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- Bhakra Dam water level nearing danger mark
Chandigarh, Sep 4: The water level in the reservoir of the Bhakra Dam on the Sutlej river is inching towards the 1,680-foot maximum storage mark but officials today discounted immediate threat ....
- Punjab cops clueless about missing Pakistani prisoner
Amritsar (Punjab), Sep 3: Punjab police remained clueless today about the whereabouts a 40-year-old Pakistanti prisoner who disappeared from a jail here on Tuesday. The prisoner, Nayamat Ali, w....
- Punjab police clueless about Pakistani prisoner's disappearance
Amritsar, Sep 1: Punjab police and Amritsar district administration remained clueless today about the whereabouts of a Pakistani prisoner who has disappeared from a jail here. According to pol....
- Four Punjab prisoners injured in clash
Chandigarh, Sep 1: Four prisoners were injured, two of them seriously, when a clash broke out between them in Punjab's Bathinda town today, police said. The clash occurred when the prisoner....
- Punjab police bust women masseur racket, two held
Mohali, Aug 31: Punjab Police today claimed to have busted a female masseur racket in this district with the arrest of a man and woman, who have been accused of blackmailing and duping people o....
- 18 hand-grenades found in Punjab fields
Ferozepur, Aug 31: The troopers of the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered 18 hand-grenades from the fields of Rampur village in Punjab's Ferozepur district, bordering Pakistan, officials....
- Punjab moots master plans for all cities, towns
Chandigarh, Aug 28: The Punjab government has decided to prepare master plans for all the towns and cities in the state by the end of this year, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal announced tod....
- After police chiefs, Punjab to rate deputy commissioners
Chandigarh, Aug 28: The Punjab government will now do a performance rating of deputy commissioners (DCs) of all 20 districts in the state, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has said.
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- Sikh militants and LeT trying to revive militancy in Punjab
New Delhi, Aug 25: Few days after Minister of state for Home Affairs Ajay Maken had reported how Sikh militants from abroad are trying to revive militancy in Punjab, the Intelligence Bureau tod....
- Punjab simplifies procedures to help industrialists
Chandigarh, Aug 25: The Punjab government today simplified the procedures for getting clearances needed by holders of industrial plots allotted by the Punjab Small Industries and Export Corpora....
- Bhakra water level rises, flood threatens Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, Aug 24: With the water level in the Bhakra Dam reservoir increasing steadily, Punjab and Haryana areas adjoining the Satluj river continued to be under the threat of floods for the ....
- Process to release water from Bhakra Dam starts
Chandigarh, Aug 21: The Bhakra-Beas Management Board (BBMB) today morning started the process of releasing nearly 55,000 cusecs of water from the Bhakra Dam.
The release of water from....
- Punjab to have rural godowns to store food grains
Chandigarh, Aug 21: In a bid to protect food grains from spoiling due to inadequate storage facilities, Punjab and Sind Bank has come up with an initiative to extend credit for the construction....
- Punjab to revive village ponds in Rs.336 mn project
Chandigarh, Aug 20: The Punjab government has approved a pilot project to rejuvenate 512 village ponds in all the 20 districts of the state at a cost of Rs.336.6 million (Rs.33.66 crore), an of....
- Development authorities to cover entire Punjab
Chandigarh, Aug 18: In a bid to decentralise the process of urban development across Punjab, the state government today extended the jurisdiction of six developmental authorities that were city....
- Sikh militant groups trying to bring back militancy in Punjab
New Delhi, Aug 17: Concern regarding the Sikh militant groups in Punjab has once again come to be felt more deeply after the government declared that Sikh militant groups from abroad are tryin....
- Rare shoulder replacement surgery in Punjab hospital
Mohali (Punjab), Aug 17: A 60-year-old woman who suffered multiple fractures to her shoulder and dislocated the joint, underwent a rare shoulder replacement surgery at a hospital here and was a....
- Fire destroys property in Punjab town
Mohali (Punjab), Aug 17: Property worth lakhs of rupees was destroyed today when a fire enveloped a multi-storey building in Mohali city in Punjab, police said. No casualty was reported.
- CBI court grants Punjab speaker interim bail
Patiala (Punjab), Aug 17: Punjab Assembly Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon was today granted interim bail by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court here in a corruption case against....
- Dalit woman paraded naked in Punjab, one held
Batala (Punjab), Aug 16: One person has been arrested for allegedly parading a Dalit woman naked in Punjab's Bhagwanpur village Aug 10, police said today.
According to the police,....
- Punjab speaker gets interim bail in graft case
Chandigarh, Aug 16: Punjab Assembly Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon was granted interim bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court here Monday, a day before he and 14 others were to appear before a ....
- Thousands converge for I-Day celebrations at Attari border
Attari border (Punjab), Aug 15: At an hour when most people across India would have been sleeping, thousands of people converged at the Attari-Wagah joint check post between India and Pakistan ....
- Punjab begins free medical camps for Independence Day
Chandigarh, Aug 13: Punjab's health department today started a three-day campaign across the state with free medical camps for people to mark Independence Day on Aug 15.
The medic....
- Youth arrested for murdering four family members
Nabha (Punjab), Aug 13: A 24-year-old man, accused of mercilessly killing four members of his family in this Punjab town, has been arrested and will be produced in court today, police said.
- Frustrated student threatens suicide
Chandigarh, Aug 13: A frustrated Panjab University student, who had to repeat two papers of the annual examinations, threatened to commit suicide if her result is not declared in time. The vars....
- No threat of flood from Bhakra dam, say officials
Chandigarh, Aug 12: There is no immediate need to release water from Himachal Pradesh's Bhakra dam -- a process that may flood some low-lying areas in Punjab -- despite the rising level in ....
- Four of family killed in Punjab
Nabha, Aug 12: Four members of a family, among them an old man and two women, were killed today morning by some unidentified attackers in this Punjab town, police said.
According to t....
- 30 arrested in Punjab with pirated CDs
Chandigarh, Aug 10: Thirty people have been arrested in Punjab and hundreds of pirated CDs and DVDs seized from them, police said here today.
On a tip-off from the organisation Indian....
- Punjabi youth returns home from Turkey jail
Chandigarh, Aug 9: After spending about a month in Istanbul jail in Turkey, a Punjabi youth, who was duped by unscrupulous travel agents, returned to his home in Fatehgarh Sahib district in Pun....
- Contamination of ground water in Punjab is a major concern
New Delhi, Aug 9: Contamination of ground water in Punjab has long been the major concern for the state and the country and this issue has recently come to the limelight owing to its unbridled ....
- Punjab policeman suspended after protests
Mohali, Aug 8: The head of a police post here was today suspended for failing to control villagers who blocked the highway linking Chandigarh with Ludhiana in Punjab, an official said.
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- Angry villagers block Punjab highway
Mohali (Punjab), Aug 7: Hundreds of villagers blocked one of the busiest national highways that connects Chandigarh with Punjab's industrial hub of Ludhiana for about five hours today to pr....
- 12 sports stadiums to be flood-lit in Punjab
Chandigarh, Aug 7: The Punjab government has given the go ahead to the state's sports department to provide flood-lighting for 12 sports stadiums across the state.
Deputy Chief Mi....
- Police bust sex racket in Punjab, 10 held
Hoshiarpur, Aug 6: The Punjab Police on Thursday evening claimed to have busted a sex racket here that also involved a school-going teenaged girl.
Police arrested six sex workers, one....
- All Punjab villages to have 'E-gram' services by December
Chandigarh Aug 4: All 12,800 villages in Punjab will get 'E-gram' services by December which will enable people to utilise several public services under one roof, Deputy Chief Minister ....
- Punjab's private bus operators demand hike in fares
Chandigarh, Aug 3: The Punjab Motor Union (PMU), an organisation of private passenger bus operators, today appealed to the state government to increase bus fares and cut down motor vehicle tax ....
- ISI agent living under cover in Punjab arrested
Ferozepur (Punjab), Aug 3: A man suspected to be an agent of Pakistan's spy agency ISI has been arrested with fake identification documents, including a PAN card, voter identity card and dr....
- Beant Singh's widow passes away
Chandigarh, Aug 2: Jaswant Kaur, widow of slain Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, died following cardiac arrest at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here to....
- Two kids drown in holy pond in Punjab
Amritsar, Aug 2: Two children drowned in the holy pond of Gurudwara (Sikh shrine) Kaulsar in this Punjab city, police said today.
Sonu, 9, and Sanju, 11, had come to take a dip in the....
- Punjab Police recover 15 kg RDX, ammunition
Amritsar (Punjab), Aug 1: A huge cache of explosives and ammunition was recovered from Punjab's Jalandhar district on the basis of interrogation of an arrested Sikh terrorist who was a Fren....
- Losing green cover? Call helpline for a tree
Fazilka (Punjab), July 31: If a lack of time or resources is preventing you from planting new trees, then it's time you heard of a unique green initiative in this border town of Punjab.
- Enhance vigil on international border, Punjab urges centre
Chandigarh, July 30: Punjab today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to increase vigil on the India-Pakistan border along the state in the wake of rising inflow of drugs and counterfeit curren....
- Man posing as Punjab official held
Mohali (Punjab), July 29: A man posing as officer on special duty (OSD) to a Punjab minister has been arrested and fake identity cards of different government departments were recovered from hi....
- Punjab Police arrest two in fake currency scam
Sangrur (Punjab), July 28: An inter-state fake currency racket has been busted with the arrest of two people from Punjab's Sangrur town, police said today.
According to the police....
- 23 booked for forgery in Punjab
Ferozepur, July 28: Twenty-three people have been booked for running a racket of preparing forged documents used for the issuance of arms licences in this border district in Punjab, police said....
- Punjab Police recover 70 kg gold from car
Rajpura (Punjab), July 27: Nearly 70 kg of gold was recovered from a car intercepted by the Punjab Police at a checkpost in Rajpura town, officials said, adding that four people had been detain....
- Bank manager in gang booked for making false statements
Hoshiarpur (Punjab), July 26: Punjab Police have busted a gang providing forged bank statements following a complaint from the British High Commission that too many student visa applicants from....
- Suspected extremist arrested in Punjab
Patiala, July 26: A suspected Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) extremist was arrested from Punjab's Patiala district today, police said.
Pargat Singh is an associate of another KL....
- Father arrested for killing daughter
Hoshiarpur (Punjab), July 24: A man in Dasuya town of Punjab's Hoshiarpur district was arrested for allegedly killing his daughter in a suspected case of honour killing, police said today.
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- College lecturer detained for firing in air
Chandigarh, July 23: A college lecturer was detained here for firing gun shots in the air and misbehaving with policemen, police said today.
Harnek Singh, 40, who works in a governmen....
- Pakistani spy held in Ludhiana
Ludhiana, July 22: A Pakistani national accused of spying was arrested from the old city area of this industrial hub in Punjab today, police said.
Further details were awaited as poli....
- Badal stops teachers' recruitment process
Chandigarh, July 22: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today ordered an immediate stop to the recruitment of teachers after a section of society complained that they were being denied t....
- Woman delivers stillborn baby in hospital lab
Chandigarh, July 21: Amid high drama, a woman gave birth to a stillborn baby in a government hospital's laboratory here today and her husband said the doctors failed to attend to her due to....
- Four booked for emigration scam in Punjab
Mohali, July 21: Four Haryana-based travel agents, including two women, have been booked in Punjab for duping 21 youths of over Rs.45 lakh on the pretext of arranging lucrative jobs for them in....
- Illegal immigration: Punjab youth dies in Turkey, two jailed
Chandigarh, July 20: In yet another instance of the illegal immigration racket being run in Punjab going haywire, a youth from Punjab lost his life on the Turkey-Greece border, two others have ....
- Russian woman caught for assisting spy not cooperating: Police
Ropar (Punjab), July 20: A Russian woman who was arrested last month for allegedly assisting a German spy is proving to be a hard nut to crack, with Punjab police saying she frequently changes ....
