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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


Labour Day bonanza: Punjab assembly clears 15% hike 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


Mann govt's confidence motion passed 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


Punjab assembly likely to take up Prisons Bill on May 1

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


Punjab cops battle surge in cross-border grenade influx

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


Raghav Chadha to get Z security in Delhi, Punjab, Y in other states: Centre

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


Punjab unlikely to extend Amritpal's NSA detention

Chandigarh, April 15 -- The Punjab government is unlikely to extend the detention of radical Sikh preacher and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) and may a... Read More


Punjab: Legal experts divided over new anti-sacrilege bill

Chandigarh, April 14 -- The legal experts are divided over the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill- 2026 that was passed by voice vote during the one-day special session of the as... Read More


Punjab Police left red-faced as int'l drug lord Bhinder flees India

Chandigarh, April 8 -- In a major embarrassment for Punjab cops, a Batala-born international drug lord, wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the US, has managed to flee India under m... Read More


Punjab BJP HQ blast: 2 key accused who hurled grenade arrested from Rewari

Chandigarh, April 6 -- The counter-intelligence wing of Punjab Police, in a joint operation with Chandigarh Police and Haryana Police, arrested the two main perpetrators, who lobbed a hand grenade out... Read More