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SGPC chief Dhami slams Giani Harpreet, says his group will deepen divisions in Panth

AMRITSAR, Aug. 13 -- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami on Tuesday said that the elevation of former Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh as th... Read More


'We are the real SAD, will soon get EC stamp'

AMRITSAR, Aug. 13 -- A day after getting unanimously elected as president of the breakaway Shiromani Akali Dal faction, Giani Harpreet Singh, 52, on Tuesday sharpened his attack on Akali Dal chief Suk... Read More


3 robbers held after shootout in Rohtak

Rohtak, Aug. 13 -- The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA-1) of Rohtak police arrested three robbers after a brief exchange of fire from near Sunaria by-pass in Rohtak on Monday night. The accused had ca... Read More


HC refuses to quash criminal proceedings against sugar mill

Chandigarh, Aug. 13 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed a petition from Chadha sugar mills, seeking quashing of criminal proceedings for alleged spill of molasses into Beas river on May... Read More


One held in graft case

Ferozepur, Aug. 13 -- The vigilance bureau (VB) on Tuesday arrested a fire officer on the charge of accepting Rs.20,000 bribe. A VB spokesperson said Varinder Kathuria, posted at Abohar, reportedly de... Read More


Health care a worry as Punjab jails burst at seams; govt orders survey

Patiala, Aug. 13 -- With Punjab's prisons housing over 37,000 inmates against a sanctioned capacity of just 26,000, the state government has ordered an urgent, evidence-based health infrastructure sur... Read More


Cong appoints 32 DCC chiefs in Haryana

Chandigarh, Aug. 13 -- The Congress, after a gap of 11 years, on Tuesday appointed district Congress committee (DCC) presidents in Haryana. The appointments were approved by party president, Mallikarj... Read More


Ghaggar river water unfit for drinking & bathing, LS told

Chandigarh, Aug. 13 -- The water of river Ghaggar, an intermittent river originating in Shivalik hills and flowing through Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan, has been found unfit for drinking by the Harya... Read More


Haryana rights panel seeks report on 27 govt schools in Hisar

Rohtak, Aug. 13 -- The Haryana Human Rights Commission on Tuesday took suo motu cognizance of 27 government schools functioning in unsafe buildings in Hisar district and directed officials to make saf... Read More


Faridkot DSP gets bail in bribery case after a month

Bathinda, Aug. 13 -- A month after the Faridkot deputy superintendent of police (DSP), Rajan Paul, was arrested for allegedly offering a bribe of Rs.1 lakh to the reader of senior superintendent of po... Read More