- Train accident averted in Punjab
Chandigarh, July 20: A major accident was averted in Punjab today when the alert crew of an express train realised that its iron hook had broken, detaching the engine and four bogies from the t....
- Four Babbar Khalsa terrorists arrested
Khanna (Punjab), July 18: Punjab Police said today it had arrested four dreaded militants of the banned terrorist outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and recovered weapons and explosives f....
- Protesters block highway alleging police inaction
Banur (Punjab), July 17: Agitated over alleged police inaction in the murder of a 60-year-old man, scores of residents of this Punjab town today blocked the busy Patiala-Chandigarh national hig....
- Police probing VIP treatment to PM's 'advisor'
Chandigarh, July 15: The arrest of a man by the Jammu and Kashmir Police for posing as an adviser to the prime minister has left the Punjab Police and some Congress politicians in Punjab red-fa....
- Punjab announces plot allotment scheme for IT sector
Chandigarh, July 15: The Punjab government today announced a new scheme for allotting plots to information technology (IT) units.
Under the scheme, small and medium plots will be deve....
- Political failure led to spread of terror in Punjab: K.P.S. Gill
Chandigarh, July 13: Political failure led to the spread of terrorism in Punjab in the eighties and Pakistani involvement in it came only at a "later stage", former police chief K.P.S. ....
- Fresh breach in Ghaggar river in Punjab
Chandigarh, July 11: A fresh breach of around 20 feet was reported in the Ghaggar river near Mansa district of Punjab, causing floods in many surrounding villages today, an official said.
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- Three drown in Punjab floods, death toll at six
Mohali (Punjab), July 8: Three teenagers were washed away by strong currents at Mullanpur village in this district today, taking the toll due to the floods in Punjab to six, police said.
- Woman delivers in aircraft, tries to disown baby
Amritsar, July : A young Indian medical student, returning from Turkmenistan, gave birth to a baby aboard a plane and tried to flee after leaving behind the newborn in the toilet. She was later....
- Punjab rejects change in refinery's name
Chandigarh, July 4: A move by the HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited to get the name of the Guru Gobind Singh Refinery project near Bathinda changed has been rejected by the Punjab government, an offic....
- Three arrested for parading widow naked
Lucknow, July 2: Three men have been arrested on charges of assaulting a widow and parading her naked through a village in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district, the police said today.
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- Three officials suspended in soil-for-wheat scam
Chandigarh, July 1: The Punjab government today suspended three officials and charge-sheeted a retired officer in the soil-in-wheat bags scam that hit the state last week.
Officials i....
- NRI arrested for suspected honour killing in Punjab
Amritsar, June 30: A Non-Resident Indian (NRI) will be produced in a court here today following his arrest on Tuesday night for allegedly murdering his teenaged step-daughter in a suspected cas....
- Punjab to seek PM's help in water dispute
Chandigarh, June 26: Punjab will seek the central government's intervention to end its water row with adjoining states, it was resolved after an all-party meeting here today.
A co....
- Punjab sanctions Rs.14.41 bn project for re-lining canals
Chandigarh, June 26: The Punjab government today sanctioned Rs.14.41 billion (Rs.1,441.26 crore) for re-lining the Rajasthan and Sirhind feeder canals.
The project will be executed ov....
- Russian woman arrested for assisting German spy
Ropar (Punjab), June 26: A Russian woman accused of assisting a suspected German spy and who has been living in India without legal documents has been arrested, police said today.
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- India, Pakistan singers chorus message of peace and love
Attari (India-Pakistan border), June 25: As Puranchand Wadali of the famous Wadali brothers singing duo began the jugalbandi "mast-kalandar" with Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, ....
- Amritsar residents eagerly await Queen's Baton Relay
Amritsar, June 24: Residents of this Sikh holy city in Punjab are upbeat and eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Queen's Baton Relay for the 19th Commonwealth Games that will enter India fr....
- Punjabi singer apologizes for controversial song
Chandigarh, June 21: Punjabi singer and actor Babbu Mann today tendered an apology for singing a song at a concert questioning the circumstances in which freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai died.
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- Protesting family blocks Jalandhar-Jammu highway
Mukerian (Punjab), June 17: Family members of a man who died, allegedly due to a beating by a policeman, took the body to the busy Jalandhar-Jammu highway in this Punjab town on Thursday and bl....
- MiG fighter crashes in Punjab, pilot safe
Chandigarh, June 15: A MiG-21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed today near the Halwara air base in Punjab, but the pilot ejected safely out of the cockpit, said an IAF spokesperson....
- Punjab Police bust inter-state lottery racket
Ludhiana, June 15: Punjab Police today claimed to have busted an inter-state lottery racket worth crores of rupees with the arrest of 13 people here.
Nearly Rs.1.16 crore, 34 mobile p....
- Two Babbar Khalsa militants held in Punjab
Chandigarh, June 13: Punjab police today claimed to have arrested two militants of the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) from a village in the state's Gurdaspur district.
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- Badal protests meagre hike in paddy support price
Chandigarh, June 10: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today slammed the central government for the meagre hike of Rs.50 in the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy.
The MSPs....
- Punjab to set up veterinary clinics in all districts
Chandigarh, June 8: In a bid to improve veterinary services in the state, Punjab will establish poly-clinics in all districts and upgrade the infrastructure of existing veterinary hospitals and....
- Police probe death of student's mother
Mohali (Punjab), June 5: Police have initiated a probe into the death of a woman who suffered cardiac arrest after learning that her son was thrashed by two of his school teachers, an officer s....
- Corporal punishment: School sacks another teacher
Mohali (Punjab), June 4: Yet another teacher was sacked by a school here for allegedly thrashing a Class 8 boy during an excursion, following which the student's mother died of shock.
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- Punjab to construct new hospitals
Chandigarh, June 3: In a bid to improve healthcare facilities in the state, Punjab will spend Rs.342 crore on the construction of new hospitals and upgradation of existing ones, Chief Minister ....
- Child dies after falling in borewell in Punjab
Batala (Punjab), June 3: 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 today despite an over ....
- Girl falls in 200-foot borewell in Punjab
Batala (Punjab), June 2: 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 today, police said.....
- Corporal punishment: School initiates probe against teacher
Mohali (Punjab), June 2: After sacking a teacher for allegedly thrashing a Class 8 boy during a school trip, following which the mother of the student died of shock, the Yadavindra Public Schoo....
- Two Punjab cops suspended for harassing people
Zirakpur (Punjab), June 1: Two traffic police constables have been suspended in this Punjab town on charges of harassing people and extorting money from drivers of outstation vehicles, official....
- Punjab to penalise schools not teaching Punjabi
Chandigarh, May 31: Cracking the whip, the Punjab government today said it would penalise schools in the state which have so far failed to make Punjabi language a compulsory subject.
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- German held without valid documents in Punjab
Ropar, May 29: A 45-year-old German national, who was staying near Himachal Pradeh's Bhakra dam, was arrested without any passport, visa and other required documents near Punjab's Nanga....
- Amritsar hottest in Punjab at 47 degrees Celsius
Chandigarh, May 26: Amritsar in Punjab recorded the highest temperature of this season at 47 degrees Celsius today and Hisar town, in neighbouring Haryana, sweated at 47.9 degrees as the heat w....
- Punjab to start online national permits for trucks
Chandigarh, May 26: Punjab today became the first state in the country to launch online national permits for trucks and other heavy vehicles.
Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal....
- Delhi man killed in Punjab road accident
Chandigarh, May 25: A 32-year-old Delhi resident on his way back home was killed on the highway near Chandigarh when a Honda CRV rammed into the Indica he was travelling in with his wife, polic....
- Punjab minister upset after permission refused to visit UAE
Chandigarh, May 24: The refusal of the central government to allow Punjab's Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Affairs and Public Relations Minister Sewa Singh Sekhwan to visit the United Arab Emira....
- Akali Dal accuses centre of delaying SGPC polls
Chandigarh, May 21: The ruling Akali Dal in Punjab today accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre of delaying the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) e....
- Badal criticises fertilizer price hike
Chandigarh, May 21: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today slammed the central government for the recent hike in fertilizer prices, saying this would burden the farmers.
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- Old bombs found in Punjab school
Gurdaspur, May 20: Nearly 25 old bombs have been found inside the premises of a school in the border district town of Gurdaspur in Punjab, an official said today.
The school, Little F....
- Sect head shot dead in Punjab
Hoshiarpur, May 16: Unidentified assailants today shot dead the head of Maidas Nirmali dera (sect) at village Baddon in this Punjab district, police said.
"After the morning praye....
- Punjab clears Rs.320 crore plan for new and upgraded hospitals
Chandigarh, May 15: The Punjab government today approved a Rs.320 crore plan for the construction of new hospitals and upgradation of existing hospitals across the state.
Chairing a m....
- Punjab Cricket Association's bank accounts frozen
Mohali (Punjab), May 14: In a bid to recover pending dues amounting to Rs.6.5 crore, Income Tax officials on Thursday attached three bank accounts of the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA).
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- Ludhiana gets air link; Congress, Akalis claim credit
Ludhiana, May 13: It may boast of highest number of Mercedes and BMW cars and millionaires and billionaires but Punjab's most industrialised city, Ludhiana, got air connectivity after years....
- 20 kids injured as school bus overturns in Punjab
Chandigarh, May 13: Around 20 children were injured, one of them seriously, when their school bus overturned in a village near Punjab's Khanna town today morning.
The students wit....
- Sikh 'Fateh March' enters Punjab
Chandigarh, May 12: Hundreds of people gathered at the Shambhu barrier on the Punjab-Haryana border as the 'Fateh (victory) March', to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the victory o....
- 'Honour killing' claims two lives in Punjab
Amritsar, May 12: In another case of 'honour killing', a woman was murdered today in Punjab's Tarn Taran district by her family for marrying against their wishes, police said. Her m....
- Three Delhi pilgrims killed in Punjab
Gurdaspur (Punjab), May 10: Three pilgrims from Delhi returning from Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir were killed today when the bus they were in overturned near this Punjab town, police said.....
- Completed Punjab projects get inauguration blues
Hoshiarpur (Punjab), May 7: Guess why a bus stand, a flyover and a bridge in Hoshiarpur district are under security cover now. The ruling political masters have not been able to spare time to i....
- Terrorist brought from Chhattisgarh to Punjab
Mohali (Punjab), May 4: Punjab police today brought a terrorist, allegedly having international links, to this town from Raipur in Chhattisgarh, officials said.
According to police, t....
- Spare Punjab teachers from census duty: minister
Chandigarh, May 4: Government teachers should be spared from doing census work because it has led to the closure of several state-run schools in Punjab, Education Minister Upinderjit Kaur has s....
- Court jails former Punjab official for graft
Chandigarh, May 1: A court here today sentenced former Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer Bikramjit Singh to rigorous imprisonment of two-and-a-half years for possessing assets in exc....
- Punjab cop who mistakenly shot youth suspended
Moga (Punjab), April 30: Punjab police today suspended an official who mistook a 19-year-old for a criminal and shot him.
According to police, head constable Baljeet Singh had fired a....
- Punjab wants lenient view on runaways 'in exile' in US
Chandigarh, April 26: Punjab has urged Indian embassy officials in the US to issue visas to Punjabis who sought political asylum in that country during the height of militancy in Punjab and wer....
- College student drowns in Punjab dam
Mohali (Punjab), April 26: A 20-year-old student drowned in the Siswan dam on the outskirts of this city while he was on an excursion trip with his friends, police said today.
The vic....
- Two cops, two militants killed in Punjab border shootout
Gurdaspur (Punjab), April 25: Two policemen and two militants were killed in a fierce gun battle early today near the India-Pakistan international border in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, pol....
