Mother, three children commit suicide in PunjabJALANDHAR - A 45-year-old woman - who was separated from her husband and apparently hard pressed for finances - committed suicide along with her three children here Saturday, police said. Delayed monsoon leads to scarcity of fodder in PunjabFIROZEPUR - Monsoon may have brought in relief in some parts of country, but there are still many places, which are parched and waiting for first showers. Firozpur in Punjab is one such agrarian village waiting to be soaked in monsoon showers. Heroin worth rupees 600 million seized in PunjabFEROZEPUR - Punjab police seized heroin worth millions here on Friday. Two people were arrested with 12 kilogram of heroin in their possession. Government offices open and close early in PunjabMOHALI - The Punjab government Monday implemented its decision to open and close its offices early to conserve energy. The initiative got a mixed response with some employees welcoming the move, while others cribbed about having to wake up early. Restricted power supply cripples Punjab steel industryMANDI GOBINDGARH - Steel making units in this “steel hub”, already hit by the global slowdown, are now struggling to cope with another problem - restricted power supply. Powerless in Punjab - life hit, industry crippledMOHALI - The searing heat and the resultant acute power crisis in Punjab has hit everyday life hard - people are suffering long power cuts, office timings have changed, shopping centres are to shut early and industries have been asked to take 72 hours off every week. Punjab farmers fear low produce due to delayed monsoonABOHAR - Farmers in Punjab are worried a lot, as they fear low produce due to delayed monsoon. 4 Punjab power board employees arrested for attacking journalistsPATIALA - Four employees of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) were arrested for allegedly attacking three journalists of a Hindi daily newspaper here Thursday, said the police. Sikh devotees furious over demolition orders of a gurdwara in SangrurSANGRUR - A number of Sikh devotees are outraged due to Akal Takht’s order to demolish a portion of a controversial gurdwara due to having objection over its shape which resembles the Golden Temple of Amritsar. Punjab farmers bring revolution with cooperative societyHOSHIARPUR - Farmers in Hoshiarpur district, who set up Farmers’ Produce Promotional Society (FAPRO) in 2001, have proved how an alert farming community can help bring about a revolution in farming. Sikh leaders order demolition of Golden Temple replicaAMRITSAR - Furious over a sect’s attempts to replicate the design and structure of the Sikh community’s holiest shrine, the Golden Temple, Sikhism’s highest temporal seat Akal Takht Friday ordered it to raze the structure. Minor raped by cousin and his friend in PunjabMOHALI - A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her cousin and his friend in a Punjab village, police said Saturday. Sikh Jatha returns from Pakistan after observing 403rd Martyrs DayATTARI - After observing 403rd Martyrs Day of Guru Arjan Dev, the 5th master of the Sikhs, the Sikh Jatha (group) of nearly 200 devotees returned at Attari railway station from Pakistan on Wednesday through a special train. Chand denies his men attacked Fiza’s house (Lead)MOHALI - Former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan alias Chand Mohammad Monday evening denied that his supporters were behind the attack on the house of his second wife Fiza. Akali Dal wins Punjab by-pollJALANDHAR - The Akali Dal candidate Monday won the by-election to Nurmahal assembly seat in Punjab’s Jalandhar district, defeating the Congress nominee by a margin of 15,033 votes. Outrage over Golden Temple replica in PunjabSANGRUR - The Sikh leadership in Punjab is furious over attempts by a sect to replicate the design and structure of their holiest shrine - the Golden Temple or Harmandar Sahib at Amritsar. Three arrested for creating ruckus outside Fiza’s houseMOHALI - Police here arrested three people in the early hours Monday for allegedly creating a ruckus outside the house of Anuradha Bali aka Fiza, the estranged wife of Chander Mohan alias Chand Mohammed. India, Pakistan border guards meet to discuss border security issuesWAGAH - An eleven-member delegation of the Pakistan Rangers met a team of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday to discuss border management related issues. Policy soon to deal with racial discrimination abroad: Preneet KaurPATIALA - The central government would soon formulate a policy to deal with racial discrimination against Indians abroad, Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur said here Saturday. Punjab farmers resort to organic farmingFEROZEPUR - As organic farming becomes a popular the world over, farmers in India are taking to it as well. Farmers in Ferozepur district in Punjab are slowly dumping chemical farming in favour of organic farming. I will ruin Chand’s life, says angry FizaMOHALI - Fiza, the estranged wife of former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan alias Chand Mohammed, declared here Friday that she would “ruin” Chand’s life. Once a killer, now a healerGURDASPUR - For years his name spelt terror across Punjab as he spearheaded a merciless and violent movement for a separate Sikh state. Today, Wassan Singh Zafarwal runs a homeopathy clinic on the outskirts of his village. Operation Bluestar: Chronology of events (To go with - Scars of Operation Bluestar remain - 25 years later)AMRITSAR - Chronology of events before, during and after Operation Bluestar, the codename for the Indian Army’s assault on the Golden Temple complex in June 1984: Teenagers rounded up for smoking hookah in PunjabLUDHIANA - Over 50 teenagers were rounded up by the police for smoking hookahs at coffee shops here Thursday. The hookahs were ostensibly flavoured with fruit flavours but contained nicotine, police said. Operation Bluestar: Eyes gone but soldier has no regretsHOSHIARPUR - The last time the former soldier saw military action was when the army launched its assault on the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar 25 years ago to flush out armed militia as part of Operation Bluestar. Blinded after a burst of fire from inside the holiest of Sikh shrines hit him, Thakur Jagpal Singh shows no remorse. Guru Sant Rama Nand to be cremated todayBALLAN - Dera Sachkhand leader Sant Rama Nand, who was killed in an attack in Vienna recently, will be cremated here this afternoon with full state honours. Parents of students in Australia hold protest march in PunjabPATIALA - Worried parents of students studying in Australia Tuesday held a march here to protest against a series of racist attacks on Indian students in that country and demanded a delegation be sent to get full information. Heroin worth millions seized at India-Pakistan borderTARAN TARAN - Four packets of heroin worth 200 million rupees seized at the India-Pakistan international border in Taran Taran region of Punjab. Five of family killed in accident in PunjabHOSHIARPUR - Five members of a family were killed and three others injured in a road accident here Sunday, police said. Roof collapses, four die in PunjabSubhash Nagar,JODHEWAL - Four persons were killed and eleven others injured as the roof of a building collapsed in Punjab. |
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