IANS Canberra, October 3 In Dongara, some 351 km northwest of Perth, more than a century-old leather-bound book containing entries written in Gurmukhi — the official script of the Punjabi language — has been found. The discovery was confirmed by Tarun Preet Singh of the Sikh Association of Western Australia…
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Punjab Assembly takes up discussion on confidence motion; AAP hits out at BJP over ‘Operation Lotus’
Chandigarh, October 3 The Punjab Assembly on Monday took up discussion on confidence motion with AAP MLAs hitting out at the BJP over “Operation Lotus”, alleging a bid to topple the six-month-old government. The confidence motion was tabled by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on September 27. AAP…
View More Punjab Assembly takes up discussion on confidence motion; AAP hits out at BJP over ‘Operation Lotus’Bhagwant Mann govt wins confidence vote; Congress, BJP abstain
Chandigarh, October 3 Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann government won the vote of confidence with a thumping majority on the concluding day of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha session. The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party abstained from the vote. The lone SAD and one BSP MLA also did not speak…
View More Bhagwant Mann govt wins confidence vote; Congress, BJP abstainKaran Deol says no bigger dream than sharing screen space with father Sunny Deol in ‘Apne 2’
Chandigarh, October 3 Father-son duo Sunny Deol and Karan Deol have begun the final reading of Apne 2 script in Manali. A sequel of 2007 comedy-drama Apne, which also stars Dharmendra and Bobby Deol, the much-awaited film is soon to go on floors. Both Karan and Sunny have shared…
View More Karan Deol says no bigger dream than sharing screen space with father Sunny Deol in ‘Apne 2’Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Swedish scientist Svante Paabo for research on evolution
Stockholm, October 3 This year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Swedish scientist Svante Paabo for his discoveries on human evolution. Thomas Perlmann, secretary of the Nobel Committee, announced the winner on Monday at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. Paabo has spearheaded research comparing the…
View More Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Swedish scientist Svante Paabo for research on evolutionPM Modi to visit Himachal on October 5; to inaugurate AIIMS Bilaspur, participate in Kullu Dussehra
New Delhi, September 3 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Himachal Pradesh on October 5 and will participate in the Kullu Dusehra festivities besides inaugurating projects worth over Rs 3650 crore. The visit comes days after a previous scheduled tour of the PM to Mandi had to be cancelled…
View More PM Modi to visit Himachal on October 5; to inaugurate AIIMS Bilaspur, participate in Kullu DussehraFilm crew shooting at Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Pakistan with shoes on sparks outrage among Sikhs
GS Paul Amritsar, October 3 A film crew invited the ire of the Sikh community after they entered the premises of Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Pakistan with their shoes on and started shooting. In a video that emerged on social media, a group of men with movie cameras and their…
View More Film crew shooting at Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Pakistan with shoes on sparks outrage among SikhsPunjab govt to fill posts of 990 firemen, minister says in Vidhan Sabha
Chandigarh, October 3 The Punjab Vidhan Sabha session on Monday began with Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan announcing the call-attention motion. MLA Narinder Kaur Bharaj drew the House’s attention towards inadequate staff and equipment in the fire stations of the state. She spoke about a fire incident in Ludhiana in 2017…
View More Punjab govt to fill posts of 990 firemen, minister says in Vidhan SabhaIAF scrambles jets from Punjab, Jodhpur after bomb scare on Iranian-origin civil aircraft: Statement
New Delhi, October 3 The Indian Air Force on Monday morning scrambled its fighter jets to intercept a Mahan Air commercial flight that had taken off from Tehran in Iran and headed to Guangzhou in China. While the flight was transiting through the Indian airspace, the pilot of the Mahan…
View More IAF scrambles jets from Punjab, Jodhpur after bomb scare on Iranian-origin civil aircraft: StatementBypoll to Adampur Assembly seat in Haryana to take place on November 3
New Delhi, October 3 The bypoll to Adampur Assembly seat in Haryana will take place on November 3. The Election Commission said this in a statement here on Monday. Read More | Source: The Tribune…
View More Bypoll to Adampur Assembly seat in Haryana to take place on November 32 labourers killed after 3-storey building collapses amid demolition in Gurugram
Gurugram, October 3 Two labourers were killed while two rescued alive after a three-storey building collapsed amid demolition here on Monday. The incident occurred in Udyog Vihar Phase-I at around 8 am in plot 257. 3-storey building collapses amid demolition in Gurugram. Tribune photo: S Chandan …
View More 2 labourers killed after 3-storey building collapses amid demolition in Gurugram‘Bomb threat’ on board Iranian plane over Indian airspace triggers alert, IAF jets scrambled from Punjab, Jodhpur
ANI New Delhi, October 3 Indian Air Force fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a foreign aircraft with its origin in Iran that was moving towards the New Delhi airspace. According to sources, inputs were received by security agencies in Delhi about the possibility of a bomb on board, which…
View More ‘Bomb threat’ on board Iranian plane over Indian airspace triggers alert, IAF jets scrambled from Punjab, JodhpurPunjabi singer Alfaaz still serious; Yo Yo Honey Singh seeks prayers
Chandigarh, October 3 Singer-rapper Honey Singh through an Instagram post shared that Punjabi actor-singer Alfaaz was still serious in the ICU of a private hospital. The singer was injured after being…
View More Punjabi singer Alfaaz still serious; Yo Yo Honey Singh seeks prayersSinger Alfaaz still serious; Yo Yo Honey Singh seeks prayers
Chandigarh, October 3 Singer-rapper Honey Singh through an Instagram post shared that Punjabi actor-singer Alfaaz was still serious in the ICU of a private hospital. The singer was injured after being…
View More Singer Alfaaz still serious; Yo Yo Honey Singh seeks prayers3 killed, 64 injured as fire breaks out in Durga Puja pandal in UP
Bhadohi, October 3 Three people were killed and 64 others injured after a fire broke out in a Durga Puja pandal here due to overheating of a halogen light, officials said on Monday. A digital show was going on at the pandal and 300-400 people were inside it when the…
View More 3 killed, 64 injured as fire breaks out in Durga Puja pandal in UP