- Unauthorized use of flags barred
Chandigarh, April 24: Unauthorized use of beacon lights or national flags on motor vehicles will now invite penal action in Punjab, an official said today.
A government spokesman said....
- Power to cost more in power-deficient Punjab
Chandigarh, April 23: The Punjab government today hiked the electricity rates to generate an additional revenue of Rs.950 crore even as most parts of the state are daily facing hours of unannou....
- Punjab Police bust inter-state gang, 7 held
Mohali (Punjab), April 21: Punjab Police have busted an inter-state gang of robbers and arrested seven people, officials said today.
Police also recovered two pistols, cartridges and ....
- Punjab seeks Rs.1,000 crore Nabard help
Chandigarh, April 20: The Punjab government has sought assistance from the National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) for eight development projects worth Rs.1,000 crore in thi....
- Punjab power board employees' strike enters second day
Chandigarh, April 16: Nearly 70,000 employees of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) continued their strike for the second day today to protest the unbundling of the state electricity boa....
- Punjab goes ahead with PSEB unbundling despite staff strike
Chandigarh, April 15: Punjab's council of ministers today approved the restructuring of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) as part of its power sector reforms even as nearly 70,000 e....
- Punjab power board workers on strike, security deployed
Chandigarh, April 15: Over 65,000 employees of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) went on a two-day strike from today midnight leading to tension in several parts of the state and heavy ....
- Punjab to educate 65,000 children under RTE
Chandigarh, April 15: At a time when non-Congress governments in some states are opposing the central government's initiative for the Right to Education (RTE) Act, the Akali Dal-led governm....
- Punjab hospitals asked to make arrangements during powermen's strike
Chandigarh, April 14: The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has asked hospitals, railway authorities and other essential services across the state to make alternate arrangements in view of ....
- Child killer couple want to have own baby
Hoshiarpur (Punjab): It seems life has come full circle for this couple in Punjab. Jasbir Singh, who is on death row, and his wife Sonia, who is serving life imprisonment, now want conjugal rig....
- Miscreants open fire at Panjab University student leader
Chandigarh: Police have booked cases against unknown assailants who attacked a student leader and his family members outside their house here on Wednesday night, said an official here on Thursd....
- Punjab targeting Rs.100 bn VAT collection
Chandigarh: Claiming that the state had registered the highest growth in value added tax (VAT) collection in the country, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today said Punjab woul....
- Cop killed in Punjab village clash
Ludhiana: A police constable was killed while eight people were injured in a clash between two groups of people over the issue of campaigning for elections to a cooperative society in Ludhiana ....
- Punjab cabinet decides not to enhance retirement age
Chandigarh: The Punjab cabinet today unanimously decided not to enhance the retirement age of government employees from 58 to 60 years.
A decision to this effect was taken here at a m....
- Punjab targets 1,000 MW solar power
Chandigarh: Faced with a severe power crunch, the Punjab government today announced that it would set up a chain of solar power plants over the next two years to generate nearly 1,000 MW of ele....
- Two women killed in Punjab accident
Hoshiarpur: Two women, including one who is resident in Britain, were killed when their car collided with a speeding truck in Punjab's Hoshiarpur town today, police said.
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- Couple in Patiala jail demands conjugal rights
Patiala: The Punjab and Haryana High Court will hear one of the most unique cases they have heard in recent times. A couple, both in their 20s, who are facing death penalty and serving life sen....
- Punjab to begin e-tendering for civil works
Chandigarh: The Punjab government today announced that it will commence e-tendering soon for carrying out civil works and other services.
This will be initiated as a pilot project in ....
- Foul play, say kin of Punjab youth on death row in UAE
Batala (Punjab): Relatives here of one of the 17 Indians sentenced to death in Sharjah for killing a Pakistani man today said they suspected "foul play" in the case and urged the govern....
- 60,000 Punjab power board employees strike work
Chandigarh: Nearly 60,000 employees of Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) on Tuesday struck work to protest the state government's decision to privatise the power agency and to press the....
- Dirt bikes bring adventure sports to Punjab
Hoshiarpur (Punjab): It's a new concept that is raising a lot of dust. All-terrain vehicles (ATVs), dirt bikes, paint-balls and other gadgets for adventure sports are making inroads into th....
- Court sets aside Punjab's service extension plans
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a Punjab government order allowing public officials and staff extension of a year in service if they were retiring this year.
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- Punjab orders probe into multi-million agriculture scam
Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Monday ordered a high-level enquiry into the multi-million-rupee scam in the agriculture sector revealed through information obtained by an NGO through the ....
- Terrorist with RDX arrested in Punjab
Mohali: A suspected terrorist, who planned to conduct blasts in various parts of the state, was arrested from the border town of Ferozepur in Punjab and RDX weighing three-and-half kg was recov....
- Punjab to refund arrears charged on revised power rates
Chandigarh: Punjab cabinet on Saturday approved the refund of arrears charged on revised power tariff for the year 2009-10, officials said here.
'These arrears would be adjusted i....
- Three Babbar Khalsa International terrorists arrested
Rajpura: Three members of the banned terrorist-outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) have been arrested from this town in Punjab's Patiala district, police said today.
"The....
- Two killed, 14 vehicles burnt in Punjab road accident
Faridkot: In a major accident involving an oil-tanker, at least two people died, several suffered serious injuries and 14 vehicles were burnt in this Punjab district on Wednesday evening, polic....
- Pirated CDs seized in Punjab, 21 people held
Chandigarh: At least 21 people were arrested and 5,909 pirated compact discs (CDs) of new films recovered in raids across Punjab, an Indian Music Industry (IMI) official said here today.
- Bullet hits Punjabi singer during performance
Chandigarh: Punjabi singer Surjit Khan and his associate had a narrow escape when bullets hit them while they were performing in a Punjab village, police said today.
The bullets were ....
- Fire guts Punjab pesticides godown
Bathinda (Punjab): A raging fire destroyed pesticides worth lakhs of Rupees in a godown in a grain market in this Punjab town today, officials said.
"Pesticides were kept inside t....
- Punjab, Haryana reel under intense heat even in March
Chandigarh: It is still only March but residents of Punjab and Haryana have already started to feel the heat with the mercury climbing five to six degrees above the average temperature.
- Punjab industrialists fume over 58-hour weekly power-cut
Mohali (Punjab): Factory owners in this industrial belt have asked Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to intervene after a recent communication from the Punjab State Electricity Board (P....
- Three killed in Punjab factory blast
Nangal (Punjab): Two engineers and a labourer were killed and one seriously injured in a furnace blast in state-run National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) factory in this Punjab town, police said.
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- Two Babbar terrorists arrested
Mohali: In a joint operation by Punjab Police and Delhi Police, two terrorists of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), a terrorist outfit in Punjab, were nabbed here on Thursday night, police sai....
- Two engineers die in freak accident
Patiala: Two engineers were killed here today when their car caught fire after ramming into a truck ferrying stones, police said.
Gurjeet Singh (28) and Aman Goyal (28) died before an....
- Communism digs in, with much memorabilia, in Punjab town
Zirakpur: Marx, Lenin and Che are certainly alive and kicking if one is to go by the accessories, posters, books and magazines on Communist ideology that have suddenly flooded this town, 10 km ....
- Labour laws collapsing in country, says CITU chief
Zirakpur (Punjab): Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) chief M.K. Pandhe today slammed the central government for its "wrong policies" which he says are against the working class.
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- Punjab seeks greater share in Chandigarh administration
Chandigarh: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today expressed concern over the decline in the number of state cadre officers in the administration of the union territory (UT) of ....
- Despite Rs.64,924 cr debt, Punjab says it is growing
Chandigarh: Despite a debt touching Rs.64,924 crore, Punjab is moving closer to the national growth rate of 7.2 per cent, Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal said today.
"In 200....
- Punjab youth admitted to NDA will get Rs.1 lakh
Chandigarh: Alarmed by the depleting numbers of Punjab youth opting for the armed forces, the state government today announced an incentive of Rs.1 lakh to each of those who get admitted to the....
- Punjab flags off motorcycle highway patrol
Chandigarh: In a bid to make national highways safer and to streamline the flow of increasing traffic, a new highway patrol scheme was launched in Punjab with the flagging off of 50 Enfield mot....
- Punjab assembly seeks Punjabi as Chandigarh's first language
Chandigarh: The Punjab assembly today unanimously passed a resolution seeking Punjabi be accorded first language status in the union territory (UT) of Chandigarh.
A central government....
- Hymns to nature at the Golden Temple
Amritsar (Punjab): Hundreds of Sikhs today recited hymns devoted to the environment in the Golden Temple here to mark the coronation of their seventh guru Har Rai.
US-based Sikh Counc....
- Badal seeks day-to-day trial of 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases
Chandigarh: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today sought day-to-day hearing of the over 25-year-old 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases.
Badal, who is also the president of Pu....
- Punjab to seek help for illegal immigrants in Spain
Chandigarh: Moved by the plight of several Punjabi youth languishing in prisons in Spain after illegal immigration bids, the Punjab government today announced it would seek the central governme....
- Foodgrain state Punjab faces fertiliser shortage
Chandigarh: Punjab, which contributes over 50 percent of the country's total foodgrain production, is facing a shortage of fertilisers.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sh....
- Punjab to seek help for illegal immigrants in Spain
Chandigarh: Moved by the plight of several Punjabi youth languishing in prisons in Spain after illegal immigration bids, the Punjab government today announced it would seek the central governme....
- CITU conference from March 17
Chandigarh: The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) will hold its all-India conference in Punjab's Zirakpur town on March 17-21.
"Around 2,500 delegates elected from 51 lakh ....
- Punjab to tame wayward telecom towers
Chandigarh: Towering over any type of buildings and spaces without any control will no longer be easy for cellular companies in Punjab with the state government deciding to bring a mechanism to....
- Election to five Rajya Sabha seats in Punjab on March 26
Chandigarh: Election to five Rajya Sabha seats from Punjab falling vacant next month will be held on March 26, officials said today.
There are seven Rajya Sabha seats in the state, fi....
- 10 killed as buses collide in Punjab
Jalalabad (Punjab): At least 10 people on their way to a wedding were killed and 30 injured when two buses collided head-on in Punjab's Jalalabad town, police said today.
The acci....
- Inter-state gang of vehicle thieves busted, five held
Mohali (Punjab): An inter-state gang of vehicle thieves was busted with the arrest of five people and recovery of five cars, including a SUV, from their possession, police said today.
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- Three bombs found in Punjab village
Mohali (Punjab): Workers levelling a piece of land in a Punjab village discovered three live bombs buried under the earth for many years, police said here today.
According to the poli....
- Punjab gets new mega-thermal plant
Rajpura (Punjab): Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal laid the foundation stone of a 1,320 MW mega-thermal power plant, consisting of two units of 660 MW each, here today.
The R....
- 2 killed as old shell explodes in Punjab scrap shop
Pathankot (Punjab): Two people were killed and one was seriously injured here after an old shell exploded in the shop of a scrap dealer today afternoon, the police said.
The accident ....
- Punjab, Haryana inching towards normalcy after violence
Chandigarh: Following widespread violence by supporters of the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect in different parts of Punjab and Haryana on Saturday, the situation was gradually inching towa....
- Sikh festival Holla Mohalla starts at Anandpur Sahib
Anandpur Sahib (Punjab): The three-day Sikh festival Holla Mohalla started here at the Keshgarh Sahib Gurdwara today amid huge fanfare and enthusiasm.
Thousands of devotees, including....
- Man gets death sentence for rape, murder of five-year-old
Hoshiarpur (Punjab): A court in this Punjab town on Friday sentenced a man to death for rape and murder of a five-year-old girl last year.
Mangal, a resident of West Bengal, was prose....
- Kidnapped Punjab girl recovered from Ambala rail station
Mohali (Punjab): A five-year-old girl who was kidnapped from outside her house here on Wednesday night was recovered by police from Ambala railway station today, police said.
The kidn....
- Punjab government returns stolen property worth Rs.4.5 crore
Chandigarh: The Punjab government returned to its original owners property, including cash, worth Rs.4.5 crore that was reported stolen and later recovered by police.
Among those who ....
- Badal wants farm science institute in Punjab
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to set up the proposed Borlaug Institute for South Asia at Ladhowal, in Punjab's Ludhiana dis....
- Chandigarh is agog for rose festival
Chandigarh: This city is smelling of roses as it prepares for the three-day Rose Festival starting from Friday.
The 38th edition of the annual flower show will be supplemented by danc....
- Punjab excise policy aims to earn Rs.500 crore more
Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Tuesday announced its new excise policy (2010-11) targeting a revenue of over Rs.2,501 crore with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal describing it as a "....
- Punjab to provide 70 acres for Indian business school
Chandigarh: The Punjab cabinet today approved in principle transfer of 70 acres of land in the Knowledge City in Mohali town adjoining Chandigarh for setting up Indian School of Business (ISB) ....
- Curfew partially relaxed in Punjab town after Christ row
Batala (Punjab): Curfew was partially relaxed in this Punjab town today after violence broke out on Saturday over the publication of a poster depicting Jesus Christ in an objectionable manner, ....
- Two arrested with explosives, weapons in Punjab
Patiala (Punjab): Two men were arrested today from this Punjab town for possessing explosives and weapons, police said.
Both the arrested men belonged to the Khalistan Liberation Fron....
- Objectionable Jesus poster sparks violence, curfew
Batala (Punjab): An indefinite curfew was imposed in this Punjab town today after tension prevailed following the publication of a poster depicting Jesus Christ in an objectionable manner. Clas....
- Punjab police bust gang of robbers, arrest 13
Patiala: At least 13 people, who were accused in over 25 cases of robbery in the last few months, have been arrested in this Punjab town, police said today.
Nine country-made pistols,....
- Cricketer Harbhajan Singh's sister gets married
Jalandhar: Sandeep Kaur, younger sister of cricketer Harbhajan Singh, got married to Sahibjit Singh in this Punjab city today.
The marriage took place in a gurdwara in Sikh tradition ....
- Punjab gets hi-tech driving school from Tatas
Muktsar (Punjab): The Punjab government in association with the Tata Motors today set up a state-of-the-art driving school at Mahuana village in this district.
Aimed at providing empl....
- Water enters Punjab town after canal breach
Talwandi Sabo (Punjab): Water entered several parts of this Sikh religious town today following a breach in an irrigation canal, affecting normal life and forcing the authorities to initiate re....
- Poll in mind, British minister in bhangra mode
Zirakpur (Punjab): There was song, food and dance - and a British minister enthusiastically shaking a leg to bhangra pop and greeting visitors with "Sat Sri Akal" at this big fat Punjab....
- Suspended Punjab officer to move court
Chandigarh: A senior officer of Punjab who was suspended after a corruption case was filed against him by the state vigilance department, today said he will move the high Court if the case is n....
- Punjab offers grant to family of brothers slain in Australia
Chandigarh: Expressing grief over the death of two Punjabi brothers in Australia on Thursday night, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced a grant of Rs.500,000 each to their....
- Three Punjab cities get police chiefs
Chandigarh: Three main cities of Punjab - Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Amritsar - today got police commissioners for the first time under a recently-introduced system.
IPS officer Gaurav Y....
- Punjab, Haryana stay cold
Chandigarh: It was cold in Punjab, Haryana and their shared capital Chandigarh today. The weatherman has predicted isolated spells of rain and a further plunge in the mercury in this region in ....
- Two labourers killed after roof collapse
Ludhiana: Two labourers were killed after the roof of an old structure they were demolishing collapsed in this Punjab district today, police said.
Ram Karan, 26, a native of Uttar Pra....
- One killed as school bus overturns in Punjab
Chandigarh: A schoolgirl was killed today and several injured when their bus overturned near Punjab's religious town of Talwandi Sabo.
Police said the bus belonging to a private s....
- Patna students continue protest against coaching institutes
Patna: Hundreds of students continued to protest against alleged fleecing by coaching institutes in the Bihar capital today, police said.
A group of students went on a rampage early t....
- Punjab to hold conference on GM crops
Chandigarh: The Punjab government today announced that it will soon organize a national conference to identify the ill-effects of Bt Brinjal and other genetically modified (GM) crops.
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- We have fulfilled demands of volunteer teachers: Punjab government
Chandigarh: Close on the heels of the self-immolation of a teacher, the Punjab government on Monday clarified that it has taken all the steps to fulfill the demands of volunteer teachers.
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- Tension in Jalandhar after attack on migrants
Jalandhar: There was tension in this Punjab town today after unidentified men on a motorcycle attacked and injured two migrant workers the night before.
Scores of migrants gathered ar....
- Woman teacher critical after self-immolation bid
Kapurthala (Punjab): A Bollywood-style protest atop a water tank in this Punjab town went terribly wrong on Sunday when a woman teacher was critically burnt after she attempted to immolate hers....
- Punjab welcome to shift capital from Chandigarh: Hooda
Chandigarh: Joining issue with Punjab on its claim to Chandigarh, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said that the city is "as much a capital of Haryana as it is of Punjab&#....
- Two Nigerians arrested with cocaine in Punjab
Mohali (Punjab): Two Nigerian youths were arrested here with 212 grams of cocaine worth Rs.30 million (Rs.3 crore) in the international market, officials said today.
The duo, identifi....
- Jalandhar's senior deputy mayor beaten up by staff
Jalandhar: The senior deputy mayor of this Punjab city was today beaten up by leaders of the employees union of the municipal corporation here after an argument.
Senior deputy mayor K....
- Punjab police bust cricket bookies racket
Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab): The Punjab police has busted an inter-state racket of cricket bookies and arrested two people, officials said today.
According to the police, the Crime Inves....
- 12-year-old injured in marriage firing in Punjab
Batala (Punjab): 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 today.
The incident occurred on Sund....
- Punjab to spend Rs.700 crore for new schools
Muktsar (Punjab): In a bid to impart quality education, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today launched a project of Rs.700 crore for setting up of 21 model schools in the rural areas.....
- Shivraj Patil visits Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh
Amritsar: Making his maiden visit to this Sikh holy city after taking over as Punjab's new governor, former central minister Shivraj Patil today paid his respects at the "Harmandar Sahi....
- Hundreds turn up for London braveheart's cremation in Punjab
Khanna (Punjab): Hundreds of people turned up at Dholanwal village near Khanna town of Punjab today for the cremation of Sukhwinder Singh, a London-based Indian braveheart fatally attacked by m....
- Bright sunshine greets Punjab on R-Day
Chandigarh: Bright sunshine greeted people at most places across Punjab as the 61st Republic Day was celebrated today with official and private functions.
New Punjab Governor Shivraj ....
- Explosive device found near air force base in Punjab
Chandigarh: A explosive device was found near Indian Air Force's (IAF) Halwara base in Punjab's Jagraon town today, two days after two grenades were discovered near an IAF station near ....
- Badal invites NRIs to invest in Punjab
Chandigarh: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Saturday sought greater investment from non-resident Indians (NRIs) in the state, saying it was extensively investing in human resou....
- 60 percent of India's drug hauls from Punjab
Chandigarh: Punjab accounts for 60 percent - roughly Rs.900 crore - of the total drug seizures worth Rs 1,500 crore in the country in the last six months, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Ba....
- Punjab okays rail wagons unit
Chandigarh: The Punjab government today approved a Rs.330 crore railway wagons manufacturing unit, officials said.
A government spokesman said the unit will be a joint venture between....
- Shivraj Patil sworn in as Punjab governor
Chandigarh: Shivraj Patil was sworn in as Punjab Governor at a ceremony here today.
Patil, a former union home minister and ex-Lok Sabha speaker, was administered the oath of office b....
- Amarinder Singh's ex-media adviser gets a week's jail
Chandigarh: Bharat Inder Singh Chahal, former media adviser to former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, was today sentenced to one week in prison on charges of contempt of court by the Pun....
- Parents of Punjab youths lost abroad want PM to intervene
Chandigarh: Parents of 37 Punjabi youths who went missing en route to Spain from India in 2004 Tuesday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (....
- Panic in Punjab town after bomb found near LPG plant
Nabha (Punjab): The chance discovery of a bomb outside a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bottling plant near this Punjab town in Patiala district, has averted a major incident, but led to panic a....
- Fog engulfs Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh: Thick fog engulfed most of Punjab and Haryana and their joint capital Chandigarh today, throwing normal life out of gear.
"Dense fog prevailed in this region in the mo....
- Punjab to host second National Rural Games from Sunday
Anandpur Sahib: Punjab is all set to host the second edition of the National Rural Games in this town in Roop Nagar district between Jan 17-20.
"A total of 23 states and union ter....
- Gang war in Punjab court, two injured
Amritsar: A gangster and a policeman were injured when attackers from a rival gang opened fire inside the district court complex in this Punjab city today and later escaped, police said.
- Punjab announces Rs.5 lakh grant for Australia attack victims
Chandigarh: The Punjab government today announced a Rs.500,000 grant to the kin of the two youth killed in suspected racial attacks in Australia earlier this month.
Chief Minister Par....
- Arms, cartridges dug up from Punjab border village
Ferozepur (Punjab): Arms and cartridges buried in a field near a village in this border district of Punjab were seized today, police said.
"Working on a secret tip off from our so....
- Three Punjab cops suspended for molesting teen-ager
Khanna (Punjab): Punjab Police today suspended three of its officials, including a woman, after a teenaged girl alleged that she was molested inside a police station after she was detained on a....
- Mercury goes below zero in Amritsar
Chandigarh: The first day of 2010 saw the mercury dipping to the lowest this season here to 1.2 degrees Celsius. The weatherman has predicted a further dip. The minimum temperature in Amritsar ....
- 11 Ludhiana civic officials suspended
Chandigarh: The Punjab government has suspended 11 senior civic officials in Ludhiana for their alleged involvement in a financial racket running into crores of rupees, a spokesperson said here....
- Punjab may adopt Tamil Nadu's healthcare model
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday asked officials to examine the feasibility of adopting the Tamil Nadu healthcare model in the state to ensure better procurement....
- Punjab to bring law for de-addiction centres
Chandigarh: Punjab will soon have a law regulating the functioning of drug de-addiction centres to safeguard patients against human right violations and financial exploitation, a state minister....
- Great Khali's mother-in-law arrested in Punjab
Jalandhar: The Punjab police on Friday arrested the mother-in-law of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) champion 'The Great Khali' and two others on charges of abetting the suicide of ....
- Punjab IAS officers to encourage voluntary assets' disclosure
Chandigarh: Assets of some of the 'rich' bureaucrats in the country could soon be in the public domain with the IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officers' association in Punjab o....
- Punjab gets first commercial solar power plant
Chandigarh: India's first 2 MW commercial solar power plant was today inaugurated in Punjab's Amritsar district by Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah.
The c....
- Disco bouncers arrested for thrashing legislator's son
Chandigarh: A city court today sent nine bouncers and the manager of a popular discotheque here to a day's police remand for allegedly thrashing a legislator's son and his friends durin....
- Beware of killer stretch on national highway in Punjab
Chandigarh: A busy stretch on National Highway 22 that connects Chandigarh to Ambala and gets heavy traffic to and from Delhi is fast becoming a killer road, with one person dying in an acciden....
- Sidhy seeks heritage status for Amritsar
Chandigarh: Amritsar Lok Sabha MP Navjot Singh Sidhu today urged the government to grant heritage status to Punjab's Sikh holy city Amritsar.
"Amritsar is a city of historical....
