2 tonne ganja seized from poultry feed-laden truck
Even as police and excise officials are intensifying their crackdown against the illegal contraband trade, the smugglers are trying new techniques to hoodwink them. In an example, Excise Department officials on Saturday seized 20 quintals of ganja from a poultry feed-laden truck near the Kanisi area on the National Highway-16 in...
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Fakir Mohan University signs MoU with RMRC
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Student visits GF’s place disguised as Sadhu, nabbedStudent visits GF’s place disguised as Sadhu, nabbed
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Delhi farmer protest: Jan Satyagraha held in BBSR
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Dense fog warning for 15 districts
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Cong MP Bajwa urges CM to use resources to find missing farmers
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Raghav Chadha: Capt should provide security to farmers at all borders
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Farmer leader Rajewal alleges ‘conspiracy’ behind Singhu border violence
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Punjab CM lashes at BJP’s Chugh
Terming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tarun Chugh remarks on his “Army background” as reprehensible, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday quipped, “what does the BJP or its leadership know of Army honour or the grace of the national flag, in which the bodies of our Punjabi...
After 4,986 migratory birds die due to H5N1 at Pong, HP to carry out waterfowl count tomorrow
With Himachal’s Pong wetland witnessing a sharp decline in mortality rate of birds due to outbreak of avian influenza-H5N1, State’s Forest Department has decided to go ahead with the two-day long annual waterfowl count starting February 1 at the water body. As many as 4,986 migratory birds have fallen victim to...
Chandigarh Press Club condemns filing FIRs against journalists
The Chandigarh Press Club on Saturday condemned the filing of multiple FIRs against journalists including Mrinal Pande, Rajdeep Sardesai, Zafar Agha, Caravan group editors and publishers, besides others. FIRs on various criminal grounds, including sedition, were lodged by MP Police, UP Police and in Delhi. In a statement, Secretary General Saurabh...
Haryana Govt extends suspension of mobile internet services in 17 districts till today
Haryana Government on Saturday said that the internet services, except voice calls will remain suspended in 17 districts till 5 pm on Sunday. The Government official spokesperson said that internet services will remain suspended in Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Kaithal, Panipat, Hisar, Jind, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Fatehabad, Rewari, Sonepat,...
Speaker: Kalka MLA Pradeep Chaudhary disqualified as Haryana legislator
Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Gian Chand Gupta on Saturday said that Congress MLA from Kalka Pradeep Chaudhary, who was convicted and sentenced for three years of imprisonment in a 2011 case of rioting by a local court, Himachal Pradesh recently, has been disqualified as a member of the Haryana legislative...
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SJVNL gets another mega project in Nepal Shimla: Public sector Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL) on Saturday said it was awarded another mega hydropower project in Nepal through international bidding, including Chinese companies. SJVNL Chairman and Managing Director Nand Lal Sharma said that the Nepalese government has allotted 679 MW...
8 more Covid-19 deaths, 225 fresh cases in Punjab
Eight more people succumbed to coronavirus, taking the toll to 5609 in Punjab on Saturday, while the infection tally rose to 1,73,084 with 225 new cases, a health bulletin said. There are 2184 active cases and the number of recoveries rose to 1,65,291 as 146 more patients recuperated, according to...
