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Chandigarh, February 23 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced on Monday that each of the families of two police personnel found dead with gunshot wounds at a checkpost near the India-Pakistan border in the Gurdaspur district on Sunday would receive a compensation of Rs 1 crore.The...

New Delhi, February 22 Countless players of Indian origin are bringing pride to their respective countries, and this is a defining characteristic of Indian identity. Wherever they go, Indians remain connected to their roots and contribute to the development of the places where they live and...

Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria has suggested including the state's border blocks under the "Aspirational Districts" and "Aspirational Blocks" programs. He stated that these blocks require a strong framework to ensure they are not left behind in the nation's development journey.He was...

Mumbai, February 20 Actor Rajkummar Rao penned a heartfelt birthday note for his wife, Patralekha, on Friday, calling her the "best thing" that ever happened to him. He also expressed his gratitude and said that he and his daughter, Parvati, are extremely blessed to have her in their lives...

Mumbai, February 20 Actor Rajkummar Rao penned a heartfelt birthday note for his wife, Patralekha, on Friday, calling her the "best thing" that ever happened to him. He also expressed his gratitude and said that he and his daughter, Parvati, are extremely blessed to have her in their lives...

Chandigarh, February 19 The servers used to send bomb hoax emails have been traced to Bangladesh, said Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav on Thursday.He said similar emails have been received across almost all of India."Our investigation into many such emails is at an advanced...

New Delhi, February 19 The Election Commission on Thursday asked 22 states and Union Territories, including Delhi, to complete preparatory work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) at the earliest, as the exercise is "expected to begin from April".Once the exercise is completed, all...

New Delhi, February 19 – Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva welcomed the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to initiate the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the national capital on Thursday, stating that the exercise would help identify and remove illegal...

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a qualification-level load test of the Drogue Parachute for the Gaganyaan programme in Chandigarh. The Ministry of Defence stated that the dynamic test, simulating qualification-level loads that are higher than the...

New Delhi, February 19 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has initiated the process for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 22 States and Union Territories, including the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, starting from April 2026. This follows the nearing...

Chandigarh, February 19 – Punjab BJP working President Ashwani Sharma and the party’s national General Secretary Tarun Chugh expressed their gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday for approving ₹1,463.95 crore for...

Chandigarh, February 19 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Thursday that the government is committed to ensuring a harassment-free and conducive business environment while maintaining strict tax compliance in the state.According to Cheema, the state Taxation Department has...

New Delhi, February 19 The Election Commission on Thursday requested 22 states and Union Territories to complete preparatory work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) as early as possible, as the exercise is "expected to begin from April".Once the exercise is completed, all states...

New Delhi, February 19 India's human spaceflight program, Gaganyaan, has achieved a key milestone with the DRDO conducting a test that proved India's expertise in designing and manufacturing high-strength ribbon parachutes, the defense ministry said on Thursday.The test was conducted on...

February 19, New Delhi: A qualification-level load test of the drogue parachute for India's Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission was successfully conducted at the Rail Track Rocket Sled facility of the Terminal Ballistic Range Laboratory in Chandigarh, under the auspices of the Defence Research...

Jammu, February 19 – The Jammu and Kashmir government stated on Thursday that its valuable properties in New Delhi, Amritsar, and Chandigarh are not under its control and are occupied by others.The government made this statement in a written reply to a motion moved by MLA Sajad Gani Lone...

Chandigarh, February 19 The Punjab Secretariat received a bomb threat email on Thursday, prompting authorities to conduct a counter-sabotage check, officials said.Police, fire brigade officials, bomb squads, dog squads, and an ambulance were rushed to the Secretariat building, but even after...

New Delhi, February 18 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Wednesday that it has issued its largest single seizure order, attaching 247 immovable assets worth more than Rs 10,000 crore as part of its investigation into money laundering against Chandigarh-based PACL (Pearls Group).The...

New Delhi, February 18 The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it would hear a plea filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, seeking commutation of his death sentence to a life term due to the delay in deciding...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms and hailstorms over Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and East Rajasthan today. A thunderstorm with lightning and strong winds is expected over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Rajasthan for today. The Met Department has...