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Working for Jalandhar man's release: Pak activist

Jalandhar, Dec. 27 -- A Pakistan-based activist, Nasir Dhillon, said efforts were being made to secure early repatriation of 23-year-old Sharandeep Singh to India. Sharandeep is in the custody of Paki... Read More


Govt withholds crushing licence of Phagwara-based sugar mill

Jalandhar, Dec. 24 -- The state government has temporarily withheld crushing license of Phagwara-based Golden Sandhar sugar mill, previously known as Wahid-Sandhar Sugars Limited, for the current seas... Read More


Punjab: Jalandhar murder: Contract killers eliminated scrap dealer at NRI's behest: Police

Jalandhar, Dec. 21 -- A day after a 33-year-old scrap shop owner was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Jalandhar's Shahkot, a US-based NRI was booked for hiring contract killers to eliminate the... Read More


Upper hand for AAP in Punjab's Doaba region

Jalandhar, Dec. 18 -- In Doaba region, though AAP had an upper hand in Hoshiarpur, it faced a tough neck-and-neck contest from the Congress in Jalandhar and Kapurthala, trends showed. In SBS Nagar, Co... Read More


ED attaches rRs.r79.93-crore properties of Malbros firm in Punjab

Jalandhar, Dec. 16 -- The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached immoveable properties worth Rs.79.93 crore belonging to Malbros International Pvt Ltd, owned by Shiromani Akali Dal former ... Read More


11 Jalandhar schools shut after bomb threat e-mails

Jalandhar, Dec. 16 -- As many as 11 private schools in Jalandhar received bomb threat e-mails on Monday morning, prompting the immediate evacuation of school buildings. Initially, the e-mails were re... Read More


14-year-old's rape and murder: NCW seeks action-taken report from Punjab DGP within three days

Jalandhar, Dec. 6 -- Raising serious questions over the lapses in police investigation into the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has sought an action take... Read More


Jalandhar rape and murder: ASI dismissed for 'negligence in duty'; 2 PCR officials suspended

Jalandhar, Nov. 28 -- Taking stringent departmental action, Jalandhar commissioner of police Dhanpreet Kaur Randhawa has dismissed assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Mangat Ram from service with immediate ... Read More


14-year-old's rape, murder in Jalandhar: Punjab women's, child rights panels push for fast-track trial

Jalandhar, Nov. 27 -- The chairpersons of the Punjab state women's commission and state commission for protection of child rights (PSCPCR) met the family members of the minor girl, who was allegedly r... Read More


Court sends rape, murder accused to nine-day custody

Jalandhar, Nov. 26 -- Three days after a 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered, police on Tuesday arrested the 46-year-old accused and obtained his custody for nine days. The accused had ... Read More