Punjab to check potable water quality
July 1st, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 1 (IANS) Amid allegations of potable water contamination, the Punjab government has decided to get a survey conducted to check the quality of water being supplied to residents, ... Read more...
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40 crore saplings to be planted in next 8 years: Badal
June 30th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 30 (IANS) The ambitious "Greening Punjab" campaign, to begin Sunday, will see over 40 crore saplings of various trees being planted in various parts of the state in ... Read more...
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Non-Muslim women in Pakistan face harassment (Lead)
March 16th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) Two-thirds of non-Muslim Pakistani women were sexually harassed and 43 percent suffered religious discrimination at workplaces, a study said.Around 27 percent of Hindu and Christian women ... Read more...
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Minority women in Pakistan face harassment: Study
March 16th, 2012 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) Around 74 percent of Pakistani women from minority communities -- Christians and Hindus -- were sexually harassed, while 43 percent faced religious discrimination at workplaces in ... Read more...
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Agricultural land flooded in Punjab
July 9th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Fazilka (Punjab), July 9 (IANS) Heavy rainfall in parts of Punjab has resulted in breaching of river embankments at various places and an alarming rise in the water level of ... Read more...
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Akali Dal, BJP stage state-wide protest against corruption
June 17th, 2011 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 16 (IANS) Leaders and activists of Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal Thursday staged sit-in protests in all districts of Punjab to protest against the prevailing corruption ... Read more...
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Punjab sanctions Rs.122 crore for flood control projects
June 7th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 7 (IANS) In a bid to complete flood control projects ahead of the monsoon, the Punjab government has sanctioned Rs.122 crore for its drainage department, officials said Tuesday."A ... Read more...
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3,000 cops pad up for India-Pakistan match
March 27th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali, March 27 (IANS) Over 3,000 policemen have been lined up, 100 CCTV cameras installed, quick reaction teams, bomb disposal squads and commando forces are on alert -- intense ... Read more...
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Sikh massacre: SGPC rejects Haryana government’s probe
February 23rd, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 22 (IANS) The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the mini-parliament of Sikh religion, Tuesday rejected the Haryana government's move to seek a report from a divisional commissioner into an alleged ... Read more...
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Breastfeed longer to reduce breast cancer risk: study
September 27th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) As breast cancer continues to be a rising threat for women worldwide, a study by a Britain-based NGO in Punjab says breast-feeding for a longer duration can ... Read more...
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Terrorists rushed in where leaders feared to tread (Floods in Pakistan -II)
September 4th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Frank Huzur in Islamabad
With the vacuum in the Pakistani leadership visible right from the onset of the flood tragedy, foot-soldiers of extremist organisations have rushed in where President Asif Ali ... Read more...
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Need hi-tech to check floods: Sidhu
September 1st, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 1 (IANS) Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu Wednesday emphasised the need to use hi-tech mechanisms to check floods.
This year, at least a dozen districts of Punjab and Haryana have been ... Read more...
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Floods in Ferozepur, crops damaged
July 24th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) Several acres of agricultural land were inundated and over 75 villages were submerged in flood water in Punjab's Ferozepur district Saturday, an official said.
Over 150 houses have been ... Read more...
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Badal wants check dams on Ghaggar river
July 19th, 2010 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 19 (IANS) In a bid to prevent floods in the Ghaggar river in future, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to help construct ... Read more...
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Three rescued from swollen Ghaggar (Lead)
July 17th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), July 17 (IANS) At least three people who had entered the swollen Ghaggar river in this Haryana town Saturday were rescued by teams sent by the district administration.
Panchkula Deputy Commissioner ... Read more...
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Flood alert in Panchkula, Ambala districts
July 17th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), July 17 (IANS) Authorities of Haryana's Panchkula and Ambala districts Saturday issued a flood alert following a rise in the water level of Ghaggar river.
At least three children, who were ... Read more...
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Flood toll in Punjab and Haryana reaches 40 (Lead)
July 17th, 2010 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 16 (IANS) Two more deaths due to floods were reported in Punjab's Mansa district Friday, taking the toll to 25, officials said. With this, the collective flood toll in Punjab ... Read more...
