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Ex-ADGP joins Cong, may be Ferozepur pick

Chandigarh, May 1 -- Days after taking voluntary retirement from service (VRS), Punjab Police's former additional director general (ADG) Gurinder Singh Dhillon joined the Congress on Tuesday. Dhillon... Read More


Former Dhuri MLA Dalvir Goldy quits Congress

Sangrur, May 1 -- Former Dhuri MLA Dalvir Singh Khangura alias Goldy quit the Congress on Tuesday, days after expressing "disappointment" over being denied the party ticket from Sangrur LS seat. In hi... Read More


Maan says Kejriwal told him to campaign for INDIA nominees

New Delhi, May 1 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday met his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar jail and said the AAP supremo asked him to actively campaign for INDIA bloc candid... Read More


Liberty extremely important: SC quizzes ED on CM arrest

New Delhi, May 1 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday posed a series of probing questions to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) while hearing Arvind Kejriwal's petition against his arrest in the Delhi excise... Read More


Wheat procurement sufficient for food-security schemes: Govt

New Delhi, May 1 -- The government's procurement of wheat has crossed the minimum threshold quantity required to cater to all welfare schemes despite a delayed start, including distribution of free gr... Read More


Over Rs.17 crore disbursed in farmers' account: Punjab chief secy

Chandigarh, May 1 -- Punjab chief secretary Anurag Verma on Tuesday said that procurement of 95% of the wheat that arrived in the state's mandis is complete, and payments to the tune of Rs.17, 340.40 ... Read More


158 state govt school students cleared JEE (Main), says CM Mann

Chandigarh, May 1 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said that as many as 158 students from Punjab's government schools have cleared the JEE (Main) exam. Announcing this, Mann said he shared t... Read More


HC seeks fresh status report from Punjab Police

Chandigarh, May 1 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought a fresh status report from Punjab Police in the Maur Mandi blast case that took place a few days before the Punjab assembly polls in 2... Read More


Over 10 cases pending against Amritpal in state

Chandigarh, May 1 -- Over 10 cases are registered in the state against Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh, who is currently lodged in Dibrugarh jail (Assam) along with his nine aides under the Natio... Read More


Boys walk away with top 3 positions

Mohali, May 1 -- While girls outperformed boys in terms of pass percentage, boys walked away with the top three positions in the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Class-12 examination. While the b... Read More