Even as the successive governments of Punjab have been talking of providing basic healthcare facilities at doorsteps, the students of Electronics and Communication Engineering of Mehr Chand Polytechnic College have come up with an innovative solution to the problem.Sixth...
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In an effort to curb eve-teasing and promote road safety, the Commissionerate Police conducted a three-day special drive between May 17 and May 20 under the supervision of ACP North Aatish Bhatia. The drive took place between 12 PM and...
To promote sustainable waste management and environmental conservation, the Municipal Corporation of Phagwara has launched a citywide compost sale drive, encouraging the reuse of biodegradable waste through the production and sale of organic compost. The initiative was formally inaugurated on...
In a striking example of reactive governance, the Jalandhar Municipal Corporation repaired a defunct traffic signal, located ironically right outside its own office near Nehru Garden School, just a day after a petition was filed in the Permanent Lok Adalat...
A man was killed in a road accident involving a makeshift handcart and a car on the Khalwara bypass near Phagwara. The deceased has been identified as Keemat Singh of Ajit Nagar, Jalandhar. According to sources, Singh was travelling in...
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The body of a man was discovered under suspicious circumstances late Sunday night in a room near Wadala Chowk, raising concerns among locals. The deceased, identified as Mandeep Singh, was reportedly missing earlier in the evening. Residents of the area,...
Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, May 19 Three persons, including a woman, died in various road accidents while one more was injured during last 24 hours. The police have registered three cases. According to information, Tamanna of Kirti Nagar told the police...
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Roads of the city looked more like garbage dumps till Monday evening. An estimated 25 tonne of waste produced by the city in the last five days has not been lifted by the safai karamcharis of the Municipal Corporation as...
The recently declared Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) results have brought a moment of pride for the School of Eminence, Bhargo Camp, Jalandhar, as 13 students from the institution scored above 90 percent in Class XII - a first in...
As the Class X and XII results across ICSE, CBSE and PSEB boards were announced recently, one clear message emerged from Jalandhar’s top scorers — success doesn’t stem from shortcuts, expensive coaching or last-minute cramming. Instead, the toppers credited their...
Panic gripped the Gadaipur area of the city early this morning after a massive fire broke out at two adjoining rubber and tyre factories around 4 am. Thick black smoke billowed out from the units was visible from nearly a...
The suspects were identified as Akashdeep Singh and Gaurav Kapila, who were involved in a murder in Jalandhar on May 10
As part of the ongoing campaign against drug trafficking and criminal elements, the Jalandhar Rural Police, under the leadership of SSP Harvinder Singh Virk and Sarabjit Rai, SP Investigation, are conducting several anti-drug operations in various police stations. To make...
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Guru Gobind Singh Public School (GGPS), Nainowal Vaid, has once again upheld its reputation for academic excellence as its student, Snehjit Kaur Saini, emerged as the district topper in the CBSE Class X board examinations, securing an outstanding 99.4 per...
Nine cases under the NDPS Act were registered from various blocks of Nawanshahr today. The police arrested 11 drug peddlers with 64 gm heroin and intoxicating tablets and capsules. The accused have been arrested from Banga, Rahon, Balachaur and Kathgarh....
Rotary Club Phagwara Gems, in collaboration with Bharat Vikas Parishad Charitable Trust, Punjab, organised its third artificial limb-fitting camp under club president Rotarian Pawan Kumar Kalra. The camp was held at Shri Mahavir Jain Model High School, Model Town, Phagwara,...
More than 150 shopkeepers and residents from Punjab Avenue, Urban Estate, Phase I, held a protest against the railway authorities over the closure of the C-8 railway crossing. The crossing was shut on April 25 following the opening of the...
The Khel Udyog Sangh has raised the issue of getting VAT recovery notices. Group members said the VAT assessment of 2017-18 had been done but the one-time settlement policy was not yet implemented. City industrialists have repeatedly flagged the non-implementation...
As part of the ongoing initiative “Yudh Nashian Virudh”, the CIA staff of Commissionerate Jalandhar apprehended three persons and seized four illegal pistols (.32 bore), eight rounds and 150 gram of heroin. Commissioner of Police Dhanpreet Kaur said on May...
A 23-year-old woman died after falling off the ninth floor of a building at Lovely Professional University (LPU) here. The police said the incident that took place on Saturday afternoon seemed to be a case of suicide. The woman, a...
Preliminary reports suggest that the incident has been ruled as a suicide
The Sadar police have registered a case against a man accused of illegally harvesting and selling wheat from the land of another villager. A complaint was lodged by Kuljit Singh, a resident of Sapror village. In his statement to the...
A powerful gas cylinder explosion in the early hours of Friday created panic in Dhilwan town of Kapurthala district. The incident occurred around 1:30 am at the residence of Amarjeet Singh in Patti Ramu village. According to his wife Surinder...
Hundreds of deserving candidates, who have cleared the rigorous examination process, now stand disillusioned and betrayed by the Department of School Education. In March 2020, the Department of School Education took a bold step to promote young, dynamic talent to...
The Phagwara unit of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), led by Dr Tushar Aggarwal, organised a public awareness seminar today to mark World Hypertension Day. Eminent physician Dr Anil Tandon educated the audience on the latest hypertension guidelines and preventive...
Pushpa Gujral Science City celebrated World Telecommunication Day with the theme “Gender Equality in Digital Transformation”. Over 150 students and teachers from schools across Punjab took part in the event with great enthusiasm. Dr Rajesh Grover, Director, Pushpa Gujral Science...
World Hypertension Day was observed across health institutions in Hoshiarpur district with a district-level awareness rally aimed at educating the public about blood pressure management. Dr Pawan Kumar Shagotra, the Civil Surgeon, flagged off the rally from the Civil Surgeon...
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