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Five workers killed in Punjab factory blast
( 21-Aug-2010 )
Chandigarh: At least five workers of a private paper factory near Malerkotla town in Punjab were killed when a blast took place in the boiler of the unit Saturday, police officials said.
While five workers died instantly, three others were injured in the accident.
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Australian, NRI arrested for plotting kidnapping
( 21-Aug-2010 )
Chandigarh: An NRI and an Australian were arrested here for plotting to kidnap someone, police said. A police officer said the two were arrested from a hotel after a tip off. "We are looking into all aspects of the matter," a police officer said. Police sources identified the Aus .... |
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Police rescue kidnapped NRI, one held
( 14-Aug-2010 )
Hoshiarpur: The Punjab Police has claimed to have rescued a 17-year-old Non Resident Indian, who holds US citizenship, from kidnappers in a village in Hoshiarpur district and arrested one of the kidnappers. Gagandeep Singh was abducted from Adampur town in Jalandhar district Tuesday. His family .... |
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Punjab minister upset after permission refused to visit UAE
( 24-May-2010 )
Chandigarh: The refusal of the central government to allow Punjab’s Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Affairs and Public Relations Minister Sewa Singh Sekhwan to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has left the minister upset.
The minister wanted to visit Dubai and Sharjah with a delegation to meet .... |
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Dhindsa meet Indians on death row in UAE, assures help
( 12-Apr-2010 )
Chandigarh: Rajya Sabha member and former union minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa has met the 17 Indians facing death sentence in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a Pakistani national's murder and assured them of justice and full support of the Punjab government.
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Indian acquitted of molestation charges in US
( 10-Apr-2010 )
Chandigarh: A Panjab University student, accused of molesting a British woman in the US, was acquitted by a Boston court after the complainant failed to appear before the judge and her lawyer did not furnish any evidence, family members of the young man said Saturday.
Nitin Jindal, 22, a student of .... |
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Indians on death row in UAE: Badal seeks PM's help
( 02-Apr-2010 )
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has sought help from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh regarding 17 Indian youth, including 16 from Punjab, sentenced to death by a court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on charges of murdering a Pakistani national.
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13 Kabaddi players test positive ahead of World Cup
( 29-Mar-2010 )
Chandigarh: In a major embarrassment before the inaugural Kabaddi World Cup starting at Patiala April 3, thirteen of the 29 Indian players have failed a dope test.
The samples of the players were collected March 20 and sent for testing at National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) in New Delhi. The te .... |
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Terrorist with RDX arrested in Punjab
( 29-Mar-2010 )
Mohali: A suspected terrorist, who planned to conduct blasts in various parts of the state, was arrested from the border town of Ferozepur in Punjab and RDX weighing three-and-half kg was recovered from him, police said here.
"On the basis of interrogation of two terrorists, Gurpreet Singh and .... |
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Babbar Khalsa terrorist convicted for Beant Singh's assassination
( 29-Mar-2010 )
Chandigarh: A special court has convicted Babbar Khalsa terrorist Paramjit Singh Bheora in the 1995 assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. Bheora was held guilty by additional district and sessions judge Ravi Kumar Sondhi in the trial held in the high security model jail her .... |
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There is no infiltration into India: Pakistan Rangers
( 28-Mar-2010 )
Attari: Sticking to their earlier stand, Pakistan Rangers Director General (Punjab) Muhammad Yaqub Khan Sunday reiterated that no smuggling and infiltration was taking place from the Pakistani side into Indian territory.
"The international border with India is effectively protected and well g .... |
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Punjab government roll backs power price hike
( 28-Mar-2010 )
Chandigarh: Punjab cabinet has approved the refund of arrears charged on revised power tariff for the year 2009-10, officials said here.
"These arrears would be adjusted in the power bills from April to September 2010," said a state government spokesperson.
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India sends home 17 Pakistani nationals
( 26-Mar-2010 )
Amritsar: India has released 17 Pakistani nationals at the Attari border joint check post in Punjab. Out of the 17 Pakistani nationals repatriated, 14 were in New Delhi's Tihar prison for various offences like over-staying, illegal entry or travelling on forged documents.
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New emigration law to safeguard interests of Indians abroad
( 26-Mar-2010 )
Chandigarh: The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) is drafting a new emigration legislation to safeguard the interests of Indians settled abroad, union Minister of State for Planning and Parliamentary Affairs V.Narayanasamy Thursday said.
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