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Man swept away in swollen rivulet, over 50 border villages inundated

Hoshiarpur/Ferozepur/ Tarn Taran, Aug. 22 -- The body of a 35-year-old Baljinder Singh, who was swept away in a seasonal rivulet, was recovered near Khalwana village in Hoshiarpur on Thursday morning,... Read More


Mand area farmers on edge

Kapurthala, Aug. 22 -- The flooding in the mand (low-lying) area in Sultanpur Lodhi has revived grim memories of 2019 and 2023 for the villagers, when the swollen Beas caused similar devastation, subm... Read More


Zimbabwean student dies, murder charges added against seven accused

BATHINDA, Aug. 22 -- The 22-year-old Zimbabwean student, Ziweya Leeroy, who was attacked by the Guru Kashi University's security guard Dilpreet Singh and others on August 13, died on Thursday during t... Read More


Cheema demands Rs.50,000 cr from Centre over GST losses

Chandigarh, Aug. 22 -- Agreeing to the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cuts, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Thursday demanded that the Centre should release Rs.50,000 crore to Punj... Read More


PSPCL saves Rs.5k-cr as top court junks pvt plants' petition

Chandigarh, Aug. 22 -- In a relief for Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled in its favour in a high-stakes, decade-long legal battle with private thermal po... Read More


Bhiwani teacher cremated, 3rd autopsy report awaited

Rohtak, Aug. 22 -- A day after the Haryana government decided to hand over the 19-year-old Bhiwani playschool teacher's death case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and conducted her third ... Read More


Brothers killed UP girl, arrested: Karnal police

Karnal, Aug. 22 -- A day after an Uttar Pradesh girl was allegedly found murdered in Karnal's Indri area, police on Thursday said that they have arrested her brother Rehan and a cousin Farman for the ... Read More


Punjab's C-section rate nears alarming 50%, sparks concern

SANGRUR, Aug. 22 -- Punjab's C-section delivery rate has seen a sharp and concerning rise, with the latest data showing that 47.1% of all births across the state are now cesarean, approaching the 50% ... Read More


Punjab govt unveils Rs.100-cr push for industrial ecosystem

Ludhiana, Aug. 22 -- Industry and commerce minister Sanjeev Arora on Thursday announced a major infrastructure and policy push to strengthen Punjab's industrial ecosystem, placing Ludhiana at the cent... Read More


Barnala temple Blaze toll mounts to 3

Barnala, Aug. 22 -- : The death toll from a fire at a temple in Dhanaula has risen to three as one more person died on Wednesday in Faridkot government hospital. The blaze, which occurred on August 5,... Read More