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Phase 1 of Census 2027 in Punjab to start from May 15

India, Feb. 28 -- A one-day state-level conference for deputy commissioners and municipal corporation commissioners on Census 2027 - Phase 1 (House Listing Operations) was held in Chandigarh on Friday... Read More


Drop in NPRs may keep Canada's population flat

India, Feb. 28 -- Canada's population is expected to remain flat this year due to falling numbers of non-permanent residents or NPR, while only showing modest gains in the near future. This projection... Read More


BKU makes toll plazas free for stricter anti-sacrilege law

BATHINDA/SANGRUR, Feb. 28 -- The Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Sidhupur) made 52 toll plazas free across the state from 12 pm to 4 pm on Friday to express solidarity with the "Dharam Yudhh Morcha" protesti... Read More


Justice Lisa Gill to be appointed as Andhra CJ

Chandigarh, Feb. 28 -- The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of justice Lisa Gill of the Punjab and Haryana high court as the chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh high court. The ... Read More


Court again exempts Sukhbir, directs him to appear on March 23

India, Feb. 28 -- Nearly eight years after a defamation complaint was first filed, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal is set to personally appear before a local court on March 23. Badal wa... Read More


Congress alleges Rs.5,000-crore paddy procurement 'scandal'

Chandigarh, Feb. 28 -- The eyebrow raising record paddy procurement rocked the Haryana Assembly on Friday with the Opposition accusing the government of presiding over a multi-crore paddy procurement ... Read More


Introduced transparency to stop 'loot' prevailed during Cong govt: Saini

Chandigarh, Feb. 28 -- The Haryana government has detected discrepancies in about 1.30 lakh old age pension cases. These discrepancies pertaining to age, income and other criteria are being verified t... Read More


24-yr-old Yamunanagar man dies in Canada road accident

Karnal, Feb. 28 -- A 24-year-old man from Yamunanagar died in a road accident in Canada's Toronto, family members said on Friday. The deceased Udam Preet Singh, a native of Chhota Model Town, Yamunana... Read More


PSEIC rakes in Rs.163cr from auction of 77 units

Chandigarh, Feb. 28 -- As many as 77 industrial plots located in various focal points across Punjab were allotted in the latest e-auction conducted by the Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporatio... Read More


Allegations misleading, says Saini

India, Feb. 28 -- Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini admitted that there were certain shortcomings, but strict action was being taken against all those responsible for the irregularities. "We took actio... Read More