade deal will 'destroy' Punjab farmers, says Cheema

Chandigarh, Feb. 13 -- Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday claimed that the US-India trade deal will "destroy" farmers of Punjab. Calling the trade deal a "conspiracy to destroy Pu... Read More


At Takht, Fazilka SSP tenders apology for Jan 30 arrests from Golden Temple

Amritsar, Feb. 13 -- Fazilka senior superintendent of police (SSP) Gurmeet Singh on Thursday appeared before Akal Takht jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj to seek "forgiveness" over the arrest of two... Read More


Co-ordinated efforts needed to eliminate drug menace: Guv

Ferozepur, Feb. 13 -- The anti-drug war can't be won by enforcement alone as it requires a unified and sustained action by political parties, panchayats, educational institutions and religious organis... Read More


Bharat Bandh: Workers, farmers hold protests, traders stay away

Bathinda/Jalandhar/Amritsar, Feb. 13 -- Employees, workers and farmers associated with different unions held protests across various districts in Punjab to show their resistance to "anti-worker, anti-... Read More


Govt suspends Khamano tehsildar for bypassing official jurisdiction

Patiala, Feb. 13 -- A tehsildar-cum-sub-registrar of Khamano in Fatehgarh Sahib district was on Thursday suspended for carrying out registrations of more than 12 properties of another district (Ludhia... Read More