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Two back-to-back blasts put Punjab on high alert

Chandigarh, May 7 -- Twin blasts outside high-security installations in Jalandhar and Amritsar within a three-hour span on Tuesday night have put Punjab on high alert, as police suspect a plot to caus... Read More


Bengal in bag, BJP rolls up its sleeves for Punjab

Chandigarh, May 5 -- Riding high on its historic victory in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now turned its attention to Punjab where the assembly polls are scheduled early next year,... Read More


Political row erupts over reports of FIRsagainst MP Pathak

Chandigarh, May 3 -- A political slugfest erupted on Saturday following reports that Sandeep Pathak, a Rajya Sabha MP who recently left the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ... Read More


Mann govt's confidence motionpassed in House, Oppn absent

Chandigarh, May 2 -- The confidence motion moved by the Bhagwant Mann government was unanimously passed in the Punjab assembly on Friday, with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs reaffirming that they stand li... Read More


Assembly approves 15% lift in minimum wages

Chandigarh, May 2 -- The Punjab assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution approving a 15% hike in minimum wages, extending the benefit to all registered workers in both government and private... Read More


Bill to overhaul prisons system to be tabled in assembly tomorrow

Chandigarh, April 30 -- The Punjab government is likely to table a new Prisons Bill in the one-day special assembly session on May 1, aiming to replace the colonial-era Prisons Act, 1894, to overhaul ... Read More


Surge in cross-border grenade recoveries has Punjab Police on toes

Chandigarh, April 29 -- A spike in cross-border grenade recoveries over the past two years has put Punjab Police and security agencies on high alert. Since September 2024, over 60 grenades have been s... Read More


Amritpal arrested in Ajnala case as NSA term ends; Punjab Police get 2-day custody

India, April 23 -- In a swift transition of legal custody, the Punjab Police on Thursday formally arrested Waris Punjab De chief and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh in connection with the 2023 Ajnala ... Read More


Punjab cops reach Dibrugarh to arrest MP Amritpal in Ajnala case

Chandigarh, April 21 -- A Punjab Police team has landed in Assam's Dibrugarh to complete the formalities to arrest Sikh radical leader and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh - whose NSA detention is endi... Read More


Pb withdraws chadha's z-plus security cover

Chandigarh, April 16 -- The Punjab government has withdrawn AAP leader Raghav Chadha's Z-plus category security cover, days after the party removed him as deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha. Chadha, how... Read More