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ISI using drones, crime networks to destabilise Punjab, says DGP

Chandigarh, Dec. 31 -- Punjab has witnessed a five-fold surge in cross-border arms smuggling since the Operation Sindoor in May this year, director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Tuesday... Read More


Infighting, leadership void has put Punjab BJP on backfoot

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


Rural body polls: Congress number 2, but drubbing in key bastions a worry

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


In Punjab, 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


Tarn Taran bypoll: Suspended SSP Ravjot 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 rRs.r10-lakh health cover scheme to roll out in January

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


Lawrence Bishnoi- Goldy Brar saga: 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


BJP's dilemma: To ally or not to ally with SAD in Punjab

Chandigarh, Dec. 2 -- With barely a year left for the 2027 Punjab assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continues to grapple with a dilemma - whether to revive its decades-old alliance ... Read More


Punjab clears 18,000-km road upgrade, repair plan

Chandigarh, Nov. 28 -- The Punjab government on Thursday cleared a project to repair and upgrade more than 18,000 km of link and main roads by March 2026. This fresh round of work will be in addition... Read More


Seven targeted killings modules busted in three weeks by Punjab Police

Chandigarh, Nov. 22 -- The Punjab Police in November have busted at least seven terror-gangster modules that were allegedly assigned 'target killing' missions by foreign-based handlers operating from ... Read More