- Eradication of social evils real tribute to martyrs: Harjot Singh Bains
Harjot Singh Bains, Cabinet Minister for Tourism and Culture, Mines and Geology, Law and Legislative Affairs and Jails, Punjab, today said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government is committed to preserving the legacy of freedom fighters and martyrs with whose sacrifices the country had attained freedom
- 44,282 students appear for PSTSE, NMMS
As many as 44,282 students appeared for the Punjab State Talent Search Examination (PSTSE) and National Means Cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS). A record-breaking attendance of 88.1 per cent students was recorded in the entrance examination for the PSTSE and NMMS.
- Need short - term solution
Refer to ‘Grappling with inflation’; the remedy of raising incomes, employment, consumption, capacity utilisation and fiscal deficits to negotiate inflation may be efficacious only in the long run. Inflation is a macro phenomenon and cannot be explained away by the analogy of raising an
- Drug peddler couple nabbed with 2 - kg opium, 1 - quintal poppy husk
The Sudhar police claimed to have arrested four persons and booked them under two separate cases on Saturday.
- Bacterial blight - resistant rice variety gets approval
Recently, the State Variety Approval Committee gave its nod to ‘PR 130’ variety of parmal rice for cultivation. The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has developed ‘PR 130’ variety of rice by crossing PR 121 with HKR 47.
- Punjab Diary: Political retreat!
Bathinda: After his defeat in the recent Assembly elections, former Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal has stayed away from active politics and chosen to go abroad. Even his office in the city seldom sees visitors. To make matters worse, his core group of leaders that enjoyed good positions durin
- Creating awareness among traders about their rights: ?Jago Vyapari Abhiyan? starts
To create an awareness among the traders about their rights, a campaign, “Jago Vyapari Abhiyan”, was started here by the Punjab Pradesh Beopar Mandal. Traders from all over the state came in good numbers to join the campaign.
- Olympian Prithipal Singh Seven - a - side Hockey League: Jarkhar Academy pip Jatana Hockey Centre 6 - 1 in sub - junior section
Jarkhar Hockey Academy and Chachrari Hockey Centre in the sub-junior section while Batch Mate Sports Club, Sahnewal, in the senior category stitched up victories in the ongoing Olympian Prithipal Singh Seven-a-Side Hockey League at Jarkhar village on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla Road, about 15 km from he
- Neighbour rapes 13 - year - old girl for 3 months in Ludhiana, arrested
The police have arrested a youth, Mohit Kumar, resident of GK Estate, Gopal Nagar, under Sections 376 and 506 of the IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO Act for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl living in the neighbourhood.
- Elderly couple killed in accident in Ludhiana
A couple, Raghbir Singh (75) and his wife Surjit Kaur (72), died on the spot when a speeding bus of Rajdhani Transport hit the TVS Scooty they were riding from behind at Ladhran cut near the Neelon Canal bridge in the district today.
- Cyber criminals dupe man of Rs 1 lakh in Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Ritesh Kumar, resident of New Sunder Nagar, Bhamian Road in Mundian Kalan, fell victim to cyber criminals and lost around Rs 1 lakh in two credit card transactions. In the course of inquiry the police have booked three persons, identified as Roshanara Khatoon, resident of West Bengal, Vika
- Man murdered over financial dispute in Ludhiana
Akhilesh Kumar (42), a tenant in the house of Puja Rani in Beantpura on Chandigarh Road, was allegedly murdered by another tenant in the same building, identified as Neeraj Saini. The assailant grappled with the victim after exchange of words over a financial dispute on May 11 and hit his head on th
- Punjab farmers double area under moong after MSP assurance
On the assurance of CM Bhagwant Mann for providing the MSP on moong crop, the state farmers have responded by doubling the area under its cultivation this year.
- Put an end to power theft in Punjab, Bhagwant Mann tells PSPCL
In a bid to end the power theft menace, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has given clear instructions to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) authorities to take strict action against the consumers using illegal connections.
- Sirhind Fateh Diwas march on May 14
Sirhind Fateh Diwas march on May 14