5 booked for abetment of suicide, caste abuse after Sangrur man dies
Police on Tuesday booked five residents of Toor Banjara village for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 47-year-old Dalit man and hurling caste-based insults at him....
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Punjab’s Chitta Crisis: What Gulzar Singh Case Reveals About The State’s Persisting Drug Problem
Gulzar Singh, a daily wager from Toor Banzara village, allegedly consumed poison a day after raising the issue of the easy availability of “chitta”.
13 lakh Delhi voters deleted in pre-SIR mapping phase, highest in Phase-3 States
Pooja Devi, 38, has been living at the same address in Kalkaji for the past two decades, employed in domestic work, raising her children, and regularly...
Anti-drug drive: Surge in patients at state de-addiction facilities, says Punjab minister Balbir
Punjab health minister Dr. Balbir Singh on Monday said that the continuous rise in admissions at the state government run de-addiction and rehabilitation centres is an...
Rise in de-addiction centre admissions reflect Punjab’s efforts, says health minister
Punjab health minister Dr. Balbir Singh on Monday said that the continuous rise in admissions at the state government run de-addiction and rehabilitation centres is an...
Mohali Sec-69 green parcel: GMADA told to protect biodiversity
The Punjab forest department’s decision to prohibit tree cutting and restrict development on a 23-acre parcel in Sector 69 has brought into focus not only the...
Farmers end stir as Punjab accepts demands, promises special House session
The 23 farmer unions protesting under the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday announced they were calling off their weeklong protest on the outskirts of Chandigarh...
Shah likely to address September 30 Jalandhar rally
Union home minister Amit Shah is likely to address a BJP rally in Jalandhar on September 30, marking the culmination of the party’s proposed statewide anti-drug...
Punjab secretarial staff on casual leave today; strike illegal as matter sub judice, says Arora
The Punjab government secretarial staff will proceed on a one-day mass casual leave on Tuesday as part of the agitation over pending dearness allowance arrears even...
Punjab: Sekhon’s police dossier lists 49 criminal cases, gang links
Gangster-turned-political leader Gurpreet Singh Sekhon, 38, whose induction into the Aam Aadmi Party has triggered a political controversy, has a long criminal history spanning more than...