Jalandhar

JALANDHAR - Thousands of women in Punjab have fallen prey to "holiday marriages", duped into marriage by non-resident Indians visiting India and then dumped.

JALANDHAR - They had gone to foreign shores, hoping to turn around their fortunes.

JALANDHAR - Police in Punjab are coordinating with the officials of the British Visa Facilitation Service (VFS) centre to control the heavy rush that they expect Wednesday, as aspirants for a student visa try to beat the Oct 1 deadline when new and stricter guidelines come into effect.

JALANDHAR - Police had to be use force to control hundreds of boys and girls seeking student visas for Britain outside the Visa Facilitation Service (VFS) centre in this Punjab city Tuesday, as the aspirants tried to beat the Oct 1 deadline when new and stricter visa guidelines come into effect.

JALANDHAR - Over 60 young men from Punjab are stuck in Melilla, an autonomous Spanish city in north Africa, while attempting to illegally enter Spain, representatives of a social organisation said here Sunday.