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The village hero

Tejinder’s mother Tirtpal Kaur was watching her son on TV along with her ailing husband Karam Singh Toor at their home.

09 Sep 2018 6:49 AM

The other Phogat girl

Vinesh lost her father at the age of nine and was adopted by her uncle (tauji) Mahavir Phogat (father of Geeta).

09 Sep 2018 6:46 AM

Religious issues dominate state politics again

The issue of sacrilege is set to dictate the political discourse in this sensitive border state ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

03 Sep 2018 12:10 AM

Congress divided over Navjot Singh Sidhu’s Pak ‘jhappi’

Pakistan’s new PM Imran Khan said, ‘I want to thank Sidhu for coming to Pakistan for my oath taking.

25 Aug 2018 1:13 AM

BJP may force Congress to name CM candidate

Sources said the Congress has several other chief ministerial candidates, including Randeep Surjewala and Kiran Choudhry.

20 Aug 2018 12:33 AM

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Punjab CM says Referendum 2020 a sham

Reacting to the UK rally, the chief minister said that, as expected, it turned out to be a damp squib, participated by a handful of elements.

14 Aug 2018 5:57 AM

Sukhpal Singh Khaira’s ‘referendum’ talk invites Punjab ministers’ ire

Although no mainstream party in Punjab is backing the referendum, politicians are blaming each other for covertly sympathising with the SFJ.

11 Aug 2018 1:54 AM

Punjab: AAP on verge of implosion due to internal fighting

The recent removal of Sukhpal Singh Khaira from the position of Leader of the Opposition by AAP central leadership has divided the party.

04 Aug 2018 2:31 AM

Foreign varsities beckon students from Punjab

Around 90,000 students from Punjab flew abroad last year leaving huge vacancies in the state's educational institutions.

28 Jul 2018 1:26 AM

Govt aims for English proficiency from Class 1

An NCERT booklet with 1,000 sentences/phrases had been prepared. It carried 200 sentences for each grade — from grade I to V.

23 Jul 2018 1:35 AM

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Punjab: Drug de-addiction clinics to open soon

In the first phase, around 12 clinics will commence from SAS Nagar, Fatehgarh Sahib and Roopnagar.

18 Jul 2018 6:31 AM

Scare over ‘cancer link’ of pesticides

There are also concerns over the effectiveness of the state’s mechanism to check indiscriminate use of chemicals in agriculture.

14 Jul 2018 1:58 AM

In Punjab, Modi tears into Cong for ignoring farmers

The “thanksgiving rally” in Muktsar was organised by the BJP and ally Akali Dal to mark the recent hike in minimum support price for 14 Khariff crops.

12 Jul 2018 5:12 AM

Free treatment to poor drug addicts in Punjab

In response, the CM asked the health minister to take up the issue with the Union ministry of social justice.

11 Jul 2018 3:49 AM

After Punjab, Himachal youth fall prey to drugs

The number of cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Himachal has tripled in a decade

09 Jul 2018 3:54 AM

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AAP leader is 1st MLA in Punjab to take dope test

This comes after Congress leader Manish Tewari dared the chief minister to make dope test mandatory for MLAs and MPs from the state.

06 Jul 2018 1:10 AM

Punjab CM seeks death for first-time drug smugglers

The chief minister has written a letter to the Union home minister seeking urgent steps to initiate the process of amending the NDPS Act.

05 Jul 2018 1:13 AM

Illegal sand mining a bane of Amarinder

Incidentally, when the Akalis were in power their government was also accused of promoting sand cartels and creating a false shortage of sand.

02 Jul 2018 12:52 AM

Punjab CM slams Centre over Army surgical strikes

The government had information about three major drug suppliers having fled out of India, Capt. Amarinder Singh disclosed.

29 Jun 2018 1:24 AM

AAP NRIs back leader over Sikh referendum

They said Mr Khaira had justified the Sikh demand for justice, saying that he is an Indian and owed allegiance to the Indian Constitution.

21 Jun 2018 1:58 AM

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