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Jhajjar advocate stabbed to death; 4 booked

Rohtak, March 6 -- An advocate was killed with a sharp-edged weapon near Chhara Chungi area in Jhajjar on Wednesday night, police said on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Devraj Chahar, 4... Read More


Khanna police book activist who filed plaint against Ludhiana admn

Ludhiana, March 6 -- In a curious turn of events, the Khanna police have booked social activist and local BJP leader Paramjit Singh, alias Param Walia, who had filed a complaint against the district a... Read More


Won't conduct cremation till demands are met: Family

Amritsar, March 6 -- The family of 19-year-old Ranjit Singh, who was killed in the February 25 police encounter in Gurdaspur, has resolved not to conduct the cremation until their demands are met by t... Read More


HC seeks affidavit from DGP in Gurdaspur encounter case

Chandigarh, March 6 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday directed the Punjab director general of police (DGP) to submit an affidavit detailing circumstances around the death of a 19-year-o... Read More


10 Jalandhar industrialists stranded in Doha; Bathinda principal returns

Jalandhar, March 6 -- The group of 10 industrialists from Jalandhar has been stranded in strife-torn Middle East for the past four days. Ashwani Sharma, former president of the federation of Indian ex... Read More


7 new medical colleges coming up in Punjab: Dr Balbir Singh

Chandigarh, March 6 -- Punjab health and family welfare minister Balbir Singh on Thursday shared the progress of the upcoming seven new medical colleges across the state. These include two government ... Read More


2 killed as kids' spat during Holi escalates into gunfire

Ferozepur, March 6 -- A quarrel among children during Holi celebrations escalated into a violent clash between adults in Ferozepur's Kadma village on Wednesday evening, leaving two men dead in an exch... Read More


Man wanted for murder bid on sarpanch arrested

Jalandhar, March 6 -- One of the five accused wanted for the murder bid on a village sarpanch last week was arrested following a police encounter in Jalandhar's Mehatpur area on Wednesday. The accused... Read More


1,500 J&K medical students stranded in war-torn Iran

Srinagar, March 6 -- Nearly 1,100 to 1,500 J&K medical students remain stranded in Iran as the war rages, their lives and careers at stake. Despite an MEA advisory to leave, many students stayed for t... Read More


Punjab names nodal officers to aid stranded residents

Chandigarh, March 6 -- The Punjab government has deployed two senior officers to coordinate, remain in constant liaison with the ministry of external affairs and keep a tab on the measures being under... Read More