Mohali: Man torches mother’s house after fleeing de-addiction centre
A 23-year-old man and his associate have been arrested for allegedly setting his mother’s house on fire after escaping from a de-addiction centre, in Kharar’s Batta...
‘Overstated acreage concerns’: Haryana orders field verification of 23 lakh acres of non-basmati paddy area
Even though Haryana farmers have begun harvesting in some areas, the state government has ordered field-level verification for nearly 23.98 lakh acres of non-basmati paddy registered...
Two killed in separate road mishaps in Mohali
A young employee on Thursday and an 18-year-old cricket player were killed in separate road mishaps in Mohali. In the first incident, Abhishek Rawat, a Patiala...
Punjab BJP launches ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ to mark Modi’s b’day
The Punjab BJP on Thursday launched a month-long ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday. As part of the initiative, Punjab BJP...
Family protest outside Rohtak school over alleged ‘sexual assault’ on 5-year-old
The family of a five-year-old nursery student staged a protest outside a private school in Rohtak on Thursday, alleging that the girl was subjected to “sexual...
Judicial probe ordered into Bathinda custodial death
A judicial probe has been initiated to ascertain the cause of death of a 26-year-old who died in the custody of Bathinda police. Senior superintendent of...
Punjab’s 5-yr roadmap aims zero stubble burning by 2030
Punjab has drawn up a comprehensive five-year long-term plan to achieve ‘zero’ stubble burning by 2030, with the state government submitting the roadmap to the Commission...
Chandigarh: HC quashes GMCH-32 merit list for UT-pool SC candidates
The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has quashed the merit list prepared by Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, for Scheduled Caste (SC)...
Haryana to train 5,200 youth as disaster responders
Haryana will expand its disaster response volunteer network by training 5,200 youth in 14 more districts with each trained volunteer to be provided an emergency responder...
Rajoana writes to PM, seeks urgent decision on mercy plea
Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death-row convict in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging...