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Recovering addicts to get skill training

Chandigarh, Jan. 13 -- Punjab health and family welfare minister Dr Balbir Singh on Monday chaired a meeting with deputy commissioners via videoconference to review the progress of ongoing padyatras (... Read More


Married woman found dead in Amritsar hotel

Amritsar, Jan. 13 -- A married woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances in a hotel on Court Road here on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Prabhjot Kaur, a resident of Waraich vil... Read More


Threat to Majithia in jail serious issue, says HC

Chandigarh, Jan. 13 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday took note of the plea raising concerns over the security of Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who is lodged in Nabha ... Read More


'No dearth of funds to support startups'

Jalandhar, Jan. 13 -- Inaugurating the state's first startup conclave at Lovely Professional University in Kapurthala, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said there was no dearth of funds f... Read More


HC stays proceedings in FIR against RTI activist, three scribes

Chandigarh, Jan. 13 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday stayed further proceedings in an FIR registered against four persons, including an RTI activist and three journalists, following a so... Read More


Elderly couple found murdered in Karnal's Assandh

Karnal, Jan. 13 -- A 78-year-old scrap dealer and his wife were found murdered in their home near the BDPO office at Assandh in Karnal district on Monday morning, police said. The bodies of Hari Singh... Read More


man kills friend in hotel, stays overnight with her body

Ghaziabad, Jan. 13 -- A 40-year-old man was arrested in Ghaziabad for allegedly murdering his 35-year-old female friend inside a hotel room after a violent argument and then spending the night in the ... Read More


Father, stepmother beat 7-yr-old girl to death; held

Ghaziabad, Jan. 13 -- The father and stepmother of a seven-year-old girl have been detained in Ghaziabad for allegedly beating the child to death at their home in Dasna on Sunday, police said on Monda... Read More


tehsildar suspended fordelaying registration of sale deed

Patiala, Jan. 13 -- The Punjab government on Monday suspended Patiala tehsildar-cum-sub registrar after the departmental inquiry established a nexus between the said officer, a private deed writer, an... Read More


Rural job scheme weakened with scrapping of MGNREGA: Cong

Ferozepur, Jan. 13 -- The central government weakened the rural employment scheme by replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Roz... Read More