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Chandigarh, June 25Graft accused IAS officer Sanjay Popli’s 26-year-old son Kartik reportedly died by suicide at his house in Sector 11 here on Saturday afternoon even as a team of the Punjab Vigilance Bureau claimed making a huge recovery of gold and valuables from the premises.File photo of deceased Kartik.Kartik…

Chandigarh, June 25 Having witnessed years of fiscal mismanagement and reliance on doles in election years, Punjab could see some course correction, given the indications in the White Paper on State Finances presented by the AAP government in the Vidhan Sabha today. GRIM PICTURE Rs 2.85 lakh cr total…

Shimla, June 25Former Governor NN Vohra today said it is only through good governance and effective policing that the resurgence of pro-Khalistan forces in Punjab can be dealt with effectively.Delivering a talk on “Internal Security” at the State Police Headquarters here for police officers from across the state, the former…

New Delhi, June 25Amid the buzz that rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde had taken a flight to Vadodara last night to meet BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, the ongoing fracas in Maharashtra took another dramatic turn today.The Shiv Sena national executive passed a resolution authorising Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray…

Chandigarh, June 25 While the police are saying that 27-year-old Kartik Popli, died by suicide, his father Sanjay Popli, however, claimed that he was murdered. “My son was murdered in front of me, I am an eyewitness of my son’s death,” said arrested IAS officer Sanjay Popli while being taken…

Washington, June 25 President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings, including the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school. “Lives will be saved,” he…

Vibha Sharma Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 25 Amid the buzz of a midnight flight to Vadodara (Gujarat), last night, by rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde who is currently camping in Guwahati to meet “senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis”, the ongoing fracas for control of Sena and the…

Chandigarh, June 25 Describing education as the bedrock for building a new society, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday announced introduction of multipronged improvements in the sector. He said government schools in the state will be transformed into ‘schools of eminence’. To ensure that students get quality and affordable…

New Delhi, June 25 Dispelling rumours doing the rounds on social media that one should be cautious while driving on highways as those pretending to clean the glass of cars can defraud the owner by wiping on FASTag, the NPCI on Saturday clarified that the payment infrastructure does not allow…

New Delhi, June 25 Home Minister Amit Shah today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi “endured false allegations” linked to the 2002 Gujarat riots “silently for 19 years” and he had been a witness to his “pain”. A day after the Supreme Court confirmed the then Chief Minister’s exoneration, Shah…

Chandigarh, June 25 Four days after the arrest of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Sanjay Popli in corruption case, the Vigilance Bureau on Saturday recovered over 12Kg Gold, 3Kg Silver, four Apple iPhones, one Samsung Fold Phone and two Samsung Smartwatches from storeroom of his house at Sector 11, Chandigarh….

Ahmedabad, June 25 Activist Teesta Setalvad was on Saturday detained by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) from Mumbai in connection with an FIR registered against her at the Ahmedabad city crime branch, sources said. “Teesta Setalvad has been picked up by the Gujarat ATS from Mumbai in connection with an…

Amritsar, June 25 A love-struck woman from Madhya Pradesh was caught at the Attari border in Amritsar a couple of days ago while she was trying to cross over to Pakistan to meet her lover. 24-year-old women Fiza Khan, working as a private school teacher, had gone missing from Rewa…

IANS Chandigarh, June 25 Reiterating the commitment of his government to eliminate gangsters from Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday announced to introduce comprehensive law and order reforms. Winding up the discussion on Governor’s address in the Vidhan Sabha, the Chief Minister said the government is duty bound to…

Chandigarh, June 25 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday termed the Emergency a “big blot” on India’s democracy lambasting it as a period when people’s voice was suppressed. Mann mentioned the emergency during his address in the state Assembly, winding up the discussion on the governor’s address, on the…