Yamunanagar: The health department has intensified surveillance after 11 swine flu, five dengue and three malaria cases were confirmed in the district. Deputy chief medical officer Dr Divya Mangla said five fresh swine flu cases took the tally from six to 11. Health teams inspected 9,435 houses and found mosquito larvae in 2,776, following which…
Amritsar: A man was killed after his motorcycle collided with a construction machine parked along the roadside near Kukrawala in Raja Sansi area on Sunday nightThe deceased was identified as Bikramjit Singh, a father of two. His co-worker Sukhbir Singh told the media that Bikramjit was returning home after finishing work in Raja Sansi. Riding…
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann with senior police officers during a press conference regarding the Punjab govt’s actions and achievements against organised crime, terrorism, and drugs, in Chandigarh on Monday Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday felicitated a Punjab Police team led by Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) SP Bikramjit Singh Brar for securing the…
Chandigarh: Punjab Police have registered 60,582 FIRs and arrested 79,784 drug smugglers, including 708 “big fish” in 354 commercial-scale cases, since the launch of the ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ campaign, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said Monday.Addressing a press conference with chief minister Bhagwant Mann, Yadav said that between Mar 1, 2025 and Sep 10, 2026, police…
Abohar: A day after a veterinarian was found murdered with his face crushed in a bungalow in Abohar, police on Monday arrested three men from his village, Gidranwali.Police did not disclose details of the crime, its motive or whether the weapon used in the murder had been recovered.Despite the arrests, deceased Amandeep Singh’s family protested…
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann addresses mediapersons in Chandigarh on Monday Chandigarh: Ahead of BJP’s ‘Nasha Mukt Yatra’ starting Sept 18, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday accused the party of defaming Punjab over the drug issue while ignoring similar problems in BJP-governed states.Addressing a news conference, Mann asserted that his govt is taking…
Rewari: An alleged illegal foetal sex-determination racket was busted in Rewari in a joint operation by the health department and police, with two alleged middlemen arrested and Rs 64,500 seized, officials said.Acting on information about a deal for an illegal sex-determination test, health officials, along with teams from Sonipat and Panipat and the Rewari PC-PNDT…
Hisar: Police and drug control teams raided 22 medical stores across Hisar district in a crackdown on misuse of medicines as intoxicants. Seven outlets were found stocking dual-use drugs without proper records, while registered pharmacists were absent at three stores, officials said.Teams of 11 drug control officers from eight districts, along with police, inspected stores…
Rohtak: Retired IAS officer Desraj Dhingra, brother-in-law of former Rajya Sabha MP Shadilal Batra, was allegedly assaulted in DLF Colony late on Sept 11 after asking that a car parked outside his house be moved.According to Dhingra’s complaint, he returned from Delhi around 12.30am to find a Volkswagen blocking his gate. His driver approached former…
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini Chandigarh: The BJP on Monday sought to strengthen its foothold in Punjab by inducting Major Bhupinder Singh Dhillon, cousin of late Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal and his political adviser for 25 years, along with his son Amarveer Singh Badal.Former finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal, Parkash Singh…