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Flood situation grim in Punjab’s Mansa district
July 16th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 16 (IANS) There was no respite from floods in Punjab's Mansa district Friday with water entering five more villages in the Sardulgarh area. However, the situation improved in other ... Read more...
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No threat to food security: Punjab agriculture officials
July 15th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, July 15 (IANS) Agriculture officials in Punjab say there will be no threat to the country's food security despite the loss of crops worth lakhs of rupees in the ... Read more...
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Several villages cut off in Punjab’s Mansa district
July 13th, 2010 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 13 (IANS) Several villages were marooned in Punjab's Mansa district Tuesday as the Ghaggar river overflowed its banks, officials said.
"The flood situation in Sardulgarh area of Mansa district ... Read more...
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Punjab to set up veterinary clinics in all districts
June 8th, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 8 (IANS) In a bid to improve veterinary services in the state, Punjab will establish poly-clinics in all districts and upgrade the infrastructure of existing veterinary hospitals and dispensaries, an ... Read more...
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CBI given clearance to prosecute food corporation official
January 29th, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been given sanction to prosecute Food Corporation of India (FCI)'s former Chandigarh regional manager K.Siva Prasad for criminal conspiracy, officials said ... Read more...
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Lahore’s Ganga Ram Hospital doctors oppose new health bill
January 7th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Jan 7 (IANS) Doctors at the Ganga Ram Hospital here will Friday protest a proposed health care bill that, among other provisions, prescribes doctors to be booked for patient's accidental death ... Read more...
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Punjab to recruit 10,810 school teachers
August 24th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) In a bid to improve the student-teacher ratio and to fill the vacant posts in Punjab schools, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has ordered officials to immediately start ... Read more...
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Reverse osmosis system to purify water in Punjab villages
August 20th, 2009 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 20 (IANS) All villages in certain districts of Punjab that are affected by salinity in water will have reverse osmosis (RO) plants within 21 months to provide clean water to ... Read more...
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Charged with murder, rape, Dera chief’s support sought for polls
May 4th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep SarinSirsa (Haryana), May 4 (IANS) Despite being charged with serious crimes like murder and rape, controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief, Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh, is much sought after by ... Read more...
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Court summons wives of Punjab chief minister, deputy chief minister
April 28th, 2009 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 28 (IANS) A court here has asked Surinder Kaur, wife of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Harsimrat Kaur, wife of Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Akali Dal chief ... Read more...
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More immigrants crossing Pak into Iran, says Pak investigating agency
November 24th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 24 (ANI): Pakistans investigating agency, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has said that the number of illegal immigrants entering Iran from Pakistan had increased compared to last year.FIA ... Read more...
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Badal seeks joint civil-army action for disaster relief
August 25th, 2008 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 25 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday called upon civil and army authorities to formulate a joint action plan to combat any natural calamities in the state. Addressing ... Read more...
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Flood-like situation in several Punjab districts
August 13th, 2008 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 13 (IANS) Heavy rainfall over the last two days has led to inundation in several districts of Punjab as at least five people died in the 24 hours to Wednesday ... Read more...
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Akali-BJP combine claims victory in violence marred civic polls (Lead)
June 30th, 2008 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 30 (IANS) The ruling Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance in Punjab Monday claimed a 'landslide' victory in elections to 87 municipal councils and seven nagar panchayats even as violence ... Read more...
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Women crowd Border Security Force recruitment centre in Punjab
June 13th, 2008 - 7:58 pm ICT by ANI
Jalandhar, June 13 (ANI): Scores of enthusiastic women yesterday, thronged the recruitment centre of Border Security Force (BSF) in Jalandhar for getting into the elite force.Coming from different districts of Punjab, ... Read more...
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PML-Q decides to exploit PPP-PML-N differences in the run-up to by-polls
May 14th, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by admin
Lahore , May 14 (ANI): In the run-up to the by-polls slated for June 26, the erstwhile ruing party in Pakistan , the PML-Q has decided to exploit the differences between ... Read more...
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