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A two-year-old girl was killed after she was run over by a vehicle belonging to the management of a private school in Punjab’s Barnala, police said on Tuesday. The incident, which was captured on CCTV, took place at Sacred Heart Church on Monday, when the child, Zoya, was playing on the premises. Visuals show the…
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Chandigarh: A senior police officer of Punjab has been sacked for facilitating the recording of an interview with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi by a private television channel while he was in the custody of the CIA (Crime Investigation Agency) in Kharar. The action came after a probe by a Special Investigation Team. The state police chief…
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Chandigarh: Farm activists at the Khanauri border point have increased security around the protest site, fearing that the Punjab government might once again try to whisk away the fasting veteran farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal and get him hospitalised. The steps came in the wake of the Supreme Court’s order that gave the Punjab government…
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A serial killer, who allegedly murdered 11 people within a span of 18 months in Punjab after offering lifts and then robbing them, was arrested on Tuesday from Rupnagar district. The accused was identified as 33-year-old Ram Saroop, a resident of Chaura village of Garhshankar in Hoshiarpur. According to the police, the victims were all…
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A car collided with tractor-trolley at the Sugar Mill flyover on NH 44 in Punjab. (File) Phagwara: Two people, including an Australia-based NRI, died and one sustained serious injuries when the taxi they were travelling in collided with a sugarcane-loaded tractor-trolley at the Sugar Mill flyover on National Highway 44 here, police said on Friday….
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Farmers to participate in ‘Rail Roko’ in Punjab tomorrow, from 12pm. (File) Amritsar (Punjab): As part of the ongoing protest, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Tuesday called for a ‘Rail Roko’ on Wednesday in Punjab for three hours starting from 12 noon. He appealed to the people of Punjab to participate in the protest….
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Sukhbir Singh Badal listened to ‘kirtan’ and washed dishes in the community kitchen. Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday performed the duty of ‘sewadar’ outside a gurdwara in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib amid tight security. Mr Badal, who was sitting in a wheelchair due to a fractured leg, also listened to ‘kirtan’…
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The previous highest spike of the current season was reported on Thursday. (File) Chandigarh: Punjab on Friday witnessed the current season’s biggest spike in farm fires with 587 total cases being reported across the state. According to Punjab Remote Sensing Centre data, 3,537 farm fire cases occurred in Punjab from September 15 to November 1….
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Amritsar: A gangster was shot dead on Wednesday while trying to escape police custody when he and a few other accused in a murder case were taken to a place here to make some recoveries, officials said. Gangsters Gursharan and Paras, and another person were taken to a place in this district to make some…
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The farmers have also been protesting against police actions against farmers for stubble burning. Chandigarh (Punjab): Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Saturday blamed the Punjab government led by the Aam Aadmi Party for the farmers’ protests in the state and demanded the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Speaking to ANI, the BJP…