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Punjab: Torn pages of holy books on road, cops in a tizzy

Torn pages from two religious books were found scattered by the roadside near Chander Nagar here on Monday, police said, even as a large contingent of personnel was deployed there as a precautionary step after similar cases recently sparked unrest in Punjab.

Nov 09, 2015, 12:54 PM IST

Sacrilege incident: Punjab situation improves

The situation in Punjab, which had been on the boil following a spate of sacrilege incidents, on Saturday appeared to have improved with no fresh untoward incident and protesters by and large not resorting to road blockades and forced shut down of commercial establishments.

Oct 24, 2015, 19:28 PM IST