Punjab Diary: Learning tricks of the trade
Batala: MLA Sherry Kalsi is learning the tricks of the trade the hard way. This legislator is the new kid on the block of Majha politics....
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16 peddlers held in Ferozepur
Ferozepur, July 10 The Ferozepur police have arrested 16 persons for drug peddling in separate cases. Senior Superintendent of Police Charanjit Singh said Sagar and Dimple,...
Batala MLA’s PA among 3 killed in car accident
Batala, July 10 Three persons, including the PA of Batala Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amansher Singh Sherry Kalsi, died in a car mishap late yesterday...
Two weeks on, 31cellphones seized in Faridkot Central Jail
Faridkot, July 10 Tall claims of the state government have fallen flat time and again when it comes to keeping tabs on use of cellphones by...
Garhshankar: Road built amid rain, four PWD officials suspended
Garhshankar, July 10 A case of gross negligence on the part of the Public Works Department (PWD) has come to the fore wherein it has been...
A first: Drug screening drive in Punjab jails launched
Chandigarh, July 10 Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government on Sunday launched a drug screening drive for diagnosing substance abuse among inmates. Under the pilot project,...
Of 69 posts of medical officer in Muktsar district, only 26 filled
Muktsar, July 10 One after the other, government doctors in Muktsar district are resigning. In the past few months, eight doctors have put in their papers....
Bathinda: Farmers threaten to intensify stir, seek ‘fair’ price for land
Bathinda, July 10 Sitting on a dharna for over four months, farmers under banner of the BKU Ekta Ugrahan are now weighing options against the road-widening...
Peddlers fleeing cops ‘kill’ 2 students
Patiala, July 10 Two bike-borne youngsters were killed in a road accident on Friday night near Rohar Jagir village in Julkan area of Patiala. They were...
Despite incentive, 7% of targeted area under DSR in Punjab
Vishav Bharti Chandigarh, July 10 With just six per cent of the targeted area brought under the direct seeding of rice (DSR), it seems Agriculture Department...