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Sujanpur Tira festival concludes in HP's Hamirpur

Virus scare dampens Holi mood in Punjab, Haryana

7:19 pm March 29, 2021

Chandigarh: Holi celebrations remained muted across Punjab and Haryana on Monday as people stayed indoors with the authorities prohibiting gatherings at public places due to the coronavirus scare. In Chandigarh too, people celebrated the festival at home as the administration prohibited the celebrations at public parks, Sukhna Lake and the Sector 17 Plaza. Clubs and […]

BJP MLA Arun Narang thrashed, clothes torn by protesting farmers in Punjab

BJP MLA thrashed, clothes torn by protesting farmers in Punjab

10:33 pm March 27, 2021

Chandigarh: A BJP MLA in Punjab was allegedly thrashed and his clothes torn by a group of farmers at Malout in Muktsar district on Saturday, police said. When Abohar legislator Arun Narang reached Malout along with local leaders to address a press conference, they got surrounded by a group of protesting farmers and black ink […]

Faridabad court convicts two in Nikita murder case

11:21 pm March 24, 2021

Chandigarh: A fast-track court in Haryana’s Faridabad on Wednesday convicted two men in connection with the murder of Nikita Tomar, five months after she was shot outside her college in a crime caught on camera. Prime accused Tausif and another man, Rehan, were held guilty and a third accused Azharuddin acquitted in the case, defence […]

Punjab CM’s achievement claims bundle of lies: BJP

10:50 pm March 21, 2021

Chandigarh: The BJP on Sunday slammed Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh over his government’s achievement claims, saying these are nothing but a bundle of lies . Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Dushyant Gautam said Amarinder Singh cleverly tried to divert the attention to hide his failures by taking refuge of COVID for the […]

IT, ED teams raid premises linked to Haryana Cong MLA Dharam Singh Chhoker

10:06 pm March 17, 2021

Chandigarh : Joint teams of Income Tax and Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday raided several premises linked to Congress MLA Dharam Singh Chhoker in Haryana. The raids were conducted at Chhoker’s house in Samalkha constituency represented by him, a petrol pump and some other business establishments linked to him and his family in various places of the state, including Gurgaon, Panipat and Chandigarh, officials said. The development evoked […]