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Handicraft festival showcasing India's cultural heritage begins in Punjab'
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Organized by the state government, the festival promises to be a captivating extravaganza featuring handmade crafts, displays of different states' cultures and folk dances and delectable food items.
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Pakistan: Punjab health dept orders closure of schools, offices in smog-hi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department of Pakistan has ordered the closure of all public and private schools and offices in Lahore division and Gujranwala, Hafizabad and Narowal districts from November 9-12 due to smog, Dawn reported.
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Earthquake of magnitude 3.2 hits Punjab's Rupnagar
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"Earthquake of Magnitude:3.2, Occurred on 08-11-2023, 01:13:12 IST, Lat: 30.93 & Long: 76.43, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Rupnagar, Punjab," the NCS said in a post on X.
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A look at performances of Indian international stars in Syed Mushtaq Ali T
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
This top-level T20 tournament in the Indian domestic cricket calendar serves as an opportunity for many youngsters to present themselves as a potential candidate for an Indian Premier League (IPL) contract for their first taste of high-intensity, high-pressure cricket featuring some of the b
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NIA raids 8 places in Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh in narcotics seiz
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The searches were conducted at the residences and offices of individuals involved in this case pertaining to the seizure of a substantial quantity of narcotics, specifically heroin, which was intercepted upon its arrival in India through the Integrated Check Post (ICP) in Attari in Punjab's
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Punjab minister raises concern over water cess imposed on electricity by s
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Raising the issue of imposition of water cess on electricity by some states despite it being declared illegal by the Union government, Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO has said that states like Punjab are being forced to purchase electricity at higher rates due to imposition of this
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"Stop stubble burning forthwith": Supreme Court to states
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia made the local State House Officer, under the overall supervision of the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, responsible for preventing crop burning.
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Stubble burning continues in Punjab's Patiala despite threat to health
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Despite worsening air quality in several parts of the country and pollution levels posing a threat to the health of people, stubble burning continued in the Ghanaur village of Punjab's Patiala.
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Extra security measures in place at Punjab, Delhi airports after SFJ's thr
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has ordered extra security checks for Air India flights in Punjab and Delhi airports after a threat received from the outlawed separatist group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ).
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"We held discussions with farmers": Punjab Govt after SC order on Delhi ai
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Amid rising concerns over deteriorating air quality in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Punjab government to stop stubble burning and listed the matter for hearing on November 10.
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Diwali: Ludhiana imposes time restrictions on bursting firecrackers
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to the orders issued by Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Surabhi Malik, firecrackers can be lit from 8 to 10 pm on Diwali and from 11:55 pm to 12:30 am on Christmas.
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Delhi-NCR air quality: SC asking Punjab to stop stubble burning sparks pol
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Hours after the Supreme Court of India directed the governments of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Delhi to stop stubble burning in view of the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, political reactions poured in from several leaders on the issue.
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