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Sukhbir Singh Badal warns of food crisis if power plants don`t get coal

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 9, 2014, 19:06

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Wednesday warned if uninterrupted supply of coal was not ensured for the state, it could lead to a food crisis as paddy plantation will be severely affected.

Punjab rides `high` on pharmaceutical intoxicants

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 8, 2014, 15:33

The increasing seizures of drugs, especially heroin, in recent years shows that Punjab has emerged as a major transit point for those in the illegal drugs trade.

Heroin worth Rs 25 crore seized in Amritsar

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 8, 2014, 12:35

Five kg of heroin with a street value of Rs 25 crore was seized in Amritsar district by the Special Narcotic Cell of Punjab police here on Tuesday.

Community policing to have separate cadre in Punjab: Sukhbir Singh Badal

Last Updated: Monday, July 7, 2014, 22:15

Punjab government will soon create a separate cadre for community policing in the state.

Above normal temperatures in Punjab, Haryana

Last Updated: Monday, July 7, 2014, 19:49

Maximum temperatures in Punjab and Haryana continued to hover above normal levels on Monday.

Centre assures support to Punjab on drug problem

Last Updated: Monday, July 7, 2014, 13:31

A three-member delegation from Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment led by its Joint Secretary Ghaza Meenai on Monday pledged "all support and cooperation" to the Punjab government in its mission to make the state drug free.

SGPC row: Parkash Singh Badal compares Congress to Mughals

Last Updated: Sunday, July 6, 2014, 22:56

Attacking the Haryana government`s decision to announce creation of a separate committee for gurdwaras (Sikh shrines) in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal called the decision "unconstitutional" and accused the Congress of behaving like the "tyrannical Mughal rulers" to weaken Sikh power.

Punjab govt committed to cut drug supply line: Badal

Last Updated: Sunday, July 6, 2014, 21:28

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said his government was firmly committed to check drug peddling in the state and would ensure cutting of the supply of poppy husk from across the border.

Congress `meddling` in religious affairs of Sikhs: Parkash Singh Badal

Last Updated: Sunday, July 6, 2014, 21:26

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday strongly condemned Haryana`s move on setting up separate SGPC for the state and accused Congress of "meddling" in religious affairs of the Sikhs.

Drugs worth Rs 60 crore seized in Punjab, one arrested

Last Updated: Sunday, July 6, 2014, 16:21

A person was arrested and a consignment of drugs, worth Rs 60 crore in the street market, was seized in Tarn Taran area here, police said on Sunday.