Akali Dal claims clean sweep in Punjab local polls
byChandigarh: Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party combine today claimed a “clean sweep” in the zila parishad and block samiti elections. An Akali Dal…
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India, Israel set up fruits centre in Haryana
byChandigarh: Israeli cultivation technology and know-how of fruit plants will be shared with Indian farmers and horticulturists at the centre of excellence for fruits which…
Sikh man in Finland fights for right to wear turban at work
byLondon: A Sikh bus driver in Finland is fighting for his right to wear a turban while at work. Gill Sukhdarshan Singh, who works…
Sanawar boys unfurl school flag atop Everest Peak
byShimla: Unfurling the school flag to high speed winds atop Mt Everest was one of the dreams of the Lawerence School Sanawar team realized…
BJP protests outside CBI office in Chandigarh
byChandigarh: Police had to use water cannons to disperse scores of BJP workers who clashed with police during a protest near the Central Bureau…
Searing heat across north, west India, mercury to rise further
byNew Delhi: It was a blazing weekend across northern plains and central plateau of India which reeled under the intense summer heat. Temperatures today…
Hisar sizzles at 46 degrees, as heat sweeps across Punjab, Haryana
byChandigarh: Scorching summer heat sizzled most places in the pllains of Haryana and Punjab today, recording temperatures of over 45 degrees Celsius, the Met…
Grewal Eye Institute for ‘mission vision’ for early detection
byShimla : Reputed Grewal Eye Institute (GEI) has cautioned about vision problems among children going undetected, the costs that society has to be bear for…
Violence reported in Punjab local elections
byChandigarh: Violent clashes between workers of Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and the opposition Congress were reported from at least two places as the…
Punjab, Haryana stare at lower wheat arrivals
byChandigarh: What was supposed to be a bumper crop with a record target for wheat procurement has turned out to be a dampener with…