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Arora's meteoric rise: From political novice to powerful minister

Chandigarh, Jan. 10 -- From a political novice to arguably the most influential and powerful minister in the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab with several key portfolios un... Read More


Facing heat over rising crime, Punjab mulling police top brass rejig

Chandigarh, Jan. 8 -- Under fire over rising gangster violence and a spate of targeted killings, the Punjab government is learnt to be considering a major reshuffle in the police top brass, an ostensi... Read More


Phase 2 to focus on grassroots mobilisation, rehab

Chandigarh, Jan. 6 -- Phase 2 of the anti-drug drive 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' set to kickstart on January 7 will focus on grassroots mobilisation, community awareness and rehabilitation. The state-level ... Read More


Leadership void leaves BJP cadres confused, infighting adds to woes

Chandigarh, Dec. 23 -- With almost a year left for the Punjab assembly polls scheduled for early 2027, the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appears to be grappling with internal discord ... Read More


Malwa setback a worry for Cong

Chandigarh, Dec. 19 -- The Congress, which is aiming to return to power in the 2027 assembly polls in the state, failed to make an impact, exposing significant organisational weaknesses. In the block ... Read More


Kabaddi turf emerges as gang war arena

Chandigarh, Dec. 17 -- Once celebrated as Punjab's pride and a symbol of rural strength, circle style kabaddi has turned into a bloody battleground in the state, its arena increasingly washed red by k... Read More


Suspended SSP chargesheeted for 'biased conduct'

Chandigarh, Dec. 12 -- Former Tarn Taran senior superintendent of police (SSP), Ravjot Kaur Grewal, who was suspended by the Election Commission of India (ECI) ahead of the assembly bypoll, has been f... Read More


Finally, Punjab's Rs.10L health cover scheme to roll out in Jan

Chandigarh, Dec. 10 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's flagship health insurance initiative, Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana, aimed at providing Rs.10 lakh insurance cover to every family in Punj... Read More


Chandigarh killing: Brar vows revenge on Bishnoi

Chandigarh, Dec. 3 -- Gangster Goldy Brar has accused his former ally Lawrence Bishnoi of orchestrating the murder of a close confidante and warned him of retribution, according to an audio clip that ... Read More


Once 'brothers in arms', now gunning for each other

Chandigarh, Dec. 3 -- It was a friendship that started in college. Dreaded gangster Lawrence Bishnoi was a student at DAV College, Chandigarh, when he met Goldy Brar. Fondly addressing each other as "... Read More