Chandigarh, May 26 -- The home department on Monday ordered an inquiry into the violent unrest, arson and alleged security breach at Kapurthala Central Jail. Violence erupted late Saturday night when... Read More
Chandigarh, May 23 -- With Union minister of state Ravneet Singh Bittu's Rajya Sabha term set to end on June 21, political circles in Punjab are closely watching the BJP high command's next move and t... Read More
Chandigarh, May 22 -- The local bodies elections in Punjab, scheduled for May 26, are a litmus test for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is attempting to expand its footprint in the state beyon... Read More
Chandigarh, May 16 -- Chandigarh Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) chief director Sharad Satya Chauhan's name has figured in a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) first information report (FIR) linked to... Read More
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
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
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
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
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
Chandigarh, April 17 -- A day after the AAP-led Punjab government withdrew Z+ security cover of party's Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chaddha, the BJP-led central government accorded him Z category securi... Read More