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Punjab Police ASI on night patrol shot dead in Amritsar

AMRITSAR, Sept. 19 -- A 50-year-old Punjab Police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) on night patrol was ambushed and shot dead by two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants outside the Bhagtanwala grain... Read More


Punjabis want rising Punjab, not Udta Punjab, says Nabin

MADHOPUR (PATHANKOT), Sept. 19 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Nabin on Friday launched a 13-day 'Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra' from Ekta Sthal in Madhopur, Pathankot. The politica... Read More


Bittu claims attack on his cavalcade in Batala

BATALA, Sept. 19 -- Former Union minister and BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu alleged that his convoy was attacked by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers near Ghaseetpur village, close to Batala, while he wa... Read More


Pilot targets AAP, BJP over Punjab's drug crisis, law and order situation

Chandigarh, Sept. 19 -- Congress Punjab in-charge Sachin Pilot has criticised both the AAP-led Punjab government and the BJP-led Centre over the state's drug crisis, questioning their response to the ... Read More


AAP to kick off statewide outreach campaign in Punjab tomorrow

Chandigarh, Sept. 19 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will launch a statewide door-to-door campaign on September 20 to reach every household in Punjab to showcase the Bhagwant Mann government's report car... Read More


Ring Road bridge work likely to remain suspended till Oct-end

PRAYAGRAJ, Sept. 19 -- Construction of the 2,100-metre-long cable-stayed bridge over the Ganga, being built as part of the second phase of Prayagraj's Ring Road project, is likely to remain suspended ... Read More


NHRC, CISLAC seek transparent probe into deaths of 37 detained illegal mining suspects

Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) have called for a transparent investigation into the deaths of at least 37 s... Read More


Environmentalist seeks fresh DPR, clearances for Kukrail night safari

LUCKNOW, Sept. 19 -- Lucknow-based environmentalist Alok Singh has challenged the night safari in Kukrail reserve forest before the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) in New Delhi, arguing that the rej... Read More


Selja raises concerns over law and order, extortion threats in Haryana

Karnal, Sept. 19 -- All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary and Sirsa MP Kumari Selja on Friday alleged that the BJP government in Haryana has failed to control criminal networks, threat... Read More


Over proposed MDR: Haryana petrol pump dealers warn off cash-only payments

ROHTAK, Sept. 19 -- Petrol pump dealers in Haryana have threatened to halt cashless transactions across the state unless the proposed Rs.5 Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI payments exceeding Rs.2,0... Read More