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LPU violence: 3 FIRs registered; another SIT set up, internet restored

Jalandhar, Sept. 30 -- Following violent unrest that swept Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Phagwara, Punjab Police have registered three first information reports (FIRs) against an unidentifie... Read More


HT interview: 'No crime scene, no victim -- Just a fake online post triggered violent protest'

Jalandhar, Sept. 30 -- The Lovely Professional University (LPU) management has appointed Dr Sorabh Lakhanpal, executive dean and head of student welfare, as the official spokesperson to address the me... Read More


LPU on boil: Uneasy calm on campus amid heavy police presence; internet suspended, students leave for home

Jalandhar, Sept. 29 -- Calm prevailed at Lovely Professional University (LPU) at Phagwara in Kapurthala district of Punjab on Monday, a day after violent unrest erupted on the campus, with Punjab Poli... Read More


Punjab's 5-yr roadmap aims zero stubble burning by 2030

Jalandhar, Sept. 18 -- Punjab has drawn up a comprehensive five-year long-term plan to achieve 'zero' stubble burning by 2030, with the state government submitting the roadmap to the Commission for Ai... Read More


In a first, Punjab to deploy drones to spot satellite-evading farm fires

Jalandhar, Sept. 17 -- Following a 54% drop in stubble burning cases during the last kharif season, Punjab is set to deploy drones for the first time this year to keep a strict eye on every fire incid... Read More


ED grills GLADA chief in PMLA probe linked to Arora's firms

Jalandhar, Sept. 16 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday questioned chief administrator of the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) Vikas Hira for nearly nine hours in a money... Read More


FBI-wanted suspect arrested in Jalandhar over $6 lakh scam in US

Jalandhar, Sept. 4 -- Punjab Police have arrested a 65-year-old Jalandhar resident who was recently placed on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) list of most-wanted fraudsters for his alleged... Read More


Punjab: ED quizzes IAS officer Brar for 2nd time in CLU money-laundering probe

Jalandhar, Aug. 28 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday questioned Punjab-cadre IAS officer Kanwal Preet Brar for nearly seven hours in connection with its money-laundering investigation in... Read More


ED questions Punjab IAS officer for nearly 9 hours

Jalandhar, Aug. 19 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned Punjab IAS officer Kanwal Preet Brar for nearly nine hours in connection with its money-laundering investigation into alleged fraud in... Read More


Punjab CM to lay foundation stone of Ravidas research centre on Aug 9

Jalandhar, Aug. 8 -- In the run-up to the 650th anniversary of Guru Ravidas in February 2027, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann will be laying the foundation stone for construction of the Guru Ravid... Read More