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cash-hit HP wants IAS, IFS cadre strength downsized

Shimla, May 8 -- Reeling under fiscal woes, the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to streamline the administrative structure and reduce expenditure by downsizing cadre strength of IAS and IFS of... Read More


anti-sacrilege law a political conspiracy, sgpc says in u-turn

Amritsar, May 8 -- SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami on Thursday said the recently enacted anti-sacrilege law was a "political conspiracy challenging Guru Granth and Guru Panth". His remarks came a... Read More


dead snake in mid-day meal?300 kids IN bihar school fall ill

SAHARSA, May 8 -- Around 300 children at a government middle school in Bihar's Saharsa fell ill allegedly after consuming contaminated mid-day meal, a senior official said on Thursday. Authorities hav... Read More


9 inmates flee from govt-run rehab centre

Sangrur, May 8 -- Nine inmates escaped from the Punjab government-run de-addiction centre at Ghabdan, 10km from Sangrur, on Wednesday, marking the third such mass escape at the facility in less than a... Read More


ASI convicted in Rs.25K bribery case, sentenced to 3-year jail

Mohali, May 8 -- A special court in Mohali has convicted Punjab Police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Jagdish Lal, who was posted at Jaijon in Hoshiarpur district, in a 2019 corruption case and sentenc... Read More


Why my son is not being brought back Amritpal's mother asks CM

Amritsar, May 8 -- Balwinder Kaur, mother of jailed radical leader and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, confronted chief minister Bhagwant Mann during his "Shukrana Yatra" in Rayya in Amritsar on Thur... Read More


Punjab retains top spot in drug smuggling cases: NCRB report

Chandigarh, May 8 -- For the second straight year, Punjab has registered the highest number of drug smuggling cases in the country, according to the 2024 data released by the National Crime Records Bu... Read More


Mann defends sacrilege law amid Akal Takht pushback

Amritsar/Jalandhar, May 8 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann arrived at the Golden Temple on Thursday to express gratitude for the successful enactment of a stricter law against the sacrilege of G... Read More


SGPC chief does U-turn, terms law a 'political conspiracy'

AMRITSAR, May 8 -- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami on Thursday took a U-turn on the recently enacted Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) ... Read More


Illegal fertiliser unit busted, owner booked

Chandigarh, May 8 -- The Punjab agriculture and farmers welfare department on Thursday busted an illegal fertiliser and pesticide packaging unit operating from a residential property in Narain Nagar, ... Read More