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CHANDIGARH: Nine residents of Punjab were deported from Australia on a chartered flight on Thursday over a string of criminal charges and immigration violations.The use of a private Nauru Airlines aircraft was necessitated after seven of them displayed “non-compliant and disruptive behavior” during previous attempts to remove them via commercial flights, according to documents accessed…

Bhiwani: A controversy has erupted at the Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH) over alleged destruction of records related to the Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test (HTET) 2024, triggering protests by employees and sharp claims from student groups even as the board denied any wrongdoing.The situation escalated on Thursday as employees staged a protest inside the…

Chandigarh: Congress MP from Gurdaspur Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Thursday claimed that AAP govt in Punjab would not survive and that President’s Rule would be imposed in the coming days. Addressing a press conference, the former deputy chief minister alleged, “The AAP fears losing power, which is why it has ‘dramatised’ a special assembly session…

Chandigarh: For 67-year-old Ghulam Haider from the remote village of Bogdang, access to specialised medical care had long remained out of reach. Living with complications of diabetes and hypertension in a far-flung border area of Nubra, advanced treatment was once a distant possibility. This week, he was among hundreds who received care at a high-altitude…

Amritsar: A minor boy has been apprehended in connection with the death of his mother in Amritsar district, police said on Thursday.According to police, the woman was found dead at her residence, and preliminary suspicion is that she may have been strangled. The exact cause of death will be confirmed after the post-mortem examination.Family members…

Amritsar: An Ajnala court on Friday ordered the trial against jailed Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha MP Amritpal Singh in connection with 2023 police station attack case be transferred to the Amritsar sessions court. The next hearing will take place on May 2, marking the formal start of the trial.The order came after the police presented…

Amritsar: The Sarbat Khalsa group, known for appointing parallel jathedars of Sikh temporal seats including the Akal Takht, deliberated on key issues in Punjab during a meeting held here on Thursday, indicating a potential entry into the political landscape.Jarnail Singh Sakhira, the chief organiser of Sarbat Khalsa held on Nov 10, 2015, at Chabba village…

Amritsar: The BJP has alleged that the Punjab govt’s “war against drugs” campaign is ineffective, citing continued reports of youth deaths linked to substance abuse across the state.BJP Amritsar district president Harvinder Singh Sandhu expressed concern over recent fatalities, including deaths reported in de-addiction centres. He claimed that incidents of drug-related deaths were being reported…

Sangrur: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday called on farmers to shift to canal-based irrigation and reduce dependence on groundwater, saying canal water would be made available from May 1 for paddy season.Interacting with villagers during his visit to his native village, Satouj, Mann said Punjab’s future depended on conserving water resources. “Punjab’s…

Jalandhar: After Aam Aadmi Party Punjab unit used imagery linked to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to target the seven Rajya Sabha members who switched over to BJP, MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney posted that his character was built on action, and it would always speak louder than cartoons or fake narratives. On his X handle, he…