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Punjab ramps up offensive with dedicated AGTF police station

Chandigarh, Feb. 14 -- In a significant escalation of its crackdown on organised crime, the Punjab government has set up a dedicated State Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) police station at Rajpura wit... Read More


Man shot dead in Ferozepur village after minor altercation

Ferozepur, Feb. 14 -- A man was shot dead in an alleged incident of firing linked to an old rivalry and a minor altercation in Ghall Khurd village of Ferozepur district on Friday evening. The deceased... Read More


Punjab ranks 2nd in abdominal obesity crisis, says data

Patiala, Feb. 14 -- More than half of Punjab's population (57.2%) suffers from abdominal obesity (pot belly), placing the statesecond in the country for this condition. This was stated in a data prese... Read More


Woman's body in suitcase: Two days on, Bathinda man arrested

Bathinda, Feb. 14 -- Two days after a 22-year-old woman's semi-burnt body was found stuffed inside a suitcase on the outskirts of Bathinda, the district police on Friday arrested her friend, Prince Ku... Read More


Indian national pleads guilty to Pannun assassination plot

New York, Feb. 14 -- Indian national Nikhil Gupta pleaded guilty on Friday to plotting the assassination of pro-Khalistan leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the US Attorney's office for the Southern Dist... Read More


SGPC strips secretary of gurdwara mgmt charge

Amritsar, Feb. 14 -- Days after the illegal sale of land belonging to Gurdwara Amb Sahib in Mohali surfaced, the SGPC has removed secretary (general administration) Partap Singh from his charge of man... Read More


Saudi Arabia, not US, deported most Indians in past 5 yrs

Ludhiana, Feb. 14 -- Saudi Arabia has deported the highest number of Indian nationals during the last five years, followed by United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Qatar, the Union ministry of external a... Read More


BJP gives AAP MLA Bharaj 7 days to prove poll ticket offer claim

Sangrur, Feb. 14 -- The Punjab BJP on Friday issued a one-week ultimatum to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Sangrur, Narinder Kaur Bharaj, demanding she reveal the identity of the individual she claims... Read More


'Fall in line': Ranveer Singh, Rohit Shetty receive threats

MUMBAI, Feb. 14 -- A menacing message was sent through a three-minute audio clip to film star Ranveer Singh and director-producer Rohit Shetty on Friday allegedly by boxer-turned-gangster Hari Chand J... Read More


HC quashes chargesheet against eight HCS officers

Chandigarh, Feb. 14 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has quashed a chargesheet naming eight officers of Haryana Civil Services (HCS) recruited in 2002 during Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) governm... Read More