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Hoshiarpur, March 13 An elderly man was killed after a private bus allegedly hit his scooter near Chak Gujjran village here on Friday, triggering protests by his family members and local shopkeepers who blocked the Hoshiarpur-Jalandhar road for over two hours, police said.The deceased, Resham...

Jalandhar, March 10 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Tuesday that the AAP government has fulfilled every promise made to the people of the state and remains committed to honoring all its assurances in the coming years.Addressing a ‘Lok Milni’ event in Jalandhar in which he...

Hoshiarpur, March 10 Two women, aged 18 and 21, were killed when an oil tanker collided with their scooter on National Highway-44, connecting Jalandhar and Pathankot, in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab on Tuesday, police said.Ragni (18) and Aanchal (21), both residents of Mukerian, were on their...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab), March 10 Three people, including a woman and her son, were killed while another was seriously injured after their car hit a parked SUV on the Jalandhar-Pathankot national highway here, police said on Tuesday.The deceased have been identified as Shabnam Saini (48) and her...

Hoshiarpur, March 6 A car, allegedly used by unidentified robbers who made off with cash and jewelry worth more than Rs 3 crore after taking a jeweler's family hostage in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, was found abandoned near Tanda in Hoshiarpur on Friday, police said.Tanda SHO Gurinderjit...

Chandigarh, March 5 Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh announced on Thursday the establishment of seven new medical colleges across the state.The project includes the development of two government medical colleges, two institutions under the public-private partnership (PPP)...

Hoshiarpur, February 25 An undertrial died on Wednesday while being transferred from the central jail here to a government hospital, triggering a protest by his family members and acquaintances who staged a sit-in and blocked traffic for nearly two hours, police said.Munish Bhatti, a resident...

Hoshiarpur, February 25 Two migrant laborers were killed after they were hit by a train near the town of Mukerian, police said on Wednesday.The accident occurred on Tuesday night near the Alipur railway crossing, about six kilometers from Mukerian, on the Jalandhar-Pathankot railway track...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab), February 24 Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria visited the Shri Siddheshwar Mahadev Temple in Bassi Ghulam Hussain village here on Tuesday, officials said.Kataria participated in the sixth day of the 1101-kundiya Ati Rudra Mahayagya. The week-long religious program, being...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab), February 24 Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria alleged on Tuesday that certain foreign forces were helping Pakistan to smuggle drugs and weapons into Punjab across the border via drones, in order to destabilize the state and harm the youth.Speaking to the media here...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab), February 23 Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria led a foot march in Mukerian on Monday as part of the state government's "war against drugs" campaign, and called for turning the fight against narcotics into a mass movement.The march began from the tehsil complex in...

Hoshiarpur, February 23 A 35-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly shooting dead his aunt in the Mehandwani village of the district earlier this month, police said on Monday.The victim, Rachna (60), was the wife of a retired sub-inspector of the Punjab Police.Deputy Superintendent of...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab), February 23 A house, allegedly built on Waqf Board land by a woman convicted in multiple drug trafficking cases, was demolished in the town of Tanda on Monday, officials said.The demolition was carried out by the Punjab Waqf Board in Chandigarh Colony of Tanda, based on...

Hoshiarpur, February 21 Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria will participate in the third edition of the "People's Walk Against Drugs," scheduled to be held on February 23 and 24, the organizer said on Saturday.The two-day walk will take place in Mukerian and Hoshiarpur, on February 23, and in...

Hoshiarpur, February 19 Two men were killed after a tractor-trailer carrying fodder lost control and crashed into a roadside eatery (dhaba) on the Hoshiarpur-Dasuya road, police said on Thursday.The incident occurred on Wednesday evening near the Ghasipur village, they said.Kamal Kumar (35)...

Hoshiarpur, February 19 A 99-year-old woman was murdered by a robber who stuffed her body inside an iron trunk in her house in a village here, police said on Thursday.The victim, identified as Joginder Kaur, had been living alone in her residence at Bham village in the Chabbewal area.Her...

Hoshiarpur, February 19 A 90-year-old woman was murdered by a robber who stuffed her body inside an iron trunk in a village here, police said on Thursday.The victim, Joginder Kaur, was a resident of Bham village in the Chabbewal area.Her body was found late Wednesday evening, stuffed inside...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab), February 13 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) staged protests across Punjab on Friday outside the district Congress committee offices, in response to alleged remarks made by Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa against state minister Harbhajan Singh.Led by party leaders...

Hoshiarpur, February 12 A major fire broke out at a paint factory near Bhawani Nagar here on Thursday, prompting a large-scale emergency response as flames threatened nearby residential properties, officials said.No injuries or fatalities were reported in the incident.According to fire...

Hoshiarpur, February 11 Bus services across Punjab were disrupted on Wednesday as over 8,000 contractual employees of state-run transport undertakings, including Punjab Roadways, Punbus, and PRTC, went on strike.The employees are protesting against the detention of several union members who...