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'23 pact may have paved way for a cabinet berth for Yathindra

Bengaluru, May 31 -- Outgoing Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra on Saturday threw his hat into the ring for a cabinet berth, with people aware of the matter saying the possibility ... Read More


vigilance bureau arrests PSPCL accountant while taking Rs.15,000 bribe

Amritsar, May 31 -- The Punjab vigilance bureau (VB) has arrested an accountant, posted as in-charge of accounts branch at Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) division, Gurdaspur, red-hande... Read More


BJP alleges rigging in civic body polls, AAP rejects charges

Jalandhar, May 31 -- A day after the Aam Aadmi Party recorded a victory in the Punjab municipal elections, newly appointed state BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon accused the ruling party of resorting... Read More


Jalandhar lawyer shot dead over money dispute, cousin arrested

Jalandhar, May 31 -- Simranjit Singh, a Jalandhar-based lawyer and right to information (RTI) activist, was shot dead over a financial dispute near Maheru village on the Jalandhar-Ludhiana national hi... Read More


Govt ends contractual system: Over 65,000 employees to be regularised

Chandigarh, May 31 -- The Punjab cabinet on Saturday approved a comprehensive roadmap to dismantle the contractual employment system, paving the way for the regularisation of over 65,000 outsourced an... Read More


Two-fold jump in wheat husk prices pushes cow shelters into crisis

Patiala, May 31 -- A sharp rise in the prices of wheat husk, locally known as "tudi" - an essential component of cattle feed - has begun to severely impact "gaushalas" (cow shelters) and dairy farmers... Read More


SGPC flays FIRs on devotees after seizure of weapons in Nanded

AMRITSAR, May 31 -- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami has objected to the registration of police cases against Sikh devotees, weapon traders and individual... Read More


Woman run over by SUV amid brawl over crackers, 3 booked

Barnala, May 31 -- A woman was seriously injured after being allegedly run over by an SUV during an altercation over bursting of firecrackers during civic poll victory celebrations in Tapa on Friday. ... Read More


28-year-old shot dead in SBS Nagar village

SBS Nagar, May 31 -- A 28-year-old youth was shot dead while returning home from a gym in Aur village near Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar on Friday evening. The victim, Nishan Singh, was rushed to a local... Read More


Oppn crying foul after crushingdefeat, says Mann

CHANDIGARH, May 31 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday dismissed allegations raised by opposition parties over the recently concluded municipal elections, asserting that the polls were conduct... Read More