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Majority of 'digital arrest'victims in UT are women

Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- A recent trend in the rising cases of 'digital arrest' cyber frauds in Chandigarh shows that majority of the victims are women. According to police data, 13 digital arrest cases... Read More


Prez medal for ADGP Farooqui, Ludhiana cop

Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- Additional director general of police (ADGP) MF Farooqui and inspector Suresh Kumar of the counter-intelligence wing, Ludhiana, have been conferred with the President's medal fo... Read More


Cabinet denotifies land-pooling policy

Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- Three days after the urban development department announced it was withdrawing the land-pooling policy, the Punjab cabinet on Thursday formally denotified the controversial poli... Read More


Two BKI operatives arrested in Ferozepur

Ferozepur, Aug. 15 -- Punjab Police foiled a Pakistan-backed conspiracy following an intelligence-based operation, exposing a terrorist module linked to Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) in Ferozepur ... Read More


Way forward after U-turn on land-pooling policy

India, Aug. 15 -- The Punjab government took a quick and rational decision by withdrawing the land-pooling policy amid challenges since its announcement on May 14, 2025. The challenges included lack o... Read More


Won't cremate body till killers held: Kin

Rohtak, Aug. 15 -- A day after 19-year-old Manisha, a private play school teacher, was found dead with her throat slit in the fields of Singhani village, her family and villagers on Thursday refused t... Read More


Man jumps from 2nd floor after court awards 7-year jail term, hospitalised

BATHINDA, Aug. 15 -- A 23-year-old man jumped from the second floor of Mansa court after he was convicted by a fast-track special court on Thursday afternoon. The additional sessions judge, Mandeep Ka... Read More


IGP, P'kula police chief get Prez medal for distinguished service

Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- Two Haryana Indian Police Services (IPS) officers and 11 state police personnel were selected for President's medal for distinguished service and medal for meritorious service r... Read More


BDPO suspended for 'suggesting' subscription of specific newspaper

Patiala, Aug. 15 -- The Punjab government on Thursday suspended block development and panchayat officer (BDPO), Rajpura, for his order reportedly directing all the sarpanches and panchayat secretaries... Read More


Admn shifts people to higher ground

Kapurthala/Hoshiarpur, Aug. 15 -- With the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) continuing to release water from the Pong Dam reservoir through spillway gates, there is no respite in the flood-hit vill... Read More