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Modi's July 17 visit likely to set tone for Punjab assembly polls

New Delhi, July 16 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders expect Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to Punjab on Friday, during which he will inaugurate a series of development projects, ... Read More


Contract bus staff announce statewide strike from today

Patiala, July 16 -- Contractual employees of the PRTC, Punjab roadways and PUNBUS on Wednesday announced to shut down bus stands across the state from Thursday onwards after one of their colleagues wa... Read More


PSPCL deposits half of Rs.4.86-cr fine, seeks NGT relief on balance

Chandigarh, July 16 -- The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has deposited half of the Rs.4.86-crore environmental penalty imposed by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) for ... Read More


India's first hydrogen train: All you need to know

India, July 16 -- All eyes are on Jind, Haryana's political nerve centre, from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the country's first indigenously built hydrogen-powered train on Friday ... Read More


Transparency panel warns ADCs against filing unverified reports

Chandigarh, July 16 -- Aiming to strengthen accountability in the delivery of public services, the Punjab Transparency and Accountability Commission (PTAC) on Tuesday directed the additional deputy co... Read More


No role in Punjab desilting,mines ministry tells NGT

Chandigarh, July 16 -- The Union ministry of mines has moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking deletion of its name from a petition challenging the Punjab government's river desilting projects... Read More


HC holds drug accused's arrest illegal as kin not informed, legal aid not given

Chandigarh, July 16 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has termed a drug accused's arrest illegalafter he was arrested without written intimation to his family and also not provided legal assistance... Read More


Delhi HC cancels bail to teacher in rape case

New Delhi, July 16 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday cancelled the bail granted to a woman teacher in connection with the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl at a private school in Janakpuri. A b... Read More


RMC plant sealed after NGT intervention

Gurugram, July 16 -- The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has expressed "regret" before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) over the delay in acting against a ready-mix concrete (RMC) plant... Read More


Canadian ex-MP Grewal's law licence may be suspended

Toronto, July 16 -- A former Indo-Canadian MP may have his law licence suspended or restricted amid allegations of illegal conduct. The notice for such action against Rajvinder Singh Grewal was given ... Read More