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Chandigarh, August 20 A decade-old tussle came to an end today as Punjab and Haryana agreed to name the Chandigarh International Airport after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. An announcement in this regard was made after a joint meeting between Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant…

Saurabh MalikChandigarh, August 20About five months after it came to power in Punjab, the AAP government today finally engaged the services of 156 law officers to represent the state before the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Supreme Court.Among others, the appointees include the relatives of retired and serving…

New Delhi, August 20The battle between the BJP and AAP over the Delhi excise policy took an interesting turn today with embattled Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia declaring that it will be Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal versus Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a claim mocked…

New Delhi, August 20Almost 14 years after 10 heavily armed Pakistani terrorists stormed Mumbai and carried out attacks that left 166 persons dead, the police of the country’s financial capital in Maharashtra are on the alert again after receiving text messages that threatened of a ’26/11-like’ attack.The Mumbai police’s traffic…

Bhartesh Singh ThakurChandigarh, August 20Haryana has imposed a fine of Rs 29.65 crore on M/s Goverdhan Mines and Minerals, the present lessee, for illegal mining in Dadam, Bhiwani, while a penalty show-cause notice of Rs 34.88 crore has been issued to the previous leaseholder, M/s Sunder Marketing Associates, according to…

Kurukshetra, August 20Apparently upset over the alleged delay in getting visa for Canada, a 23-year-old man here ended his life by jumping into the Narwana branch canal.However, his visa reached his home a day after he took the extreme step.His body was found floating from the canal on Friday evening,…

Chandigarh, August 20 Rabir Kapoor has irked the netizens for ‘body shaming’ his wife Alia Bhatt during a recent live interaction. Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor will soon be seen together for the first time on big screen in their film Brahmastra. Along with the film’s directo Ayan Mukerji,…

Chandigarh, August 20 Governments of Punjab and Haryana on Saturday decided to name Chandigarh International Airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh. The decision was taken at a meeting between Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala. ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ ਅੰਤਰ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਹਵਾਈ ਅੱਡੇ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਸ਼ਹੀਦ ਭਗਤ…

Chandigarh, August 20 A decade-old tussle came to an end on Saturday as Punjab and Haryana agreed to name Chandigarh International Airport after Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh. An announcement in this regard was made after a joint meeting between Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala. Chief Minister…

Shimla, August 20A massive landslide blocked Shimla-Kalka road, National Highway 5, near Shoghi on Saturday.The traffic has been diverted via Shoghi-Mehli bypass.Details are awaited. Read More | Source: The Tribune…

Sangrur, August 20 When his palatial house built in the lush green fields came in the way of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway Project, Sukhwinder Singh Sukhi, a resident of Roshanwala village in Sangrur district, came up with a unique and brilliant idea to save it from demolition. Sukhi decided to move…

Sanjay Yadav Gurugram, August 20 Gurugram police have nabbed four persons in for allegedly demanding of Rs 5 lakh through WhatsApp call from a property dealer of Sohna area. Connections in Pakistan and Dubai have come to light as the callers used mobile numbers of Pakistan and Dubai for making…

Saurabh Malik Chandigarh, August 20 Just about five months after it came to power in Punjab, the AAP government today finally appointed more than 145 law officers to represent the state before the Punjab and Haryana High Court and other judicial forums. Among others, the list contains kin of retired…

Mumbai, August 20 The text messages received by the Mumbai police threatening a “26/11-like” attack came from a phone number that carried the country code of Pakistan, city Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar said on Saturday. Addressing a press conference here, he said that after receiving the messages, the state Anti-Terrorism…

Mumbai, August 20 The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested a man from Shirdi on Saturday in connection an improvised explosive device (IED) planted under the vehicle of an officer of the Punjab police, an official said. In a joint operation with the Punjab police, the ATS conducted a search in…