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Punjab rolls out digital reforms in treasury, targets Rs 350 crore incentive in FY 2025-26

October 6, 2025 01:26 IST

In another measure, the government has introduced e-vouchers for all bills, eliminating the need for physical vouchers and reducing costs on stationery, travel and processing

Beaten, starved for weeks: Punjab woman trapped in Muscat for months recounts ordeal

October 6, 2025 00:40 IST

The victim said that she left Amritsar on June 15 this year and landed in Muscat via Mumbai. “The moment I arrived, I realised I had been trapped,” she said

Pure mustard can now be grown in contaminated soil: Punjabi University research

October 6, 2025 00:32 IST

Through Dr. Gurvarinder Kaur’s research, it has been highlighted that cadmium is highly toxic to human health. This method ensures that cadmium’s impact is confined to the roots

People in Gaza have endured a genocidal war: Palestine’s Ambassador

October 6, 2025 01:19 IST

Peace must always come before politics, and humanity before all religions, he says

Express Investigation: In Chandigarh, the Chief Engineer is always ‘in a meeting’

October 5, 2025 23:59 IST

Over 8 days in two weeks, The Indian Express reporters posed as citizens to test if Sanjay Arora, MC’s Chief Engineer, was accessible. Not once could he be met

Stuck for almost two hours due to technical snag: Over 70 stranded after Ro-Ro ferry breaks down in Virar

October 5, 2025 23:48 IST

The incident was reported in the Saphale-Virar Ro-Ro service, which ferries passengers and vehicles between Saphale and Virar through the Vaitarna creek over a span of 10 minutes

‘Aundi Ludhiane main Lahore ton ve..’: Two visually impaired sisters’ ode to ‘Saanjha Punjab’ released

October 6, 2025 01:15 IST

Scripting a success story of tragedy to triumph, Bhavna, 15 and Palak, 13, left legendary Punjabi singer Gurdas Maan mesmerized. Their father, once "taunted" for having "two blind daughters", says today people know him due to them

Motorcycle Expedition flagged off from Southern Command War Memorial in Pune

October 5, 2025 23:11 IST

The expedition is taking the route Mhow - Deolali - Pune - Belgaum - Goa - Satara - Mumbai - Nashik and back to Mhow covering over 2400 kilometers

Woman posing as IPS officer, daughter dupe Pune Camp shop owners of Rs 2 lakh

October 5, 2025 23:05 IST

Police have recovered from them stolen items worth Rs 45,000. Further investigation was underway

Cyclonic storm ’Shakhti’: IMD issues warning to Gujarat ports, fishermen

October 5, 2025 23:00 IST

No heavy rainfall warning for the week; Local Cautionary Signal-III at all ports of North and South Gujarat coasts; sea condition is very likely to be rough over Northeast Arabian Sea and along and off Saurashtra and Kutch coasts till October 6

‘Nothing short of disgraceful’: Chandigarh Mayor to Kataria on four councillors, seek action

October 5, 2025 22:53 IST

Babla said that their disruptive actions commenced with a sustained and aggressive protest and unruly scenes that lasted several hours

$In an interview with The Indian Express, Prakash Shendge explains why he believes the GR (Government Resolution) is unconstitutional and how it has fractured social harmony across the state.$

‘Marathas want political representation from OBC quota; social harmony has collapsed’

October 5, 2025 22:40 IST

OBC Jan Morcha chief Prakash Shendge, who won the Sangli Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket in 2009 and later contested on an NCP ticket in 2014, has emerged as one of the most vocal critics of the Maharashtra government’s move to allow Marathas to obtain Kunbi (OBC) certificates.

Youth shot dead in early morning dispute at Kharar Housing Society, police hunt shooter

October 5, 2025 23:21 IST

According to police sources, Shivansh Rana, a BCA student at the government college in Una, had come to Kharar in June 2025 for coaching

Fake fashion designer and bogus Seychelles crypto agent dupe Pune executive of Rs 51 Lakh

October 5, 2025 22:10 IST

Investigators said that while such multiple friend requests from different profiles with same names, should have raised suspicions for the complainant, he still accepted one of the requests.

The Commission has projected a total of around 7.5 lakh households for Survey in its preliminary projections for Bengaluru Urban limits, with the numbers expected to increase once the exercise is complete.

Socio-economic Survey in Bengaluru likely to extend till October 18; progress reaches 75 per cent in other parts of Karnataka

October 5, 2025 22:09 IST

Data from the Commission for Backward Classes shows that 1.22 lakh households were enumerated in the first two days of the Survey in Bengaluru Urban limits.

Questioned whether the survey will be extended, he said, the Commission and the concerned department will decide on it.

Caste census: Karnataka Deputy CM D K Shivakumar advises officials not to ask questions that are personal

October 5, 2025 22:08 IST

The Karnataka High Court last month had declined to stop the survey, but directed the State Backward Classes Commission to maintain confidentiality of the collected data and ensure voluntary participation of citizens.

Mohali police exposes Rs 1.15 crore immigration fraud, 11 agents booked

October 5, 2025 22:03 IST

SSP Harmandeep Singh Hans said the drive was launched under the supervision of DSP (Investigation) Jatinder Singh Chauhan and led by Inspector Jaskamal Singh Sekhon, incharge of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit.

NRI father-son duo booked for Rs 3.15-crore fraud

October 5, 2025 21:59 IST

According to the complainants, Avtar Singh and his son Jaswant Singh, both directors of ATL Biofuel India Pvt Ltd, Bairampur village, Mohali district, lured them into investing in the company with promises of huge profits and directorships.

’25 calls, 5-6 patients reaching out daily’: Health Dept’s home-based care for elderly gets good response

October 5, 2025 21:57 IST

Launched on September 19, as many as 25 calls have already been received within the first fortnight of its launch.

Temple, idol of Gorakhnath on Girnar Hill in Gujarat vandalised, police begin probe

October 5, 2025 21:50 IST

According to police, the temple is situated at the height of around 5,000 steps on the Girnar Hill in Junagadh district.

Nitish Kumar’s behaviour at PM’s function gives rise to suspicion about CM’s ‘mental health’: Tejashwi Yadav

October 5, 2025 21:57 IST

Yadav, a former Deputy CM who is now the leader of the opposition, shared on his X handle a video of the function, held at New Delhi, which the chief minister has attended virtually from his residence.

Dapodi Zero-Waste project has set benchmark for sustainable waste management, says PCMC

October 5, 2025 21:28 IST

Currently, waste is collected from 428 households every day. After segregation into wet and dry waste, it is processed using advanced equipment including dust separators, agglomerator machines, hydraulic presses, and semi-automatic composting machines.

Tamil Nadu fighting against fanatics, delimitation, NEET: Stalin’s retort after Guv RN Ravi’s jibe on DMK slogan

October 5, 2025 21:09 IST

Responding to Ravi’s remarks, Stalin hit back in a detailed post on X in Tamil, listing what he said the state would continue to fight against — Hindi imposition, religious fanaticism, delimitation, NEET, and the Governor himself.

TISS plans to develop national network of academic, research institutions

October 5, 2025 20:55 IST

With four existing campuses in TISS – Mumbai, Tuljapur, Hyderabad and Guwahati along with plans to revive the now dissolved TISS research centre in Patna – the plan involves creation of research and academic hubs in West, South, North East and North of India

The chargesheet was filed before the NIA Special Court, Mohali, while 11 other identified accused remain absconding.

Foreign-based handlers used social media to radicalise Punjab youth, says NIA

October 5, 2025 20:44 IST

Files chargesheet against 11 in BKI-linked RPG attack on Punjab police station

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