Dalit woman paraded naked in Punjab, one held

BATALA - One person has been arrested for allegedly parading a Dalit woman naked in Punjab’s Bhagwanpur village Aug 10, police said Monday.

Child dies after falling into borewell (Second Lead)

BATALA - A three-year-old girl who fell into a 200-feet deep, two-feet wide borewell near here in Punjab died Thursday, after rescuers took more than 20 hours to reach her. The government announced Rs.one lakh relief for her family.

Child dies after falling into borewell

BATALA - A three-year-old girl who fell into a 200-feet deep, two-feet wide borewell near here in Punjab died Thursday, after rescuers took more than 20 hours to reach her.

Child dies after falling in borewell in Punjab

BATALA - A three-year-old girl who fell d into a 200 feet deep, two feet wide borewell near Batala town in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district Wednesday, died Thursday despite an over 20-hour joint rescue operation by the Indian Army and the local authorities.

Baby falls in borewell in Punjab, army tries rescue

BATALA - A one-and-half-year old girl fell into a 200 feet deep, two feet wide borewell near Batala town in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district Wednesday. Rescue operations by Indian Army officials to save the child were on in full swing, police said.

Girl falls in 200-foot borewell in Punjab

BATALA - A one-and-half years old girl fell into a 200-foot-deep, two-foot wide borewell at Dhira village near Batala town in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district Wednesday, police said. Indian Army officials were called to save the child.

Foul play, say kin of Punjab youth on death row in UAE

BATALA - Relatives here of one of the 17 Indians sentenced to death in Sharjah for killing a Pakistani man Wednesday said they suspected “foul play” in the case and urged the government to secure his release.

Curfew partially relaxed in Punjab town after Christ row

BATALA - Curfew was partially relaxed in this Punjab town Monday after violence broke out Saturday over the publication of a poster depicting Jesus Christ in an objectionable manner, police said.

Curfew in Punjab town, anti-Christ poster makers held

BATALA - The Punjab government Sunday claimed to have arrested the culprits behind the publication of a poster depicting Jesus Christ in an objectionable manner, which sparked violence in this town Saturday, forcing police to enforce a curfew.

12-year-old injured in marriage firing in Punjab

BATALA - A 12-year-old boy was seriously injured after he was hit by a bullet at a marriage function here in this Punjab town, police said Monday.