- Punjab to have autonomous sports school: Badal
Chandigarh: In a bid to promote sporting talent in the state, Punjab has proposed to set up an autonomous school of sports with its three centres of excellence at Mohali, Jalandhar and Bathinda....
- Punjab assembly session ends with Congress boycott
Chandigarh: The winter session of the Punjab assembly ended here today with the opposition Congress boycotting its proceedings.
Congress legislators, demanding resignation of assembly....
- CBI waiting for Punjab nod to prosecute assembly speaker
Chandigarh/New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today said it was waiting for the Punjab government's approval to prosecute state assembly Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon in a c....
- Punjab assembly adjourned after pandemonium
Chandigarh: The Punjab assembly, which witnessed a free-for-all on Tuesday with ruling Akali Dal and opposition Congress members coming to blows inside the house, was adjourned today for some t....
- Fisticuffs inside Punjab assembly
Chandigarh: Legislators of Punjab's ruling Akali Dal and opposition Congress today got into a scuffle inside the assembly over the issue of the deteriorating law and order situation in the ....
- Curfew relaxed in Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Curfew was relaxed today in Punjab's industrial hub Ludhiana as the city and the rest of the state remained normal in the last 24 hours, officials said.
The curfew has b....
- Keep an eye on Punjab, Congress urges government
New Delhi: Expressing concern over sectarian strife in Punjab's Ludhiana town, the Congress today urged the central government to keep a close watch on the situation in the state.
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- Punjab Police on high alert today after shutdown call
Chandigarh: Authorities in Punjab remained on high alert today following a state-wide shutdown called by radical Sikh organisations to protest against Saturday's violence in Ludhiana.
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- Punjab on high alert after radicals' shutdown call today
Chandigarh/Ludhiana: With radical Sikh organisations calling for a state wide shutdown today to protest against Saturday's violence in Ludhiana, the Punjab Police and administration in all ....
- Migrants attack youth in Punjab town, five injured
Ludhiana: Punjab's industrial hub of Ludhiana had some more moments of tension today evening when edgy migrants residing here cornered a few motorcycle-borne youth and left them injured aft....
- Curfew on in Ludhiana, no incident today
Ludhiana: Sealed from the rest of the state by a heavy police presence, Ludhiana, Punjab's largest city and a major industrial hub, remained tense today as curfew continued in most parts of....
- Ludhiana tense as curfew continues
Ludhiana: Ludhiana, Punjab's largest city and a major industrial hub, continued to remain tense today morning as curfew continued in most parts of the city following two days of violence on....
- Curfew imposed in most parts of Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Curfew was imposed in most parts of Ludhiana late today evening following the continuous violence since Thursday in this industrial city of Punjab, officials said.
Curfew wa....
- Punjab orders probe into Ludhiana violence, 1 dead
Ludhiana: The Punjab government today evening ordered a magisterial probe into violent incidents in this industrial city that left one person dead and over 15 injured in a clash between police ....
- Police in Ludhiana fire in air to quell protesters
Ludhiana: Police in this largest city of Punjab fired in the air and lobbed tear gas on Sikh protesters who tried to disrupt a religious conference of controversial sect leader Ashutosh Maharaj....
- Ludhiana calm after violent day
Ludhiana: Curfew was relaxed in parts of this Punjab city as the situation remained calm today, a day after hundreds of migrants went on the rampage, burning vehicles, blocking a national highw....
- Senior Punjab police officer escapes hit from speeding car
Mohali: Police chief of this Punjab district Gurpreet Singh Bhullar had a miraculous escape when he was saved from being hit by a speeding car near Zirakpur town here early today, officials sai....
- Akali Dal seeks nuclear power plant for Punjab
Chandigarh: Despite opposing the India-US nuclear deal in July last year, the Akali Dal -- now in power in Punjab -- has requested the central government to approve a nuclear power plant in the....
- Four soldiers killed in explosion in Jalandhar
Chandigarh: Four soldiers were killed after an army vehicle caught fire following an explosion in Jalandhar cantonment in Punjab.
Police sources said the army soldiers were unloading ....
- Punjab now has its own SWAT
Chandigarh: The inspiration may have been from the United States but the Punjab police now has its own SWAT -- special weapons and tactics -- teams to be the first responders to any crisis situ....
- When it comes to Chandigarh, Punjab won't give an inch
Chandigarh: Having been promised nearly five decades ago that the union territory (UT) of Chandigarh would ultimately be its state capital, Punjab is now refusing any move that could dilute its....
- Will punish cops for atrocities when in power: Former Punjab CM
Jalandhar: Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Monday said that the Congress, when it comes back to power, will take "strict action" against the police officers found guilty....
- Nearly 2,500 recruitments soon: Badal
Chandigarh: Punjab will make recruitments to fill nearly 2,500 vacant posts in various government departments in the coming months, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said here today.
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- Punjab to get two multi-super speciality hospitals
Mohali (Punjab): Under the public-private partnership (PPP), Punjab will get its first multi-super speciality hospitals inside the premises of civil hospitals here and Bathinda by 2011.
- Amritsar official's car fined for jumping red light
Amritsar: The official car of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Amritsar was issued a traffic ticket (challan) today after the driver jumped a red light, said the police.
Police sources....
- Punjab starts 24-hour toll-free helpline to fight water woes
Chandigarh: Punjab today started a 24-hour toll-free line for registration of complaints regarding supply of potable water in the rural areas.
A state government spokesman said the 24....
- Navjot Sidhu moves privilege motion against Amritsar official
Amritsar: Former cricketer and Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu has moved a privilege motion against the city's deputy commissioner, saying that the official was creating hurdles in performin....
- Punjab's 'powerful' wedding has government agencies busy
Chandigarh: The 10-day long wedding celebrations of Punjab's "powerful" politician Bikram Singh Majithia, the brother-in-law of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, has been k....
- Khali the Sub-Inspector suspended from Punjab police
Jalandhar: We mostly know him as the World Heavyweight Champion in WWE or the 'Great Khali'. In Punjab, he is Assistant Sub-Inspector Dalip Singh Rana, at least so he was till yesterday....
- Canadian PM Harper visits Golden Temple
Amritsar: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper today visited the famed Golden Temple, the holiest Sikh shrine, in this Punjab city during a trip that lasted less than three hours.
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- Punjab aims to curb spurious drugs, to reward informers
Chandigarh: In a bid to curb sale of spurious drugs in Punjab, the state government has announced reward for all those providing information.
The Punjab government will follow the spe....
- Punjab first family's eligible bachelor to tie knot
Chandigarh: Wedding bells are ringing for Punjab's most eligible and powerful bachelor Bikram Singh Majithia, the brother-in-law of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.
Maji....
- Sulabh founder gets Mittal national award
Ludhiana (Punjab): Social activist and founder of Sulabh International sanitation movement Bindeshwar Pathak was today awarded the Sat Paul Mittal National Award 2009 for services to humanity.
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- One killed, 15 injured in tractor-train collision
Abohar (Punjab): At least one person was killed and 15 injured today when a tractor-trolley collided with a passenger train at an unmanned railway crossing near Punjab's Abohar town.
- Punjab pilgrim dies of heart attack in Pakistan
Attari border (Punjab): A Punjab woman on a pilgrimage to a Sikh shrine in Pakistan died of heart attack in Lahore. Her body was handed over to Indian authorities at Attari-Wagah border here to....
- President's Punjab visit postponed
Chandigarh: President Pratibha Patil today postponed her proposed visit to Amritsar in Punjab scheduled for Monday, officials said.
"This visit has been postponed on the request o....
- BSF recovers counterfeit currency in Punjab
Ferozepur (Punjab): Sleuths of the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered counterfeit currency notes with a nominal value of Rs.900,000 in Punjab's Ferozepur district, officials said today.
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- Badal asks centre for additional power for Punjab
Chandigarh: Faced with power shortage in the state, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today urged the central government to allot at least 250 MW of additional power to Punjab during the Rabi ....
- Punjab police recover 9 kg explosives
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police today recovered nine kg of explosives from a motorcycle during routine checking near Khanna town.
The explosives recovered included detonators and gelati....
- Protesters stop Amritsar-Delhi Shatabdi Express in Ludhiana
Ludhiana: The Amritsar-New Delhi Swarn Shatabdi was stopped by protesters, who are seeking justice for the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, at the Ludhiana railway station today morning, of....
- Badal rejects wheat MSP enhancement as 'too meagre'
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today rejected the hike of Rs.20 per quintal in the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat announced by the central government, saying it was....
- After movie trip, Punjab students land up in hospital
Ropar (Punjab): Authorities in Punjab's Ropar district today ordered a probe into an incident in which students from a village government school were illegally transported on a tractor-trol....
- Probe into patient's death, PM's security under scanner
Chandigarh: A patient suffering from kidney ailments passed away today at Chandigarh after he was supposedly stopped at a hospital by the security officials of Manmohan Singh.
The Ind....
- Punjab shutdown against riots hits normal life
Chandigarh/Amritsar: Trains were stopped, road traffic was hit and schools and colleges were closed in many Punjab towns as radical organizations called for a one-day shutdown today to protest ....
- Dal Khalsa halts trains in Amritsar, threatens strike
Amritsar: Trains, including the Shatabdi Express from Amritsar to Delhi, were stopped today by radical Sikh activists at the railway station here following a call for a strike by Dal Khalsa a....
- Dal Khalsa activists stop trains in Amritsar
Amritsar: Dal Khalsa activists stopped trains at the Amritsar Railway station today following a call for a strike across Punjab. The radical activists are demanding justice for the thousands ....
- Chandigarh looks for its VIP fugitives
Chandigarh: Being the joint capital of two states and the headquarters of a union territory gives Chandigarh a lot of VIPs, including two who are now on the run.
Prithpal Singh, a man....
- 1,500 devotees leave for Pakistan for Gurpurab
Amritsar: Despite the recent advice by the union home ministry asking Indian nationals to avoid travelling to Pakistan in view of the security situation there, a contingent of nearly 1,500 devo....
- Amritsar police chief gets boot after spat with lawmaker
Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Friday ordered the transfer of Amritsar's senior superintendent of police (SSP) Kanwar Vijay Pratap Singh following his ongoing spat with a Bharatiya Ja....
- Punjab zoo introduces battery-run vehicles for visitors
Zirakpur (Punjab): In order to curb pollution and maintain the environment's ecological balance, visitors who come to Punjab's Chhatbir zoo can use a battery-operated vehicle rather tha....
- Court seeks explanation from Punjab BJP legislator
Chandigarh: Acting on a contempt of court petition, Punjab and Haryana High Court today sought an explanation from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Amritsar, Anil Joshi, for alleged....
- Punjab gets new cabinet minister
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal expanded his cabinet today by inducting Akali Dal leader Sewa Singh Sekhwan as a cabinet minister.
Sekhwan was administered the....
- Driver abducts excise officials to evade toll tax
Rajpura: A man allegedly tried to abduct two excise officers when he was being asked for a toll tax at a check post in this Punjab town, police said on Sunday.
The driver of a Swift c....
- Punjab CM wants youth to eat traditional food
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today urged the youngsters to say good-bye to fast food culture of pizza, burgers and pastas, and eat traditional food that has a more nutr....
- Devout criminal exposed by CCTV cameras
Patiala (Punjab): Technology in the hands of god proved to be the nemesis for a 'religious-minded' criminal in Punjab when he was caught with the help of CCTV cameras, police said today....
- Punjab plans evening courts to clear backlog of cases
Chandigarh: In view of nearly 700,000 pending cases in various courts under its jurisdiction, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today announced that evening courts would be started shortly in P....
- NRIs to get immediate property possession in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Non Resident Indians (NRIs) having property in the union territory of Chandigarh can now gain immediate possession of both residential and non-residential property, officials said h....
