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Chandigarh, March 3 – Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema said on Tuesday that the government has emerged among the top three states in terms of revenue growth, asserting that the state’s financial performance over the past four years reflects structural reforms, fiscal discipline, and...

Chandigarh, March 2 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday targeted the BJP government in Haryana over the Rs 590-crore IDFC First Bank fraud case, claiming that it has "completely failed" in adopting new technology, which is why people's money is being "looted" in the neighboring...

Chandigarh, March 2 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced on Monday a 100 per cent waiver on outstanding interest up to March 31, 2025, on property tax in the budget for 2026-27.While presenting budget proposals in the State Assembly, Saini, who also holds the finance portfolio...

Chandigarh, March 2 The regional passport office in Chandigarh received a bomb threat email on Monday, prompting authorities to conduct anti-sabotage checks after evacuating staff and applicants, police said.Nothing suspicious was found during the operation, they said.After receiving...

Jammu, March 2 The Jammu and Kashmir government has launched a major expansion project, with new J&K Houses proposed in several key cities including Mumbai, Amritsar, and Chandigarh, to enhance accommodation facilities for officials and residents, officials said.The creation of additional...

Chandigarh, March 2 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday presented the state's budget for the financial year 2026-27, with an allocation of Rs 2.23 lakh crore, an increase of 10.28 per cent from the revised allocation of Rs 2.028 lakh crore in the current fiscal.Presenting the...

Chandigarh, March 1 Haryana Excise and Taxation Commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh said on Sunday that the state's gross SGST collection continues to grow at a record 22 per cent in 2025-26 compared to the previous fiscal, according to the latest data released by the Union Finance Ministry.He...

Mumbai, February 28 – Newlyweds Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna have decided to perform "Annadanam" (donating food) at temples across the country on Sunday to celebrate this significant milestone in their lives.They will also be sending trucks filled with sweets across the country to...

Jaipur, February 28 – In an operation carried out by the Special Unit-2 of the Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), accused Uttam Pandey, a resident of Sarai Pandeypur village in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, was arrested on Saturday while accepting a bribe of Rs 13 lakh from the complainant in the...

Chandigarh, February 28 The State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau in Haryana arrested a state government employee on Saturday in connection with the Rs 590 crore IDFC First Bank fraud case.Official sources said the employee's role is under investigation in the fraud case, which rocked the...

Jaipur, February 28 The Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a man for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 13 lakh, claiming to provide relief in a case related to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), officials said on Saturday.The ACB's Special Unit-II in Rajasthan carried out an...

Chandigarh, February 28 The Punjab Police's Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) has cracked an international narcotics network operating across the Tricity region here and Ludhiana, with the arrest of six key operatives and the seizure of an "unprecedented" haul of narcotics, MDMA tablets, and...

Chandigarh, February 28 – In a major blow to an organized international drug trafficking network, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Punjab Police has busted an international narcotics network with the arrest of six key operatives involved in supplying party drugs targeting urban youth...

Vadodara, February 27 Indian Railways won the 72nd Senior Men's National Kabaddi Championship title after defeating Maharashtra 49-31 in the final here on Friday.Led by Sunil Kumar, the most successful captain of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), Railways overcame 29 teams divided into eight pools...

The Governor of Punjab and Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria, has approved a 20% horizontal reservation for ex-Agneevs in direct recruitment to the post of Jail Warden (Group C) in the Prisons Department of Chandigarh. This approval was given in accordance...

Chandigarh, February 27 Two private schools in Chandigarh received bomb threat emails on Friday, prompting authorities to conduct anti-sabotage checks, officials said.Firefighters, bomb disposal squads, police dogs, and an ambulance were dispatched to the schools, and security was increased on...

Vadodara, February 26 – Top teams like Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra secured their places in the semifinals on the third day of the 72nd Senior Men’s National Kabaddi Championship 2026, producing commanding victories for some teams while others were eliminated in the knockout rounds.In all, 16...

Chandigarh, February 25 The Punjab Police on Wednesday said it conducted 546 raids across the state and arrested 148 people on the 36th day of its anti-gangster campaign.The campaign, titled "Gangstran Te Vaar," was launched on January 20 this year at the direction of Chief Minister Bhagwant...

Chandigarh, February 25 Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader N K Sharma on Wednesday criticised Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, alleging that the Aam Aadmi Party government has failed to improve school education in Punjab.Sharma, who is also the president of the SAD Trade Wing, said the chief...

Chandigarh, February 25 A senior official from the Haryana government allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the sixth floor of the Haryana Civil Secretariat building here on Wednesday, police said.Ganesh Arora, who was posted as a special secretary, allegedly left his office and jumped...