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Two shooters arrested after encounter in Kaithal: Cops

Chandigarh, March 20 -- Two shooters involved in the murder of a property dealer in Chandigarh's Sector 9 were nabbed following an exchange of fire with the Punjab Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) in H... Read More


govt invokes ECA, mandates sharing of Oil and gas data

New Delhi, March 20 -- Amid an ongoing global energy crisis due to the war in West Asia, the government has evoked the Essential Commodities Act making it mandatory for all entities "engaged in produc... Read More


govt launches Rs.497-CR package for EXPORTERS

New Delhi, March 20 -- The government on Thursday announced a Rs.497 crore relief package for exporters to mitigate the immediate impact of logistics disruptions and safeguard jobs. The intervention, ... Read More


'AAP leader' among three held with 4kg heroin in Amritsar

AMRITSAR, March 20 -- Three men, including a 'local AAP leader', were arrested with 4 kg heroin, weapon and cartridges from the area falling under Mehta Police Station here on Thursday. The arrested a... Read More


One dead, 12 injuredin bus-van collision

Hoshiarpur, March 20 -- A man was killed and 12 others were injured on Thursday in a head-on collision between a Punjab Roadways bus and a pickup vehicle on the Hoshiarpur-Chandigarh road near Tuto Ma... Read More


Ex-bureaucrat Cheema joins Akali Dal

Chandigarh, March 20 -- Former IAS officer Kanwaljeet Singh Cheema joined the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday in the presence of party president Sukhbir Singh Badal here. Hailing from Moonak, a ... Read More


SAD reworks strategy, focusses on urban seats after BJP's 'go solo' call

Chandigarh, March 20 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has begun reworking its electoral strategy with a renewed focus on urban constituencies after Union home minister Amit Shah announced on March 14 ... Read More


HC commutes death penalty of convict to life imprisonment

Chandigarh, March 20 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of a rape and murder convict to life term. The convict Sonu Singh (28) had raped and killed a 4-year -... Read More


Jakhar accuses AAP, Congress of 'trying to create anti-BJP narrative'

Chandigarh, March 20 -- Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Sunil Jakhar on Thursday lashed out at the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AA) and the Congress alleging that both the parties are deliberatel... Read More


Thunderstorms, gusty winds threaten standing wheat crop

Patiala, March 20 -- The India meteorological department (IMD) on Thursday issued an orange alert for thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds and isolated hailstorms across several parts of Punjab, trig... Read More