- Nearly 3,000 participants for national school games in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Nearly 3,000 students from various states and union territories (UTs) will participate in the 55th National School Games, being organised by the Chandigarh education department here....
- Badal asks police chief to probe TV channel's 'blasphemy'
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today asked the state police chief to investigate the incident of "blasphemy" by a TV channel, which allegedly made certain objecti....
- Badal asks police chief to probe TV channel's 'blasphemy'
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today asked the state police chief to investigate the incident of "blasphemy" by a TV channel, which allegedly made certain objecti....
- Punjab Police solve one-day-old bank robbery, one held
Ludhiana (Punjab): Acting swiftly, the Punjab Police have solved a day-old bank robbery in Batala district with the arrest of a state government employee, officials said today.
Distri....
- Punjab police coordinating with visa officials to control rush
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 on Wednesday, as aspirants for a....
- Adulterated edible oil seized in Punjab
Ludhiana: Punjab officials seized 68,350 litres of sub-standard edible oil hoarded in a storehouse here today.
"We had got a tip-off that some people are running a business of thi....
- Rat delays Air India Amritsar-London flight
Amritsar: A rat delayed a London-bound Air India flight from the Rajasansi airport here today morning.
Flight AI-187, which was scheduled to depart at 6.30 a.m. today, had not left th....
- 71-year-old dies while participating in brisk walk competition
Chandigarh: A 71-year-old man died in a hospital here after collapsing while participating in a brisk walk competition organised by Chandigarh police here on Sep 24, police said.
Bish....
- Maken criticises Punjab govt for 'misuse of police'
New Delhi: Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken today slammed the Punjab goverment for "blatantly misusing" the police machinery to "settle political scores and further its politic....
- Haryana governor continues to be in hospital
Chandigarh: Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia continued to be in the hospital for the third week after collapsing here on Sep 19 during a function.
Aides of the governor said some mo....
- Hoarded sugar worth Rs.3.4 crore seized in Punjab
Ludhiana: Over 11,300 quintals of sugar, worth Rs. 3.4 crore, was seized in this Punjab city today as officials targeted hoarders ahead of the festival season.
According to the offici....
- Punjab puts officials on austerity drive - downgrades cars
Chandigarh: While Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal and his son and deputy Sukhbhir Singh move in a fleet of bullet-proof Mitsubishi Monteros and Pajeros costing millions, the state gov....
- Punjab to act against illegal water connections
Chandigarh: People having illegal water connections in Punjab's rural areas could soon find their supply drying up.
The Punjab water supply and sanitation department today warned....
- Free power to farmers is investment, not subsidy: Akali Dal
Shimla: Free power to the farmers in Punjab is an investment, not a subsidy, Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal said here on Friday.
"Free power to the farmers is an investme....
- Akali Dal brainstorming session begins in Shimla
Shimla: The two-day 'Vichar Baithak' (brainstorming session) of Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal began today at the Peterhoff hotel here, which witnessed the expulsion of senior ....
- 30,000 rampaging farmers hold Chandigarh to ransom
Chandigarh: A "peaceful" agitation by 30,000 farmers from Punjab today held Chandigarh to ransom during the peak evening rush hour - leading to large-scale violence that left scores inj....
- Badal's chopper makes emergency landing in Punjab
Ferozepur (Punjab): A helicopter carrying Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal had to make an emergency landing in an open field in this Punjab district today following a technical ....
- Former student leader held for conspiring to kill Badal
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police have arrested former All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) chief Daljit Bittu for allegedly conspiring to kill Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, an o....
- Punjab seeks quick completion of road over bridges
Chandigarh: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday said he would soon meet Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Railway Board chairman to seek quick completion of road o....
- Punjab seeks Rs.7,410 crore central aid
Chandigarh: Punjab has demanded a special package of Rs.7,410 crore from the central government to fight the drought like situation prevailing in the state.
A special delegation from ....
- Four pilgrims killed in Punjab road accident
Batala (Punjab): Four pilgrims were killed and five others critically injured when the jeep they were travelling in collided with a speeding truck here today, police said.
The acciden....
- Punjab to have traffic marshals
Chandigarh: Emulating many other states of India, the police in Punjab are set to rope in citizens to act as traffic marshals.
"This is a pilot project initiated by state Director....
- Sarabjit Singh's lawyer meets his family in Amritsar
Amritsar: The lawyer representing Sarabjit Singh, an Indian prisoner on a death row in Pakistan on terrorism charges, today said the case of his client was crucial to ties between India and Pak....
- Punjab to enforce long spells of power cuts to help farmers
Chandigarh: The Punjab electricity board has imposed compulsory power cuts, often up to 16 hours, across the state including urban areas to ensure electricity for farmers.
Additionall....
- Punjab planning direct bus service to Delhi airport
Chandigarh: The Punjab Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) is holding talks with Delhi transport authorities to start a direct bus service from various cities in the state to the Indira Gandhi In....
- Punjab plans 300,000 toilets in villages
Chandigarh: This is one decision that will see millions of people in Punjab ease themselves comfortably.
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today gave the go ahead to an....
- Sukhbir Badal is deputy CM again, gets back portfolios
Chandigarh: Having remained out of power for about 40 days, Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal was today sworn in as deputy chief minister in the Punjab government headed by his father, Ch....
- 4 students suspended for beating up junior
Kapurthala (Punjab): Four senior students of the defence ministry-run Sainik School in this Punjab town were suspended today for allegedly beating and seriously injuring a junior student.
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- Cop fires in air, bullet hits young cricketer
Ludhiana: Angry over the fare charged from him, a policeman quarrelled with a bus conductor, then pulled out his service revolver and fired in the air to frighten him, but the bullet hit a youn....
- Fake currency racket busted in Punjab
Nawanshahr (Punjab): Punjab Police claimed to have busted an inter-state gang of smugglers of fake currency with international links with the arrest of four people, including a Nepali here on M....
- Punjab to allow sisters to tie rakhis to prisoner brothers
Chandigarh: Extending a special gesture to women whose brothers are spending time in jails across the state, the Punjab government today announced that sisters will be allowed to tie rakhis to ....
- Polling begins for by-elections in 3 Punjab assembly seats
Chandigarh: Polling for by-elections to the Jalalabad, Kahnuwan and Banur assembly seats in Punjab began today morning.
Voters started arriving at several rural polling booths ear....
- Vice principal arrested for molestation in Punjab
Mohali (Punjab): The vice principal of a private school near this Punjab town was arrested today evening on the charges of molesting an 11-year-old student, police said.
According to ....
- Punjab Police embrace mobiles
Chandigarh: All field officials of the Punjab Police are to get mobile telephones to improve their connectivity and response time.
The telephones will be given to all police officers ....
- Borrowers owe Punjab government over Rs.26 bn
Chandigarh: Scores of borrowers owe over Rs. 26.16 billion (Rs.2,616 crore) to the Punjab Financial Corporation (PFC), an agency of the Punjab government.
Unable to recover the dues f....
- Policemen from Punjab nab a 'Munnabhai' in Varanasi
Varanasi: A year after policemen from Punjab busted a 'Munnabhai' racket in the state Pre-Medical Test (PMT), a police team from Faridkot arrested an MBBS student of the Benaras Hindu U....
- DSM Anti-Infectives opens new plant in Punjab
Toansa (Punjab): DSM Anti-Infectives, a subsidiary of Dutch pharmaceutical major Royal DSM NV, today opened its new plant here for producing Ampicillin, a widely used drug for bacterial infecti....
- US architect to beautify Golden Temple surroundings
Chandigarh: Internationally acclaimed US-based architect Moshe Safdie will beautify the surroundings of the holiest of Sikh shrines, the Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as the Golden Temple, i....
- Haryana village head to meet Pratibha Patil
Chandigarh: Thanks to her successful anti-alcohol campaign, a woman village head in Haryana has got a rare chance to meet the president of India Pratibha Patil.
Roshni Devi of village....
- Punjab budget focuses on energy, social sector
Chandigarh: The Punjab government today presented the budget for 2009-10, laying emphasis on the energy and social service sectors.
The total size of the budget was Rs.40,262.15 crore....
- P.S. Gill is new Punjab Police chief
Chandigarh: P.S. Gill today became the new director general of Punjab Police, taking charge from his elder brother and acting police chief R.S. Gill.
Gill, a 1974 batch Indian Police ....
- Govt offices open and close early in Punjab
Mohali (Punjab): The Punjab government today implemented its decision to open and close its offices early to conserve energy. The initiative got a mixed response with some employees welcoming t....
- After Punjab, Haryana too bans ACs in offices
Chandigarh: After Punjab last week banned use of air-conditioners in government offices, the Haryana government too today imposed a similar ban across the state to tide over the power crisis th....
- Powerless in Punjab, life hit, industry crippled
Mohali (Punjab): The searing heat and the resultant acute power crisis in Punjab has hit everyday life hard - people are suffering long power cuts, office timings have changed, shopping centres....
- Heat wave forces Punjab to change office, shop timings
Chandigarh: The heat wave and the resulting power crisis have forced Punjab to change the timings of government offices - where use of air-conditioners (ACs) is already banned - and order early....
- Punjab annual plan pegged at Rs.8,625 crore
Chandigarh: The 2009-10 annual plan outlay for Punjab has been pegged at Rs.8,625 crore, an increase of 39 percent over last year.
The details of the state's annual plan were fina....
- NICD experts in Punjab to monitor swine flu cases
Jalandhar (Punjab): A team of four doctors from the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), New Delhi, arrived here today to oversee the treatment of nine students admitted to the c....
- Outrage over Golden Temple replica in Punjab
Sangrur (Punjab): The Sikh leadership in Punjab is furious over attempts by a sect to replicate the design and structure of their holiest shrine - the Golden Temple or Harmandar Sahib at Amrits....
- Three arrested for creating ruckus outside Fiza's house
Mohali(Punjab): Police here arrested three people in the early hours today for allegedly creating a ruckus outside the house of Anuradha Bali aka Fiza, the estranged wife of Chander Mohan alias....
- Punjab chief secretary is the new information commissioner
Chandigarh: Punjab's Chief Secretary Ramesh Inder Singh has resigned and he has been appointed as the state's chief information commissioner (CIC).
Singh, a senior Indian Admi....
- Citizens, NGOs to act for Chandigarh's betterment
Chandigarh: The Chandigargh administration today announced a unique programme where citizens contribute to the betterment of the city by teaching school dropouts, planting trees or helping in d....
- Teenagers arrested for smoking hookah in Punjab
Ludhiana (Punjab): Over 50 teenagers were rounded up by the police for smoking hookahs at coffee shops here today. The hookahs were ostensibly flavoured with fruit flavours but contained nicoti....
- State funeral for sect leader as thousands attend in Punjab
Jalandhar: Thousands of followers of Sant Rama Nand Dass attended the cremation of the slain Dera Sach Khand sect leader at Ballan village near this Punjab city after his body was brought from ....
- Punjab unrest: 25,000 passengers stranded in Jammu
Jammu: Over 25,000 stranded passengers, including pilgrims to the Vaishno Devi shrine, were battling scorching heat at the railway station here today following disruption of train service due t....
- Punjab assembly by-poll postponed to June 12
Chandigarh: The by-election for Punjab's Nurmahal assembly seat, which was to be held on Thursday, has now been postponed to June 12 following widespread violence in the state, the Election....
- Delhi-Lahore bus stopped, curfew imposed in Ludhiana
Ludhiana: The Delhi-Lahore bus service 'Sada-e-Sarhad' was stopped by authorities in Punjab's industrial city of Ludhiana today following large-scale violent protests by Dera Sachh ....
- Curfew in Jalandhar after Vienna Gurudwara clash
Jalandhar: A clash between two groups in a gurudwara in Austrian capital Vienna in which 11 people were injured on Sunday triggered tension in Punjab, with curfew being imposed in this city and....
