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The family of Nawanshahr-based Jaspal Singh, who has allegedly been kidnapped in Iran is losing hope with each passing day as the agent against whom the family had lodged a complaint is still at large. Also, there is no contact...

Raids on in Hoshiarpur and other districts to nab culprits

Made halqa in charge

A community kitchen initiative, ‘Janta Ki Rasoi’, which began in 2017 through the philanthropic vision of Anita Som Parkash, wife of former Union Minister of State Som Parkash, marked the completion of eight years of uninterrupted service to the underprivileged...

Arrested MC Inspector to remain in remand for two days

As per the instructions of the Government of India and the Government of Punjab, the district administration will organise a mock drill across the district on May 31 from 8 pm to 8.15 pm. While chairing a meeting held in...

The programme featured enlightening presentation and live performance by Bhai Baldeep Singh

Nineteen khair trees were cut and stolen from panchayat and private land at Beh Mawa village of Kandi area. Forest Department, Talwara, had earlier filed a damage report in the theft of five of these trees, while the damage report...

“Women are strength, they are strong, they take the weight of the world upon themselves without flinching and the women around me are joy.” Big-eyed, strong women with flowing tresses and huge horns on their heads; women with oversized dots...

Garhshankar youth Vishal Rana, son of retired Subedar Sardari Lal Rana, has become an example for those youths who want to go abroad with dreams of a bright future but earn their living by doing small jobs there. He has...

The Health Department has appointed 20 new house surgeons in various health institutions across the district. Cabinet Minister Dr Ravjot Singh and Hoshiarpur MLA Brahm Shankar Jimpa formally handed over the appointment letters to the new appointees during a function...

The Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Friday arrested sub-inspector (SI) Sukhraj Singh, posted at CIA, Jalandhar, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000. The arrest has been made following a complaint lodged by a ready-made garment shop owner and resident...

As per the instructions of the Government of India and the Government of Punjab, the district administration will organise a mock drill across the district on May 31 from 8 pm to 8.15 pm. While chairing a meeting held in...

Having spent his childhood in poverty, Mohinder Ram Phuglana has come a long way in life. He credits his success and knowledge to books. “Books are life, I don’t know how one can survive without reading,” he says. Seventy-year-old Phuglana...

In a daring daylight heist, armed robbers made off with nearly Rs 40 lakh from a private bank at Rihana-Jattan village along the Phagwara-Hoshiarpur road on Friday afternoon. The incident happened around 3.10 pm, when three armed men arrived at...

In a dramatic turn of events, a drug trafficking accused managed to escape from police custody while being taken to jail, only to be rearrested within hours by the Kapurthala police. The accused, identified as Manpreet Singh, alias Money, had...

'My brother was told that he would be hired as a helper or cook, but was instead sent to the warzone'

Body found hanging from ceiling fan, was in live-in relations

In a push towards a drug-free Punjab, the Commissionerate Police has intensified operations under the statewide campaign “Yudh Nashian Virudh”. During the week-long crackdown, the police registered 33 FIRs, arrested 58 persons and facilitated the rehabilitation of 20 drug addicts,...

AAP MLA's son, two aides also booked; MLA says my relatives being victimised

Nawanshahr man's kidnapping in Iran

In a shocking incident, thieves broke into the house of a sub-inspector in broad daylight at Tandi village, located in Begowal of Kapurthala district. They scaled the boundary wall and entered the house by breaking open door locks, escaping with...

As many as 15 police officers were honoured by the Commissionerate Police for their exceptional contributions to the ongoing anti-drug campaign at a special felicitation event held on Thursday. Commissioner of Police Dhanpreet Kaur awarded CC-I certificates to six Sub-Inspectors...

As part of the ‘Ek Din DC/SSP De Sang’ initiative, seven students who secured top positions in the matriculation and senior secondary examinations in Nawanshahr district spent a day with the Deputy Commissioner (DC) and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)...