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Kinnow, cotton crops under threat

Bathinda, Aug. 27 -- The rains sweeping through the semi-arid southwestern districts of the state have emerged as a significant threat to the region's crucial cotton and kinnow crops, officials and fa... Read More


Wife, friend helped Faridkot bank cashier steal Rs.15cr, finds probe

Bathinda, Aug. 21 -- The cashier arrested last month for stealing crores from bank accounts of unsuspecting customers at State Bank of India's (SBI) branch in Sadiq, Faridkot, was assisted by his wife... Read More


'Drone didis' take flight, enter new era of agri-tech empowerment

BATHINDA, Aug. 18 -- Trained as drone pilots under the Centre's project NAMO Drone Didis to spray pesticides and fertilisers in fields using unmanned flying devices, enterprising rural women of Punjab... Read More


Four held for assaulting Zimbabwean student

Bathinda, Aug. 15 -- Punjab Police arrested four persons for attacking a Zimbabwean student, Ziweya Leeroy, at Talwandi Sabo in Bathinda on Wednesday evening. The 22-year-old BSc student of Guru Kashi... Read More


Two arrested for assaulting Zimbabwean student in Punjab

India, Aug. 14 -- Punjab Police arrested two persons for the brutal attack on a Zimbabwean student, Ziweya Leeroy, at Talwandi Sabo in Bathinda district on Wednesday evening. The 22-year-old BSc stud... Read More


Faridkot DSP gets bail in bribery case after a month

Bathinda, Aug. 13 -- A month after the Faridkot deputy superintendent of police (DSP), Rajan Paul, was arrested for allegedly offering a bribe of Rs.1 lakh to the reader of senior superintendent of po... Read More


5 policemen get bail, told to appear before trial court in Bathinda

BATHINDA, Aug. 7 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has granted anticipatory bail to five Punjab police personnel accused of the custodial death of a Bathinda resident. Hearing a petition on Tuesday... Read More


Muktsar hospital, doc, insurer told to pay Rs.22L to student

Bathinda, Aug. 4 -- The district consumer disputes redressal commission (DCDRC) in Faridkot has directed a Muktsar-based doctor, hospital and an insurance firm to pay Rs.22 lakh compensation to a yout... Read More


Charges framed against PCA chief, 4 policemen in 2016 murder case

Bathinda, Aug. 3 -- A Faridkot court has framed charges of murder, destruction of evidence and criminal conspiracy against Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) president and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader A... Read More


Arsh Dalla's father among 4 let off in 2023 Bathinda bizman's murder

Bathinda, Aug. 2 -- A local court has acquitted four persons, including the father of designated pro-Khalistan terrorist Arshdeep Singh Gill, alias Arsh Dalla, accused in the sensational murder of a c... Read More