- Couple kidnapped from Chandigarh-Delhi highway
Zirakpur (Punjab): A young married couple was kidnapped by three armed men on the Chandigarh-Delhi highway today, police said. While the husband was freed by the kidnappers, the wife was being ....
- Four killed, 15 injured in school bus-train collision
Jalandhar: Three children and the driver taking them to school were killed this morning when their bus collided with passenger train at an unmanned railway crossing in Punjab's Jalandhar d....
- Heat wave continues in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh: Residents of the union territory of Chandigarh and neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana continued to reel under heat wave conditions on Sunday with the mercury staying above 40....
- Two die, portion of religious press building crashes
Amritsar: At least two people were killed and two others were injured here when a portion of the printing press building where the Sikh holy book, Guru Granth Sahib, is printed collapsed Wedn....
- Daughter of rapist took courage from Mumbai case
Amritsar: The college-going daughter of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader who has accused her father of raping her for the past eight years gathered the courage to approach the police after....
- Alliance Francaise to have new head after drugs row
Chandigarh: Chandigarh's Alliance Francaise is to get a new director after the previous head was arrested for possession of drugs.
French national Isabelle Normand, who held the post, was ....
- Bomb hoax at Chandigarh bus terminus
Chandigarh: An anonymous call threatening of a bomb blast at the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in Sector-17, the commercial hub of Chandigarh, kept police busy for about two hours but it turn....
- 18,207 people donate blood in mega camp
Anandpur Sahib (Punjab): As many as 18,207 people from various states across the country donated blood in a single day at a camp set up in this Punjab town, officials said on Wednesday.
Th....
- Over 17,000 donate blood in Punjab's mega camp
Anandpur Sahib (Punjab): Over 17,000 people from many parts of the country donated blood at a mega donation camp in this Punjab town Tuesday. More donors are still pouring in as organisers aim ....
- Kenyan 'detained' in hospital over bills
Ludhiana: A Kenyan national Monday alleged that he was detained for five months in a hospital after he failed to pay his medical bills worth Rs.690,000, even as the hospice authorities denied....
- One dies in fire cracker unit explosion
Amritsar (Punjab): One person was burnt to death and three others were injured when an explosion took place at a fire cracker manufacturing unit here Monday, police said.
"The explosion ....
- Sikh groups to hold mega blood donation camp
Chandigarh: Sikh organisations have come together to hold a mega blood donation camp in Punjab's pilgrimage centre of Anandpur Sahib Tuesday and they hope to enter the record books by getti....
- A women's only car rally held in Punjab
Mohali (Punjab): Nearly 30 women racing enthusiasts participated in a 80-km car rally here on Sunday to commemorate the International World Women's Day.
"This is for the second time that....
- SGPC seeks security for Pak-bound pilgrims
Amritsar: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the politico-religious body of the Sikhs, on Wednesday said it had asked the union government and the Pakistan High Commission in....
- NRI woman from Vancouver shot dead in Punjab village
Hoshiarpur (Punjab): A day before she was to fly back to Canada, an Indian woman based in Vancouver was on Thursday shot dead by unidentified assailants at her village in Punjab's Hoshiarpu....
- BSF foils heroin smuggling bid, one killed in Punjab
Amritsar: The Border Security Force (BSF) early today foiled an attempt by Pakistani intruders to smuggle heroin into India, killing one of them in a gunbattle in the Amritsar sector of the int....
- Punjab to introduce e-text books for school children
Mohali (Punjab): School students in Punjab can now access their textbooks online as the state education board will introduce e-books at least for some classes from the next academic session....
- 10 killed in Punjab road accident
Barnala: At least 10 people were killed and 25 injured when two buses collided in Barnala district of Punjab, police said today.
A state-run bus was going towards Faridkot from Barnala, ....
- K.K. Attri to be Punjab Police chief
Chandigarh: K.K. Attri has been appointed the next director general of police in Punjab, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal announced here on Friday.
Attri succeeds N.P.S. Aulakh, who ha....
- Submit probe report on Chand-Fiza saga, Punjab police told
Chandigarh: The Punjab rights commission on Wednesday asked the state police to submit a detailed investigation report about the Chand Mohammed-Fiza saga before March 31.
A bench of justices ....
- Punjab's drug haul shows it's a safe transit point
Chandigarh: With security and anti-narcotics agencies in Punjab seizing nearly 500 kg of drugs including heroin in just over a year, the state has emerged a safe transit point for drug pedd....
- Controversies continue to haunt Punjab and Haryana High Court
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court may have initiated a slew of measures to deliver justice faster to people, but the institution has been making headlines for all the wrong reas....
- Punjab and Haryana High Court lawyers boycott judge's court
Chandigarh: Lawyers of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday began an indefinite boycott of the court of Justice Uma Nath Singh after he issued a contempt notice to lawyers, includi....
- Punjab cops chase two armed men, one shoots self
Hoshiarpur (Punjab): A young man shot himself dead at point blank range after being surrounded by the police in a village in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district on Thursday, the police said.
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- Punjab assembly employee booked for embezzlement of funds
Chandigarh: Police on Wednesday registered a case against an official of the Punjab assembly who is under suspension on charges of embezzling government funds.
"We have received a complain....
- Punjab police summon Chand Mohammed, Fiza
Chandigarh: Punjab police on Tuesday summoned former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan alias Chand Mohammed and his estranged wife Fiza alias Anuradha Bali following a complaint fil....
- Mistaken as terrorist, Punjab man tortured, deported from Thailand
Mohali (Punjab): A leisure trip with friends to Thailand turned into Punjab resident Paramjit Singh's worst nightmare after he landed at the Bangkok airport ? he was mistaken for a Sikh terro....
- Two IAS officers, 11 others booked in Rs.70 mn scam in Punjab
Chandigarh: Two Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers and 11 other state officials have been booked by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau for their alleged involvement in a multi-million septic....
- Fiza fears Chand Mohammed may have fled country
Chandigarh: Anuradha Bali aka Fiza, the estranged wife of Haryana's former deputy chief minister Chander Mohan alias Chand Mohammed, on Tuesday expressed fear that he could have fled the coun....
- Sikhs to hold mega-blood donation camp in Punjab
Chandigarh: The Sikh holy town of Anandpur Sahib in Punjab will witness one of the biggest blood donation camps in the world March 10 during the Hola Mohalla celebrations at the Sikh shrine....
- Badal inaugurates already functional bridge
Phagwara (Punjab): Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday inaugurated a railway over-bridge in this industrial town of Punjab, eight months after it was formally thrown open for ....
- Police cane-charge students at Jallianwala Bagh
Amritsar: Reminding people of the brutality by the police during the British rule, the Punjab police on Thursday resorted to cane charge on students who were protesting against the modernisat....
- Recession provides opportunity to small-scale units in Punjab
Mohali: The financial meltdown may have wiped off many job opportunities across the globe, yet some small industrial units in Punjab are not only surviving but are also kicking.
Making an ....
- Punjab to export potatoes to save farmers from glut
Chandigarh: Faced with the ire of farmers after a glut of potato crop in the state, the Punjab government on Monday announced that 3,000 tonnes of potatoes would be exported to Middle East ....
- Amarinder Singh questioned by vigilance team
Patiala (Punjab): Former Punjab chief minister and senior Congress leader Amarinder Singh was on Sunday questioned by state vigilance department officials at his private palace in this Punj....
- Chinese national arrested near Pakistan border
Amritsar: India's Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday arrested a Chinese nationalfrom the Attari land border check post for trying to cross into Pakistan from India without valid travel do....
- Married Punjab woman kills lover by setting him on fire
Mohali (Punjab): A married woman, who has a two-year-old daughter, on Thursday allegedly set on fire her old lover, who later died in a hospital here, the police said.
According to the polic....
- Patiala hospital fire: Minister's resignation refused, staff reinstated
Chandigarh: Embarrassed by its handling of the fire in the photo-therapy ward of a leading government hospital which left six infants dead last week, the Punjab government on Thursday ordered....
- Chandigarh college girls learn karate for self-defence
Chandigarh: With the aim to become self-sufficient and to protect themselves from anti-social elements, nearly 150 college girls of Chandigarh are taking karate lessons under the supervision ....
- BSF recovers five kg heroin near India-Pakistan border
Amritsar: In yet another drug haul in the border areas of Punjab, the Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday recovered five kg of heroin in the Khem Karan sector of the India-Pakistan interna....
- Two Nigerians held with five kg heroin in Punjab
Amritsar: Two Nigerian nationals were arrested in Punjab's Amritsar district on Sunday in possession of five kg heroin, the police said.
The Nigerians, Beleth and Emiko, were arrested fo....
- Chandigarh to digitise documents of Le Corbusier
Chandigarh: Some invaluable documents related to legendary French architect Le Corbusier who planned Chandigarh in the 1950s can be seen online very soon, thanks to a move to digitise them.
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- Punjab's medical education minister quits over infants' death
Chandigarh: Punjab's Medical Education and Research Minister Tikshan Sud today submitted his resignation owning moral responsibility for the death of five infants in a hospital fire in Pa....
- Five infants perish in Punjab hospital fire
Patiala: At least five infants were burnt alive when a fire broke out in the photo-therapy ward of the government-run Rajindra Hospital in Punjab's Patiala town early today, hospital authorit....
- Swiss couple on peace tour hit roadblock at Attari border
Amritsar: A round-the-globe peace tour by a Swiss couple has hit a roadblock at the Attari border - thanks to Indian laws that do not allow their ponies into the country without special permiss....
- Study commissioned on international migration from Punjab
Thiruvananthapuram: The Migration Research Unit, affiliated to the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) here, will work with the Chandigarh-based Centre for Rural Research and Industrial De....
- 14 kg heroin seized at Attari railway station
Amritsar: Nearly 14 kg of heroin worth Rs.140 million was seized from three people, including two women, at the Attari railway station today, a customs official said.
The three people, f....
- Governor visits freedom fighters in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: A group of freedom fighters living in this city had a pleasant surprise when Punjab Governor and Chandigarh's Administrator Gen. (retd) S.F. Rodrigues visited their homes on Thurs....
- Son rises in Punjab, Sukhbir Badal becomes dy CM
Amritsar: Sukhbir Singh Badal was on Wednesday sworn in as deputy chief minister of Punjab, becoming deputy to his father Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in an event unprecedented in six dec....
- Uninterrupted power supply on Sukhbir's oath-taking day
Chandigarh: People in Punjab got a shock of a different kind on Wednesday when Sukhbir Singh Badal took oath as the state's deputy chief minister.
Reeling under power cuts everyday for the....
- Sukhbir Badal does tough talk on governance, graft
Amritsar: Within hours of being sworn in as deputy chief minister of Punjab, Sukhbir Singh Badal outlined his vision for the future of the state and said those who did not perform "would have....
- Sukhbir Badal: A 'super chief minister' becomes deputy
Amritsar: He was known as the "super chief minister" in Punjab's power circles so far. But when Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday took oath of office as deputy chief minister to his father and....
- Sukhbir Badal sworn in as chief minister father's deputy
Amritsar: In an event unprecedented in India's political history, a father and son today began their rule over Punjab as chief minister and deputy chief minister, with Sukhbir Singh Badal b....
- Inter-state gang of snatchers busted in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Police on Tuesday claimed they had busted an inter-state gang of thieves, active in the union territory of Chandigarh and in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana.
"We ....
- Major fire in Chandigarh market, no casualties
Chandigarh: A major fire broke out in the furniture market near the Chandigarh-Mohali border late on Sunday evening, the police said. No casualties have been reported in the blaze.
There....
- Majithia steps down to accommodate Sukhbir Badal in Punjab cabinet
Chandigarh: Punjab Information and Public Relations Minister Bikramjit Singh Majithia on Sunday submitted his resignation from the state cabinet to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
"I h....
