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AAP MLA Raman Arora receives extortion calls, files complaint

Jalandhar, Nov. 13 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator from Jalandhar Central, Raman Arora, on Wednesday filed a complaint with police claiming that he had been receiving threatening calls from an uni... Read More


Punjab: Rains douse farm fires, state logs just 97 cases

Jalandhar, Nov. 6 -- The state on Wednesday recorded just 97 cases of farm fire incidents, taking the tally to 2,933 incidents this season so far. On the same date last year, the state had recorded 2... Read More


Farm fires surge, 175 FIRs registered in a day in Punjab

Jalandhar, Nov. 4 -- With no let-up in farm fire incidents, Punjab Police on Monday registered 175 FIRs, the highest in a single day this kharif season. As many as 256 new cases of stubble burning wer... Read More


Air quality dips as 8 Punjab districts fuel 64% of farm fires

Jalandhar, Nov. 3 -- A day after recording the highest single-day spike of 442 farm fire incidents, Punjab reported 178 new cases of stubble burning on Sunday, taking the state's total to 2,262 incide... Read More


At 442, Punjab records biggest single-day jump in farm fires, surpasses 2,000 mark

Jalandhar, Nov. 2 -- A day after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) directed Punjab to adopt stringent measures against the farmers indulging in stubble burning, Punjab recorded the seas... Read More


Punjab: Harassment of rape victim's mother: Fix responsibility over delay in FIR against Phillaur SHO, says rights panel

Jalandhar, Nov. 1 -- The Punjab State Child Rights Protection Commission has issued stringent directions to the Jalandhar rural police to fix responsibility of those involved in delaying the FIR again... Read More


Four Doaba dists account for just 6% of Punjab's total farm fire cases so far

Jalandhar, Oct. 31 -- With stubble burning cases seeing an uptick across the state over the past few days, four Doaba districts-Jalandhar, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Kapurthala, and Hoshiarpur-have r... Read More


Sexual harassment case: POCSO Act sections added to FIR against suspended Phillaur SHO

Jalandhar, Oct. 25 -- The Jalandhar (rural) police have added sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act to the first information report (FIR) against sub-inspector Bhusha... Read More


Punjab: Phillaur SHO booked for sexually harassing mother of minor rape victim

Jalandhar, Oct. 16 -- The Jalandhar rural police have booked sub-inspector Bhushan Kumar, former Phillaur station house officer (SHO), for alleged inappropriate behaviour and making sexual advances to... Read More


Women panel seeks probe into Phillaur SHO's conduct with minor rape victim's mother

Jalandhar, Oct. 11 -- Taking cognisance of the Phillaur station house officer (SHO) allegedly subjecting the mother of a minor rape victim to inappropriate behaviour, the Punjab State Women Commission... Read More