Fatehabad : “Give me Rs 500 and we will fetch you heroin within minutes,” claimed one of the 18 patients in the government-run de-addiction centre at the Fatehabad Civil Hospital. As I looked askance, one of them, a 26-year-old from Ratta Khera village, rattled off: “Drug peddlers are ready to deliver chitta (heroin) right at […]
Bahadurgarh (Patiala) : When it comes to stealth — during and after an anti-terror operation- Punjab will rely on its Special Operations Group (SOG) commandos, being specially trained to handle terrorist-related operations, flushing out militants from the hinterland and prepared for “one-way ticket” missions. Armed with Swiss and Israeli assault rifles, under-barrel grenade launchers and […]
Chandigarh : The geographic information system (GIS) survey, ordered by Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu in all 10 municipal corporation townships of Punjab, has confirmed a huge revenue-generation potential by way of payment of property tax. In Ludhiana, there are 4.2 lakh properties (residential, commercial, industrial and vacant plots) as per the survey. However, […]