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One held in fake Canadian visa, passport racket

A 29-year-old man has been arrested here for his alleged involvement in a fake passport and visa racket that tried to send a young couple to Canada by giving them the makeover of senior citizens, officials said on Saturday.

Faridkot shivers at 1°C as cold wave sweeps Punjab

Cold weather conditions persisted across many parts of Punjab and Haryana on Saturday, with Faridkot shivering at a minimum temperature of one degree Celsius, the meteorological department said.

Chief secretary slams brakes on promotion of 8 ADGPs as DGPs

Home dept initiated the process of promoting the 1994 batch officers in November last month

24x7 water supply, e-buses among AAP's promises for Jalandhar and Phagwara

JALANDHAR: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday launched its campaign for the December 21 municipal elections, coming up with five-point agendas for Jalandhar and Phagwara municipal corporations.

'JUSTICE NOT A TOOL FOR PRIVILEGED, BUT A SHIELD FOR THE MARGINALISED'

The law must not serve as a mere tool for the privileged but act as a shield for the marginalized, Supreme Court judge, Justice Surya Kant, emphasised on Saturday, highlighting the interplay between justice and compassion and urging the legal community to adopt these twin principles as guiding beacons in the pursuit of equity and fairness.

Farmers announce rail roko after cops thwart march again

Protesters make third unsuccessful bid to enter Haryana, 17 injured in tear-gas shelling; tractor march to be held on Dec 16, farmers to block tracks in Punjab on Dec 18

3 KZF operatives arrested for grenade attack at police post

JALANDHAR: Days after the hand grenade attack at the police post, Asron in Nawanshahr, counter-intelligence (CI), Jalandhar, in a joint operation with SBS Nagar district police, have successfully cracked the case masterminded by the Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) with the arrest of three members of the terror module.

FARM LOANS UP TO ₹2 LAKH TO BE COLLATERAL FREE, SAYS RBI

NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked all banks to waive collateral, mortgage and any margin deposits against farm loans up to a limit of ₹2 lakh, the central bank said on Saturday.

Hry women's panel vice-chief, her driver held on graft charges

ACCUSED HAD SOUGHT ₹1-LAKH BRIBE TO DISPOSE OF A COMPLAINT AGAINST A JBT TEACHER BY HER WIFE: ACB SPOKESPERSON

Bishnoi jail interviews: Punjab home dept recommends DSP's dismissal

The Punjab home department has recommended dismissal of a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) who was named as a \"key conspirator\" in connection with facilitation of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's interview to a private news channel while in incarceration.

RAHUL ATTACKS BJP OVER SAVARKAR'S VIEWS ON CONSTITUTION, SPARKS ROW

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the BJP, asserting that India faces a battle between constitutional values and those who prefer Manusmriti as the governing law as he cited Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's criticism of the Indian Constitution.

South Korean prez impeached

South Korea's parliament on Saturday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his stunning and short-lived martial law decree, a move that ended days of political paralysis but set up an intense debate over Yoon's fate, as jubilant crowds roared to celebrate another defiant moment in the country's resilient democracy.

Was dying to get back on court: Satwik

Disappointment of an early exit in Paris and the constant pain in the body during his injury lay-off troubled the badminton ace

TREESA-GAYATRI BOW OUT OF BWF WORLD TOUR FINALS

Indian women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand missed out on a semifinal spot at the BWF World Tour Finals after losing to Japan's Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in straight games in their third and final group A match here on Friday.

MC OFFICIAL IN SOUP FOR NOD TO MOBILE TOWERS

An executive engineer from MC's road division is facing an inquiry for allegedly granting permission to Bharti Airtel Limited to set up three mobile towers on wheels at the Sector-34 Exhibition Ground for singer Diljit Dosanjh's concert on Saturday.

FOLLOWING MC CHIEF'S LEAD, OFFICERS SLASH 'ENTERTAINMENT CHARGES'

After municipal corporation (MC) commissioner Amit Kumar voluntarily slashed \"entertainment allowance\" by 50% from his salary, all entitled officers of the MC on Friday slashed their allowance, which will help the civic body save expenditure of ₹8 lakh per annum.

No end to UT's trash trouble as third mountain rises at Dadumajra dump

Already struggling to clear the existing legacy waste at the landfill, MC will take 43 more months to process the fresh heap of 1.25 lakh MT

21-yr-old Mohali man abducted from hotel, beaten up, robbed

WHILE DRIVING AROUND, ACCUSED THREATENED TO KILL HIM AND THROW HIS BODY INTO A CANAL IN HARYANA

Retd teacher tricked into paying ₹80L with fake arrest threats

Besides threats of fake arrest, scammers also used warning of court appearances to intimidate the resident of Phase 3B2 into transferring money

MOHALI POLICE CRACK DOWN ON DRUNK DRIVING, ISSUE 31 CHALLANS

MOHALI: To curb drunk driving, Mohali traffic police set up special nakas at five locations across the city on Friday night, issuing over 500 challans for various traffic violations, including 31 challans to offenders of drunk and drive. Two vehicles were also impounded during the drive.

Golf amateur meet: UT's Aayan to take on Varun in semi-finals

Playing in the quarterfinals during the afternoon session, Anshul Mishra beat Tushar Pannu on the 19th hole while Anant Singh Ahlawat emerged victorious over Ritesh on the 13th hole by winning his match 6&5 to seal their respective berths in the semi-finals played during the 123rd All India IGU Amateur Golf Championship being held at Chandigarh Golf Club held on Friday.

Ajeetesh logs thumping win to walk away with title

Chandigarh's Ajeetesh Sandhu registered a thumping five-shot win after returning a confident one-under 71 in the last round of the ₹2 crore Vishwa Samudra Open 2024 played at the historic Delhi Golf Club (DGC).

Work on Mohali's first concrete road begins

THE ROAD IN FRONT OF PHASE-6 BUS STAND WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT A COST OF ₹1.5 CRORE

HC allows Diljit Dosanjh concert today with rider on noise level

Directs UT to take penal action against the organisers if the noise level increases beyond 75 decibels

Will reconsider Sukhna ESZ plan: Punjab to SC

The Punjab government has decided to revisit its earlier proposal to designate a 3-kilometer eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary.

Female comics can soon outnumber the boys, feels Gurleen

Stand-up comedian Gurleen Pannu is known for her spontaneity and one-liners.

'OTT IS NOW ABOUT STARS, COMEBACKS'

Actor Divya Dutta speaks about how good writing and good casting is the star for her, irrespective of the medium

No one should be Googled because of their diagnosis: Hina Khan on being in Top 10 most searched actors list

Actor Hina Khan, who ranked fifth in Google's top 10 most searched actors in the world in 2024, has said that it is not \"an achievement\".

ALLU ARJUN ARRESTED

Actor Allu Arjun was arrested on Friday in connection with a stampede-like incident at Hyderabad's Sandhya Theatre that resulted in the death of a 35-year-old woman and left her nine-year-old child in critical condition.

When I got fame, I knew it wasn't because of me

Model-turned actor Rohman Shawl recently made his feature film debut with the Tamil project Amaran, and he is basking in the appreciation his role as the antagonist has brought him.