The North News Chandigarh, September 12 Punjab Police have busted a cross-border weapon smuggling module with alleged links to Pakistan, seizing a large cache of arms and ammunition. Acting on a tip-off, Fazilka police arrested two men said to be working under the direction of foreign-based handlers. Officers recovered 18 pistols, 1,847 live cartridges and […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 12 Punjab’s Rural Development and Panchayats Minister, Tarunpreet Singh Sond, has appealed to financially capable panchayats to extend support towards relief and rehabilitation efforts in flood-affected villages. Sond said that thousands of villages in Punjab have been severely impacted by the recent floods, necessitating immediate relief measures. Urgent actions such […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 11 Shimla Police have launched an investigation into a major bank fraud after a senior manager at the Bank of Baroda allegedly siphoned off ₹3.7 crore. Officials said Ankit Rathore, senior manager at the bank’s Kasumpti branch, transferred the money from an APMC, S&K account to the […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 11 Protests resurfaced in Shimla on Thursday over the disputed mosque in Sanjauli, with representatives of Hindu organisations staged demonstrations outside the site. Marking the anniversary of last year’s protests, which ended in a police baton charge, members of the Dev Bhoomi Sangharsh Samiti performed symbolic rituals, […]
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The North News Varanasi, September 11 On the ongoing state visit of Mauritius Prime Minister Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam to India, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri highlighted the significance of the bilateral partnership between the two countries. Addressing a special media briefing, Misri said, “Mauritius PM Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam is on an eight-day visit to India. Mauritius […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 11 India and Mauritius have signed a series of agreements aimed at strengthening their strategic and developmental partnership, including a special economic package worth more than $680m (£560m). The accords, signed in Varanasi on Thursday in the presence of India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, and his Mauritian counterpart, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, […]
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The North News Chandigarh/Amritsar, September 11 In an intelligence led operation amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state, , Amritsar Commissionerate Police busted a cross-border organised arms smuggling module with arrest of its six members and recovered six sophisticated weapons and ₹5.75 lakh hawala money from their possession, said Director […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 11 Punjab has disbursed more than ₹679 crore in sugarcane payments for the 2024–25 crushing season, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Thursday. The release, covering 87% of the total dues, benefits nearly 18,800 farmers across the state. Punjab offers the country’s highest sugarcane purchase rate at ₹401 per […]
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Shimla, September 11 A total of 574 roads, including three National Highways, 812 Distribution Transformers (DTRs) for power supply, and 369 water supply schemes were affected during the monsoon in Himachal Pradesh, a report by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) of the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA) said on Thursday.The HPSDMA has […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 11 The monsoon has once again become active in Himachal Pradesh, with the Meteorological Centre in Shimla issuing a yellow alert for heavy rainfall between September 13 and September 15. According to scientist Shobhit Katiyar, districts including Kangra, Una, Sirmaur, Bilaspur and Hamirpur are expected to receive […]
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