Tarn Taran, June 27 : The local police have booked a medical store owner, his wife and accomplices in connection with the murderous attack on an ex-serviceman. The incident raises a question mark on police functioning besides pointing to a nexus between drug peddlers and police. The ex-serviceman, Jasbir Singh (53), has been protesting against […]
Chandigarh : Groundwater in large tracts of Punjab has become unsuitable for irrigation purposes. A study commissioned by the Centre’s Department of Science and Technology has found that its over-use has led to high concentration of salts in the soil, destroying fertility. The study, published in the Arabian Journal of Geosciences, the official journal of […]
Amritsar : Even as the Special Task Force (STF) and the police have seemingly failed to snap the supply chain of heroin, they are up against another challenge. A new synthetic drug named “cut” has found its way into the local market. STF officials claim that the fusion of “cut” and heroin is fatal and it […]
Chandigarh, June 27 : The troubled Jodhpur detainees are set to get much-needed relief, with Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh deciding to hand over cheques of the state’s share of the Rs 4.5-crore compensation to them on Thursday. The Chief Minister will hand over the cheques to the detainees at the Punjab Bhawan at […]
Bathinda : Activists of the BKU Ekta Ugrahan laid siege to Rampura police station for the second time on Monday, seeking the arrest of the third accused in a case of abetment of suicide. The farmer, Gursewak Singh, had committed suicide at Lehra Dhurkot village on June 3. In his note, he had named Amarjeet […]