- Schoolgirl mowed down by speeding car in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: A 12-year-old girl died, while her sister and a friend were seriously injured, after they were hit by a speeding car here today, police said.
"The three girls were walking to s....
- Raped German woman appears before Indian court
Chandigarh: A local court on Friday questioned a young German woman who was gang-raped by five youths after being taken on a drive from a leading hotel here September last year.
"Through....
- Badal to induct son as Punjab deputy chief minister
Jalandhar/Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has decided to induct his son Sukhbir as deputy chief minister ? probably the first case in Indian politics where a father and ....
- Drug addicts behind bars for stealing idols
Ludhiana: Seeking help from gods during the time of distress is understandable but three youth in this industrial city of Punjab ventured out to do something more adventurous ? stealing idols....
- National Youth Festival gets underway in Amritsar
Amritsar: January's harsh winter in this Punjab city may not be the most ideal time to organise an event but that did not deter hundreds of youth from turning out colourfully to showcase th....
- Chandigarh dedicates Lohri celebrations to girl child
Chandigarh: Chandigarh dedicated the Lohri festival this year to the girl child as the city celebrated the day Monday with great enthusiasm and fanfare.
Families who were blessed with th....
- Young cricketer dies during game in Punjab
Ferozepur (Punjab): A young cricketer died in this border town of Punjab on Sunday after being hit by a ball during a match, doctors said.
Vinod Kumar, 19, was batting when a delivery from....
- Two schoolboys arrested for printing fake currency
Jalandhar: Two teenaged schoolboys who wanted to become rich hit upon the idea of printing fake currency notes. However, they were caught when trying to palm off fake Rs 500 notes and hand....
- Punjab to give boost to cooperative societies in 2009
Chandigarh: To give a boost to cooperative societies in Punjab, the state government has decided to celebrate the year 2009 as the 'Year of Cooperatives'.
"We are aiming for a complet....
- Fearing another girl child, couple aborts male foetus
Amritsar: The rampant practice of female foeticide has cost a couple from a border Punjab district dearly. The foetus they illegally aborted has turned out to be a male.
The mother of the....
- Status-conscious Punjab VIPs to lose security
Chandigarh: In a move that is bound to receive the common man's welcome, security cover given to hundreds of VIPs in the state in the name of unidentified 'terror threat perceptions' is li....
- Rahul Gandhi personally monitors Punjab Youth Congress polls
Amritsar: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday flew down to this Sikh holy city to personally monitor the conduct of elections of the Punjab Youth Congress (PYC) here.
Gan....
- Punjab Chief Minister opposes federal police agency
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday opposed the move for a specialised federal police agency in the country and suggested that the central government instead should....
- Agro Tech showcases ultra modern farm equipment
Chandigarh: If the ongoing Agro Tech 2008 exhibition here is any indication, agri-machinery companies are still rolling out novel and ultra modern farm equipment in the Indian market althou....
- SRK's Pakistani fan to be released from jail
Amritsar: Nasir Sultan, a 15-year-old Pakistani boy who was jailed in Punjab after illegally crossing the border to meet Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan, will be handed over to Pakistani authoriti....
- Multiple fraud charges against senior Bindra
Chandigarh: Ace Shooter and Beijing Olympics gold medalist Abhinav Bindra?s father A S Bindra is facing charges of fraud and cheating. Bindra allegedly has defaulted to banks and financial i....
- Gurpurab festivities begin across Punjab
Chandigarh/Amritsar: Celebrations to mark Gurpurab - the birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev - began in Punjab on Thursday morning with thousands of devotees paying obeis....
- Army truck caught with poppy husk in Punjab
Chandigarh: The Punjab police on Wednesday seized a truck belonging to the Indian Army allegedly loaded with 18 bags of poppy husk, an official said. The truck seized in Patiala?s Rajpura town,....
- Police foil plot to kill Ram Rahim
Chandigarh: The police on Sunday claimed to have foiled a plan to kill Gurmeet Ram Rahim, head of a Sikh sect, after seizing arms, drugs and counterfeit currency reportedly smuggled from Pakist....
- 40 lakh looted from Jalandhar General Post Office
Jalandhar: Four unidentified armed persons today looted Rs 40 lakh from General Post Office after tying two persons, including a security guard, in the wee hours today. The incident occurred ar....
- Small plane crashes in Punjab, two pilots killed
Ludhiana: Two pilots were killed today when a six-seater aircraft of the Punjab government crashed while landing at the Sahnewal airport near Ludhiana, officials said. The King Air C-90 aircraf....
- Punjab police seize heroine worth 750 million rupees
Amritsar: Punjab police on Saturday night seized 15-kilogram of heroine, which is valued at 750 million rupees in the international market. According to the Senior Superintendent of Police of ....
- 'Strength of state police forces to be raised to 21 lakh'
Chandigarh: In view of the growing threat of terrorism, efforts were on to raise the strength of central police forces from eight lakh to 12 lakh and that of the state forces by seven lakhs, Ho....
- Textile industry in Punjab faces closure
Chandigarh: Rising input costs and high taxes have pushed the textile industry in Punjab to the brink with many of them even facing the danger of closure, which could render many people jobless....
- Development funds for constituencies enhanced
Dhuri (Sangrur): The Punjab government on Sunday increased the local area development fund for assembly constituencies from Rs two crore to Rs four crore. An announcement to this effect was mad....
- Mohali industries shifting out due to power shortage
Mohali (Punjab): Hit by a compulsory 48-hour power cut per week, many units in the Mohali industrial area of Punjab have shifted out their bases to other states, and some others are likely to f....
- Rs 5500 crore development plan for Punjab
Ludhiana: Punjab government has prepared a Rs 5,500-crore plan for multifaceted development that includes up-gradation of sewerage, roads, water supply and lighting net work of all the towns in....
- 4 killed in road accident
Amritsar: Four members of a family were killed in a road accident when their scooter, in which they were travelling, had a head-on collision with a jeep near Kale village. The accident occurred....
- Akal Takht wants Bhajji's apology for dancing on TV
Amritsar: Jathedar Akal Takht (the highest Sikh Temporal seat), Gyani Gurbachan Singh, today expressed shock over the behaviour of Sikh cricketer Harbhajan Singh, who took part in a dance compe....
- Now, a global tourist resort at Wagah-Attari border
New Delhi: A weekend visit to the famed Attari-Wagah international border near Amritsar is likely to be more alluring - thanks to a new realm in the Indo-Pak relationship that has prompted sett....
- Cash-at-judge's door: Lady justice appears before panel
Chandigarh: A three-judge panel set up by Chief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan to look into the alleged involvement of a judge in the cash-at-judge's door scandal today began its probe....
- Punjab to name district after Bhagat Singh
Khatkar Kalan (Punjab): Honouring freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, the Punjab government on Saturday announced that a district in the state will be named after him. The announcement was made by Pu....
- SC notice to Punjab govt on Amarinder's expulsion
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to temporarily suspend the Punjab assembly order expelling former chief minister Amarinder Singh from the house for its remaining term. A bench of Jus....
- Rahul says he is in favour of n-deal any time
Jalandhar (Punjab): Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he was strongly in favour of the India-US civil nuclear deal, which is close to being finalised. "I am absolutely in favour of the....
- Bhakra dam gates opened as water crosses danger mark
Nangal (Punjab): The gates of the 225-metre high Bhakra Dam were opened to release water after 10 years as torrential rain in the catchment area of the Sutlej river led to water in the Gobind S....
- Cash for judge scam accused says money is not his
Chandigarh: In a new twist to the bribery scandal involving Punjab and Haryana High Court judges, the main accused on Thursday told a local court that the two packets containing Rs 1.5 million ....
- Manual scavenging in Punjab
Ludhiana: The inhuman practice of manual scavenging in most parts of the Punjab is still practiced, like a custom, despite the nationwide ban since 1993. According to Ludhiana based Safai Karam....
- Court stays custodial interrogation of Amarinder Singh
Chandigarh: In a major relief to former Punjab chief minister and senior Congress leader Amarinder Singh, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today stayed his custodial interrogation by the Punja....
- Follow Sikh agenda, Dal Khalsa tells Akalis
Amritsar: A radical Sikh organization, Dal Khalsa, on Sunday asked the ruling Akali Dal in Punjab to take a cue from its alliance partner the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has resolved to....
- High Court reserves order on Amarinder's plea
Chandigarh: A division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday reserved its order on a petition filed by former chief minister Amarinder Singh, seeking a stay on the state legislat....
- Deadlock between Pepsico & workers continue
Chandigarh: The impasse between workers and soft drink giant Pepsico India continues, with the management refusing to withdraw the suspension and termination of employees while workers stick to....
- No woman to vie for PU students union president
Chandigarh: Seventy per cent of the students in Panjab University (PU) are women, but in the last three decades its students union has never had a woman president. Nor will it this year, as all....
- Amarinder moves HC challenging his expulsion
Chandigarh: Embattled former chief minister Amarinder Singh today moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging his expulsion from the state Assembly. The petition by the Congress leader ....
- Punjab Assembly expels Amarinder
Chandigarh: Former Punjab chief minister and senior Congress leader Amarinder Singh was expelled from the Punjab state assembly for allegedly favouring a private party in granting a plot in Amr....
- Accomplice of main accused in Dera chief case arrested
Ambala: An accomplice of Bakshish Singh, a key accused in the February attack on Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's convoy, has been arrested, police said today. "We have arrested....
- Punjab farmers using flood waters for lotus cultivation
Dhanauri: While floods have caused havoc in north Bihar marooning millions of people, farmers in Punjab?s Dhanouri Village have made a fortune of it, by using the flood waters for lotus cultiva....
- Cocaine worth Rs 9 million seized in Punjab
Mohali: The Punjab Police arrested two persons and recovered 900 grams of cocaine worth Rs 9 million in the international market from their possession, the police said on Friday. "On a tip-off,....
- Punjab to introduce SEZ Act
Chandigarh: Punjab today decided to bring out a Special Economic Zone Act to facilitate early implementation of projects in the state, informed principal secretary (Industries) S S Channy. The ....
- 55 kg heroin seized near Amritsar
Amritsar: Three people were arrested and nearly 55 kilogram of heroin was seized by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials in Amritsar on Wednesday in one of the biggest drug....
- Monsoon session of Punjab Assembly to begin on Sep 4
Chandigarh: The three-day monsoon session of the Punjab Assembly will begin on Thursday with the opposition Congress all set to take on the BJP-SAD government on the issues of recent floods and....
- Bhathal asks govt to provide relief to flood victims
Ludhiana: Rajender Kaur Bhathal, Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha has asked the state government to immediately provide interim monetary relief to the flood affected people in th....
- Land row hampers Hosiery industry of Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Hosiery industry of Ludhiana stands worst affected due to the ongoing agitation in Jammu and Kashmir over Amarnath land transfer row. Woolen and other hosiery items worth crores of ru....
- Relief materials for Punjab flood victims dispatched
Ludhiana/Varanasi: Authorities in Ludhiana have dispatched relief material for flood victims in numerous villages in the state. Around 40 trucks loaded with relief material including food, wate....
- Badal asks Centre to provide immediate flood relief
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday asked the Centre to provide liberal assistance and immediate relief to the flood-affected people in his state. Badal also asked t....
- Punjab purchases power worth of Rs 6,000 cr
Chandigarh: The Punjab State Electricity Board has bought power worth Rs 6000 crore in 2007-08 thus earning the dubious distinction of being the country's largest electricity buyer. The board's....
- Students go missing, teacher gets married during US trip
Hoshiarpur (Punjab): Four students from a school in Garhshankar town in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district have gone "missing" in the United States during their educational trip to the Nationa....
- Badal's handpicked man forced to quit top Sikh body
Amritsar: Joginder Singh Vedanti, the head of the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikh religion, resigned from his post today after he was asked to do so. Harmandar Sahib head priest G....
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