CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Thursday paid homage to 58 persons died in a tragic rail incident at Amritsar and 3 persons killed in bomb blast at Nirankari Bhawan at village Adliwal in Amritsar besides remembering several eminent personalities from different walks of life, who had passed since the last session of the Assembly.

Shahkot: The Shahkot police have arrested two persons on the charge of selling illicit liquor.

Nakodar: World production of natural gas was 2879.237 million tonnes during 2010. It has increased by 3.06% to 2967.336 million tonnes during 2011 over 2010. We have observed annual growth of 0.56% in world production of natural gas to 3212.913 million tonnes during 2016 versus 3195.018 million tonnes during 2015. Europe & Eurasia region had the highest percentage share of 28.02% production of natural gas out of the total world production of natural gas during 2016, followed by North America, Middle East, Asia Pacific, Africa and S. & Cent. America. The percentage share of production of natural gas in North America, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, Africa and S. & Cent. America regions were 27.08%, 17.87%, 16.24%, 5.84% and 4.96% respectively during 2016,said a report posted on website data.gov.in.

Nurmahal: In the year 2006 police station Nurmahal was in a private building. People of the town took initiative and donated six kanals 18 marlas land belonging to Patti of the town and spent Rs. 25.00 lakh for the construction of the building for police station Nurmahal. However, government authorities took no further action to complete the building. The 6 kanals and 14 marlas land stand mutated in the name of common owners.

Nurmahal: Area residents in January had urged Jalandhar deputy commissioner (DC)Varindar Kumar Sharma to remove inconvenience in way of affidavit.

V P Singh Badnore, Hon’ble Governor of Punjab and Administrator, U.T Chandigarh laid the foundation stone of Block B building at Chandigarh Housing Board Office Complex, Sector 9, Chandigarh today.

The oldest motorcycle brand in continuous production, Royal Enfield, today launched highly anticipated twins motorcycles in Chandigarh and Punjab. The Interceptor INT 650 and the Continental GT 650 are available across all dealerships in Chandigarh currently, and will be available across 9 dealerships in Punjab by end of December 2018.

The Canadian province British Columbia's Deputy Speaker Raj Chauhan met Punjab  Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana KP Singh on Wednesday here.

he Special Task Force (STF) of the Punjab police  have arrested a drug peddler on the charge of selling intoxicant tablets and capsules. 

The Bilga police are reeling under acute staff shortage. There are only 47 police personnel against a sanctioned strength of 106 personnel.