Congress gets a drubbling in Punjab civic poll
byChandigarh: The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance made a clean sweep in the municipal election in Punjab Sunday winning four municipal…
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Operation Bluestar memorial has Punjab at the crossroads
byChandigarh: Once touted as the most progressive state in the country, Punjab is today at a crossroads. The contradictory actions of the state’s leadership,…
Punjab police seize drugs worth Rs 200 crore – Four held
byJalandhar: Claiming it to be the biggest seizure of lifestyle drugs in Punjab, Jalandhar police said 35 kg of methamphetamine worth Rs.200 crore in…
In Punjab, two terror suspects with RDX held
byNawanshahr (Punjab): An attempt by terrorists to strike in Punjab was foiled with the arrest of two Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) militants and recovery…
Punjab to rehabilitate rescued child labour
byChandigarh: Punjab Labour Minister Surjit Kumar Jayani Sunday said that the state government is launching new schemes to rehabilitate 1,959 child labourers who it…
Ministers take high ‘moral ground’ after conviction
byChandigarh: This could be termed the height of irony, even in the strange world of politics. Two ministers in Punjab’s Parkash Singh Badal-led government,…
26 injured as Punjab Mail derails near Rohtak
byRohtak (Haryana): AT least twenty-six people were reported injured when eight coaches of the Punjab Mail derailed at Sampla in Haryana’s Rohtak district early…
Beaten on train, French national dies in Haryana
byChandigarh: A French national, who was brutally beaten by fellow passengers on board the Sachkhand Express train in Haryana’s Karnal town, succumbed to his…
From translation screens to ACs, gurdwaras go hi-tech
byBy Jaideep Sarin and Japjeet Duggal Chandigarh/Amritsar: The afternoon heat outside bothers none. As the gathering of the devout listens to hymns in air-conditioned…
Punjab abolishes octroi on petrol, diesel
byChandigarh:The Punjab government Monday announced its decision to abolish octroi on petrol and diesel in the state. This will lower prices of the fuel…