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Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch district of J&K

Poonch, October 5 : Pakistan on Thursday resorted to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Digwar sector of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. The Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing post midnight. Digwar district was a witness to another ceasefire violation from Pakistan on Wednesday. Earlier on Monday, two minors […]

Stubble-burning: Punjab rapped

Chandigarh : The Punjab Government today cut a sorry figure before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the issue of stubble-burning with the tribunal directing the state counsel to list “concrete” steps it intended to take to tackle the menace on the next hearing date (October 11).  Fearing a reprimand, top functionaries of the state […]

Scheme to rename schools back, not for money

Faridkot : Punjab’s Department of School Education has revived a five-year-old scheme of renaming government schools after private persons. However, instead of donations, it will be the latter’s credentials that will count. Earlier, anyone who donated a certain sum could have a government school renamed after his/her close ones. Rechristening schools will now be a […]