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According to the police, the absconding accused, identified as Vivekanand, alias Sapu Mandal, was allegedly in a relationship with the mother of the victim for the last 15 years. The relationship had turned sour recently. (Representational/File)

After spat with partner, man kills her son, buries body in drum

December 18, 2022 10:28 IST

Police said that the accused had buried Piyush Mandal's body under soil before sealing the drum shut with cement.

An FIR for murder in the case was registered at Jamalpur police station. (Representational/File)

Ludhiana Class 11 student murder: Man, three of his aides arrested

December 17, 2022 23:50 IST

As per details, the girl — Aanchal, a Class 11 student, who hailed from Tajpur village & had gone missing on December 14 after failing to return from school and her body was discovered the next day.

Gangster Arshdeep Dalla's two aides arrested (FILE)

Moga: 2 aides of Canada-based gangster Arshdeep Dalla arrested

December 17, 2022 21:36 IST

SSP Khurana said that both the accused had opened fire outside the residence of a businessman on Dutt Road of Moga on December 2 on the orders of gangster Arshdeep Dalla, who is believed to be hiding in Canada.

Two days after the kidnapping of Harmandeep Singh, his father Sukhdev Singh, a farmer, received a handwritten letter with the ransom demand. (Express sourced)

Gidderbaha man’s body found buried in farm, 22 days after he was kidnapped for ransomSubscriber Only

December 18, 2022 09:24 IST

During the investigation, it came to fore that the kidnappers had strangled the man right after abducting him on November 25, police said, adding despite this they kept demanding ransom from his family.

Punjab health and family welfare minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra. (Twitter/@jouramajra)

521 more Aam Aadmi Clinics to be opened on R-Day: Punjab health minister

December 17, 2022 10:32 IST

Punjab health and family welfare minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra said that the government was according topmost priority to healthcare and these new 521 clinics will ensure medical services to every people of the state near their doorsteps.

(Left) Actor Randeep Singh Hooda in a still from Balwinder Singh Janjua’s (right) eight-episode series , CAT, on Netflix.

Netflix series delves into the life of a police informer: Meet the Gurdaspur man behind CAT, a series on Punjab’s dark decadeSubscriber Only

December 17, 2022 08:48 IST

From its creator to cast, language to locations— CAT has Punjab deeply embedded into it at every level.

The minor, police said, has been admitted to a hospital and was in a stable condition. Police have registered an FIR against the accused under section 376AB and 363 of IPC and Section 6 of POCSO Act at Dugri police station.

Ludhiana: 6-yr-old kidnapped from park, raped; auto driver held

December 17, 2022 08:27 IST

Inspector Madhu Bala, SHO of Dugri police station, said that the incident took place when the girl was playing in a park near a temple. The accused allegedly lured her in his auto with some chocolates.

At the protest site in Zira (Express Photo)

Zira Liquor Factory: Punjab CM agrees to demands, dharna likely to be called off after 146 daysSubscriber Only

December 17, 2022 09:51 IST

Villagers with support of some farmer unions have been holding the protest in front of the liquor plant at Mansurwal village in Zira in Ferozepur for the past five months, seeking its closure while claiming that it was polluting underground water in several villages in the area, besides causing air pollution.

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Sofas, chairs burnt at Jalandhar gurdwara: SGPC condemns incident, asks Akal Takht jathedar to intervene

December 17, 2022 10:09 IST

Supporters of Amritpal Singh, self-styled Sikh preacher and head of 'Waris Punjab de' outfit vandalised a gurdwara in Jalandhar and set afire chairs and sofas asking people to sit on the ground

Pankaj Malhotra had been absconding since the day a case was filed against him. (Express Photo)

Foodgrain tenders scam: Ashu’s ‘PA’ Pankaj Malhotra surrenders before Punjab Vigilance Bureau

December 17, 2022 07:37 IST

Malhotra had been absconding since the day a case was registered against him in the foodgrain transport tenders scam. Earlier, the vigilance bureau had initiated proceedings to declare Malhotra a Proclaimed Offender in the case.

At the Chollang toll plaza on Friday. (Express Photo)

Punjab: Dharnas to make roads toll-free gains support; unreasonable taxes need to go, says farmer unionSubscriber Only

December 17, 2022 07:17 IST

The Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) on Thursday had made several toll plazas in Punjab free for commuters as it launched a protest against the state government to press for their demands, including farm debt waiver, remunerative prices for their crops and compensation for damage to crops.

Bharat Bhushan Ashu with Pankaj Meenu Malhotra (File Photo)

Foodgrain tenders scam: Ashu’s ‘PA’ Pankaj Malhotra surrenders before Vigilance Bureau

December 16, 2022 21:21 IST

Pankaj Kumar alias Meenu Malhotra, Ashu'a personal assistance, had been absconding since the day a case was registered against him.

(Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

38 more Aam Aadmi Clinics to be opened in Ludhiana on R-Day: Minister Kataruchak

December 16, 2022 09:22 IST

The existing primary health centres (urban and rural) will be upgraded as Aam Aadmi Clinics, said the minister

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Punjab Vigilance Bureau nabs two excise officials for accepting Rs 5 lakh bribe

December 16, 2022 00:41 IST

The spokesperson further said after verifying this complaint, a VB team laid a trap and both the accused excise officials were caught red handed while taking a bribe money of Rs 5 lakh as a first installment in the presence of two official witnesses.

Inspector Bikramjit Singh, SHO at Jamalpur police station, said the autopsy report stated that the victim was strangled to death. (Representational)

Ludhiana: A day after she went missing, Class XI student found murdered in Ludhiana

December 15, 2022 22:12 IST

Identified as Aanchal of Tajpur village, she was a Class XI student at a government school.

Deputy commissioner Surabhi Malik along with AOC Sandeep Chaudhary paid tributes to him by laying wreaths. (Express Photo)

Tributes paid to 1971 Indo-Pak war hero flying officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon

December 15, 2022 13:07 IST

While presiding over a function organised to pay homage to Sekhon, Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains said that the officer had laid down his life for the sake of the country and the countrymen would ever remain indebted to him.

NRI affairs minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal would hear the issues of the Punjabi diaspora. (File Photo)

‘NRI Punjabian Naal Milni’ in Ludhiana on December 23: Deputy commissioner

December 15, 2022 12:48 IST

NRI affairs minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal would hear the issues of the Punjabi diaspora along with administrative and senior police officials

As per orders, a special demolition team was constituted. (Representational Photo)

Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority demolishes seven illegal colonies in Ludhiana

December 15, 2022 11:27 IST

The Chief Administrator GLADA has appealed to general public not to purchase property/plots/buildings in unauthorized colonies as GLADA will not provide any facility like water supply, sewerage, electricity connections, street lights etc

Buddha Nullah. (File)

Project to rejuvenate Buddha Nullah: Jamalpur STP to become operational from December 31

December 15, 2022 11:01 IST

It has been decided that PSPCL will provide a temporary connection to run the plant until the new 66kv power sub station is established to supply power to the STP.

During a raid outside Rakesh Kumar Singhla's house in Rajguru Nagar, Ludhiana. (Express Photo)

Punjab Foodgrain transportation scam: Despite six chargesheets, demotion, the rise and rise of Singla during Ashu’s tenureSubscriber Only

December 15, 2022 10:16 IST

The chargesheet, assessed by The Indian Express, submitted in the Ludhiana court also includes the copy of a 2017 order that was passed by then principal secretary KAP Sinha who had rejected Singla’s application seeking “voluntary retirement” from the department, at the time when he faced six chargesheets and was demoted from deputy director to assistant director (DFSC).

In Punjab, crime rate stood at 242.0 compared to its neighbouring states Haryana (697.3), Rajasthan (254.3) and Himachal Pradesh (357.6). (Representative image)

Punjab’s crime rate better than 16 other states including neighbors: Reply in Rajya Sabha to Ludhiana MP’s query

December 15, 2022 10:01 IST

As per the data, the highest crime rate (1477.2) existed in Kerala and the lowest crime rate (67.2) in Nagaland.

Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains

Mission 100% campaign: Punjab edu minister orders deployment of mentor teachers in govt schools for full-time teaching

December 15, 2022 10:01 IST

Currently, the teachers who were appointed as DMs and BMs were doing field work by visiting various schools instead of full-time teaching.

Punjab University has invented a recipe for sugarcane kheer (rice pudding) (Image-Representational/wiki)

Punjab Agricultural University standardises sugarcane juice kheer – a dessert for lactose-intolerant

December 14, 2022 18:01 IST

"Using sugarcane juice in kheer provides chances of a better shelf life than the kheer made from milk which lasts only two to three days"

Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) file

PAU develops integrated farming system for small, marginal farmers, says it will boost income

December 14, 2022 15:32 IST

The Integrated Farming System is an adequate blend of crops, livestock, aquaculture, agro-forestry and agri-horticulture ensuring sustainability, profitability, balanced food availability and employment generation

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Punjab vet varsity GADVASU to hold Dog Show on December 18; here’s how pet owners can participate

December 14, 2022 10:48 IST

The dog show will be a very good platform where all the stakeholders i.e. clinicians, students, pharmaceuticals, pet food manufacturers, dog breeders and all those who have a passion for these pets will gather and interact with each other.

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