Villager confronts drug peddlers, hacked to death in Punjab’s Batala
Amritsar: A 40-year-old man was killed and two of his companions were critically injured in an armed assault at Madi Pannwan village near Sri Hargobindpur in...
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Akal Takht Jathedar meets anti-drug activist Jhota’s family in Punjab’s Mansa
Chandigarh, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj on Friday met the family of slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Punjab's Mansa, and lashed out...
HC: Geo tagging must for compensatory saplings being planted by Fortis
The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has directed the Fortis hospital, Mohali, to the geo-tag 110 saplings that are being planted as part of compensatory...
Zirakpur bypass project | NHAI’s new alignment plan to save 1,900 trees from the axe
In an affidavit before the Punjab and Haryana high court (HC), the NHAI said that after revisiting the project, a new alignment was worked out which...
Punjab bandh: Key Mohali roads blocked, delivery services hit
A statewide ‘bandh’ call in Punjab on Thursday over the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa evoked a strong response with markets and...
Mohali police arrest 3, seize10 pistols and 20 cartridges
Police arrested three men and recovered 10 pistols and 20 cartridges during an investigation into an alleged interstate weapons supply network, senior superintendent of police (SSP)...
Blockades leave Mohali commuters stranded amid Punjab bandh
Mohali: Key arterial corridors in Mohali and adjoining Kharar town came to a standstill around 10am on Thursday as supporters of slain anti-drug activist Parminder Singh...
Punjab observes bandh to protest Mansa anti-drug activist’s murder
Bathinda/Patiala/Amritsar/Jalandhar/Sangrur: Commercial centres and private schools came to a near-total standstill across several districts in Punjab on Thursday following a statewide shutdown call over the murder...
Wife of accused pharmacist in Punjab anti-drug activist murder booked, SHO suspended
Giving in to demands from protesters seeking justice for slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota, the Mansa district administration on Thursday suspended city-2 station house officer...
Punjab cop tasked with tackling drug smuggling arrested with 15kg heroin
A Punjab Police constable, deployed with the state government’s anti-drone system to keep tabs on cross-border narcotic smuggling in Tarn Taran district, was held with 15...