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"Treacherous Routes, Phones Confiscated": Indians Recount Deportation Horror
After traversing treacherous routes through hills, forest and sea, and losing tens of lakhs of rupees to find a passage into the US, 116 Indians landed in Amritsar on board the second deportation flight
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Former Punjab Minister S S Dharamsot Arrested By Probe Agency In Money Laundering Case
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday arrested Congress leader and former Punjab forest minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot under the anti-money laundering law in an investigation linked to an alleged forest scam in the state, official sources said.
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Video: Deer Runs Across Punjab Highway, Slams Into Scooter
A deer, which strayed from a forest in Punjab, caused panic on the Jalandhar-Ludhiana Highway on Tuesday after the animal ran into a scooter, injuring the rider. A video of the incident shows the large animal jumping over road dividers.
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Video: Leopard, Cub Spotted In Punjab's Pathankot
A leopard and a cub was spotted in the hilly area of Dhar, Pathankot yesterday night, informs Paramjit Singh, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO).
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Leopard Found Dead With Bullet Injuries In Punjab, 2nd Case In Week
The carcass of a five-year-old leopard was found with bullet injuries in a forest in Punjab's Rupnagar district, officials said on Tuesday.
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Punjab Forest Department To Conduct Probe Into 400 Parrots' Death In Faridkot
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Punjab Forest Department to conduct an investigation into the death of around 400 parrots in Faridkot and ascertain the reason of their fatality.
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Punjab Reports First Bird Flu Case As Samples From Dead Goose Test Positive
Punjab has reported its first case of avian influenza with samples taken from a dead bar-headed goose testing positive for the flu's H5N1 strain, forest and wildlife preservation department officials said on Wednesday.
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Villagers, Activists Oppose Industrial Park Near Forest In Ludhiana
A proposed industrial park in Ludhiana has sparked a confrontation between the Punjab government and the local villagers, who fear it will disrupt the ecology in the area.
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"Do You Think You Are Supreme?": Top Court To Haryana On Aravalli Land
The Manohar Lal Khattar government in Haryana was rapped on the knuckles by the Supreme Court days after it amended the 119-year-old Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA) in the state Assembly. "Do you think you are supreme? It (amending PLPA) is sheer contempt of court," the Supreme Court told Haryana government today.
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20,000 Farmers March From Thane To Mumbai Demanding Drought Compensation
Over 20,000 farmers have started a two-day march from Thane to Mumbai's iconic Azad Maidan, eight months after a similar protest saw a sea of red - formed by farmers in red caps - on a long march through Maharashtra. The farmers are demanding compensation for drought, an unconditional farm loan waiver and the transfer of forest rights to tribals. I...
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PPSC Announces Jobs For Graduates, Postgraduates
For the vacancies available in the Forest and Wild Life Protection Department, online applications will be accepted till October 18 at ppsc.gov.in.
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Five Lakh Trees To Be Planted Along Punjab, Haryana Rail Lines
Eager to contribute substantially towards the Green India Mission, Railways has joined hands with the forest departments of Punjab and Haryana to plant five lakh trees on rail land along tracks.
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Congress' Big Mistake No 2 in Punjab After Kamal Nath
The Congress picked party secretary Asha Kumari to replace Kamal Nath as the general secretary in-charge of Punjab ahead of next year's assembly elections in the state.
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BSF To Deploy More Men On Border After Pathankot Attack
The Border Security Force (BSF) will deploy around 2,000 additional personnel along the Punjab and Jammu borders in order to plug unfenced riverine and forest gaps even as it submitted a fresh report to the government today stating there was no evidence of infiltration along the IB in the wake of the terrorist attack on the IAF base in Pathankot.
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Missing Indian-Origin Hotelier Murdered in Punjab, Body Yet to be Found
Punjab Police on Saturday clarified that British hotelier of Indian-origin Ranjit Singh Power has been murdered, but his body was yet to be recovered, rejecting initial reports that a body found in a Punjab forest was of the NRI.
