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Pb minister orders 'stern action' against tobacco law violators

Chandigarh: Punjab's Health Minister Brahm Mohindra on Friday issued instructions to the nominated nodal officers (DSPs/SSPs) of the police department to take stern action against violators of anti-tobacco laws.

Published 22-Jun-2018 21:42 IST

Elderly woman run over by train in Phagwara

Phagwara: A 60-year-old woman died after she fell, and was run over, while trying to re-board a moving train here, police said on Friday.

Published 22-Jun-2018 16:45 IST | Updated 16:50 IST

AAP lawmaker attacked by mining mafia, Amarinder seeks report

Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Amarjit Singh Sandoa was injured on Thursday after he and his security personnel were attacked by sand mafia goons in Punjab's Ropar district.

Published 22-Jun-2018 09:32 IST

Police arrests man for abducting, molesting minor niece in Delhi

New Delhi: A girl, who went missing last week from outer Delhi and was subsequently found from Punjab, has accused her uncle of molesting her, police said on Thursday.

Published 22-Jun-2018 07:13 IST | Updated 10:13 IST

Amarinder should step down as Punjab CM: AAP

New Delhi: The AAP on Thursday slammed the Congress government in Punjab over an alleged attack on its MLA Amarjeet Singh Sandoa by the goons of mining mafia in Ropar, and demanded that Chief Minister Amarinder Singh step down if he was "unable" to rein in sand mafia in the state.

Published 21-Jun-2018 21:47 IST | Updated 21:50 IST

SAD & BJP seek judicial probe into attack on forest officials in Mohali

Chandigarh: A joint delegation of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday submitted a memorandum to Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore, seeking a judicial inquiry into the murderous assault on forest officials by the sand mafia in Mohali.

Published 21-Jun-2018 21:11 IST

Three arrested for murder and rape case

Chandigarh: The Punjab Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested three men who allegedly killed a 12-year-old boy after he saw them raping his elder sister in a village in Patiala district on June 15.

Published 21-Jun-2018 19:16 IST

Phagwara: 16 injured in two separate road accidents

Phagwara: Sixteen persons were injured, some of them seriously, in road accidents in the district, police said on Thursday. Investigating Officer Kabul Singh said that in the first accident, six of a family sustained injuries when a car hit their auto-rickshaw on the Phagwara-Hoshiarpur road

Published 21-Jun-2018 15:39 IST

AAP's Ropar MLA attacked by 'mining mafia': Khaira

Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party's MLA from Ropar in Punjab, Amarjeet Singh Sandoa was allegedly attacked on Thursday by the goons of mining mafia near Nurpur Bedi in Ropar district, a party leader said.

Published 21-Jun-2018 15:34 IST | Updated 17:54 IST

Yoga events held across Punjab on International Yoga Day

Chandigarh: A series of yoga events were held across Punjab on Thursday on the occasion of fourth International Yoga Day. A state level yoga event was organised at a sports complex in Mohali which saw participation from around 3,000 yoga enthusiasts including senior citizens, government officials,

Published 21-Jun-2018 14:38 IST

Untreated sewage won't be allowed into rivers: Pb envt min

Chandigarh: Punjab Environment Minister O P Soni on Thursday asserted untreated sewage of the cities will not be let into rivers and strict action will be taken against municipal corporations responsible for allowing polluted water into rivers.

Published 21-Jun-2018 10:49 IST | Updated 10:55 IST

4 kg heroin, 100 grams of opium seized near Indo-Pak border

Chandigarh:Nearly four kg of heroin and 100 grams of opium were seized by the BSF and the Punjab police in a joint operation near the Indo-Pak border in Amritsar on Wednesday, officials said.

Published 21-Jun-2018 07:40 IST

64-year-old woman repatriated to Pak

Attari: A 64-year-old Pakistani woman, who served her 10-year prison term in Amritsar Central Jail for drug trafficking, was on Tuesday repatriated via the Attari-Wagah border, officials said.

Published 19-Jun-2018 22:44 IST

Woman shot dead after she refuses marriage proposal

Lahore: A 19-year-old woman, working as a hostess in a private bus company, was shot dead in Pakistan's Punjab province allegedly by a man after she refused his marriage proposal, police said, on Tuesday.

Published 19-Jun-2018 18:59 IST | Updated 20:38 IST

Punjab govt offers free saplings through mobile app

Chandigarh: To increase the state's green cover, the Punjab government on Tuesday launched a smartphone application that lets users order free plant saplings, officials said.

Published 19-Jun-2018 18:09 IST

Robbery bid at petrol pump, two killed

Patiala: Two persons were killed as three men opened fire during a robbery bid at a petrol pump near here, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday night at Guru Nanak Petro Mall near village Chamarheri Toll Plaza on the main Patiala-Rajpura road, SP Harwinder Singh Virk said.

Published 18-Jun-2018 14:09 IST

Punjab cities, towns to be open defecation free by June 30

Chandigarh: All cities and towns of Punjab are all set to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status by June 30, an official spokesman said on Monday.

Published 18-Jun-2018 11:43 IST

7 killed as SUV rams into a stationary truck

Amritsar: Seven persons were killed and a child was injured when their SUV rammed into a stationary truck on the national highway here on Monday, police said.

Published 18-Jun-2018 10:36 IST

Drive against illegal colonies, buildings to continue: Sidhu

Kapurthala/Amritsar: Punjab Local Bodies and Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday reiterated that the drive against illegal colonies and buildings in the state would continue despite resistance by some people, including from his own party.

Published 17-Jun-2018 22:13 IST

Punjab police bust international drug racket, 4 arrested

Chandigarh: With the arrest of four people, including a Canadian national, the Punjab police on Sunday busted an international drug syndicate, an official said.

Published 17-Jun-2018 21:39 IST

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