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"Treacherous Routes, Phones Confiscated": Indians Recount Deportation Horror
After traversing treacherous routes through hills, forest and sea, and losing tens of lakhs of rupees to find a passage into the US, 116 Indians landed in Amritsar on board the second deportation flight
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Former Punjab Minister S S Dharamsot Arrested By Probe Agency In Money Laundering Case
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday arrested Congress leader and former Punjab forest minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot under the anti-money laundering law in an investigation linked to an alleged forest scam in the state, official sources said.
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Video: Deer Runs Across Punjab Highway, Slams Into Scooter
A deer, which strayed from a forest in Punjab, caused panic on the Jalandhar-Ludhiana Highway on Tuesday after the animal ran into a scooter, injuring the rider. A video of the incident shows the large animal jumping over road dividers.
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Video: Leopard, Cub Spotted In Punjab's Pathankot
A leopard and a cub was spotted in the hilly area of Dhar, Pathankot yesterday night, informs Paramjit Singh, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO).
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Leopard Found Dead With Bullet Injuries In Punjab, 2nd Case In Week
The carcass of a five-year-old leopard was found with bullet injuries in a forest in Punjab's Rupnagar district, officials said on Tuesday.
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Punjab Forest Department To Conduct Probe Into 400 Parrots' Death In Faridkot
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Punjab Forest Department to conduct an investigation into the death of around 400 parrots in Faridkot and ascertain the reason of their fatality.
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Punjab Reports First Bird Flu Case As Samples From Dead Goose Test Positive
Punjab has reported its first case of avian influenza with samples taken from a dead bar-headed goose testing positive for the flu's H5N1 strain, forest and wildlife preservation department officials said on Wednesday.
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Villagers, Activists Oppose Industrial Park Near Forest In Ludhiana
A proposed industrial park in Ludhiana has sparked a confrontation between the Punjab government and the local villagers, who fear it will disrupt the ecology in the area.
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"Do You Think You Are Supreme?": Top Court To Haryana On Aravalli Land
The Manohar Lal Khattar government in Haryana was rapped on the knuckles by the Supreme Court days after it amended the 119-year-old Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA) in the state Assembly. "Do you think you are supreme? It (amending PLPA) is sheer contempt of court," the Supreme Court told Haryana government today.
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20,000 Farmers March From Thane To Mumbai Demanding Drought Compensation
Over 20,000 farmers have started a two-day march from Thane to Mumbai's iconic Azad Maidan, eight months after a similar protest saw a sea of red - formed by farmers in red caps - on a long march through Maharashtra. The farmers are demanding compensation for drought, an unconditional farm loan waiver and the transfer of forest rights to tribals. I...
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PPSC Announces Jobs For Graduates, Postgraduates
For the vacancies available in the Forest and Wild Life Protection Department, online applications will be accepted till October 18 at ppsc.gov.in.
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Five Lakh Trees To Be Planted Along Punjab, Haryana Rail Lines
Eager to contribute substantially towards the Green India Mission, Railways has joined hands with the forest departments of Punjab and Haryana to plant five lakh trees on rail land along tracks.
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Congress' Big Mistake No 2 in Punjab After Kamal Nath
The Congress picked party secretary Asha Kumari to replace Kamal Nath as the general secretary in-charge of Punjab ahead of next year's assembly elections in the state.
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BSF To Deploy More Men On Border After Pathankot Attack
The Border Security Force (BSF) will deploy around 2,000 additional personnel along the Punjab and Jammu borders in order to plug unfenced riverine and forest gaps even as it submitted a fresh report to the government today stating there was no evidence of infiltration along the IB in the wake of the terrorist attack on the IAF base in Pathankot.
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Missing Indian-Origin Hotelier Murdered in Punjab, Body Yet to be Found
Punjab Police on Saturday clarified that British hotelier of Indian-origin Ranjit Singh Power has been murdered, but his body was yet to be recovered, rejecting initial reports that a body found in a Punjab forest was of the NRI.
