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Akal Takht secretariat warns against plot to disrupt Miri-Piri march

AMRITSAR, Sept. 24 -- The Akal Takht secretariat has issued a warning regarding possible attempts by "mischievous elements" to disrupt the final two days of the Miri-Piri Khalsa March. The secretariat... Read More


'Mann da Munafa' just rebranding of SAD's welfare schemes: Sukhbir

AMRITSAR, Sept. 24 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday questioned the AAP government's 'Mann da Munafa' claims, saying it was nothing but a rebranding of social wel... Read More


Chawla scandal puts SAD on backfoot

Chandigarh, Sept. 24 -- Ahead of the high-stakes 2027 Punjab assembly elections, the Sukhbir Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) finds itself on the backfoot following the registration of a rape... Read More


Patwaris call off strike after Mann accepts key demands

CHANDIGARH, Sept. 24 -- Revenue patwaris in Punjab have called off their strike after the state government agreed in principle to accept their key demands, including restoring the patwari cadrefrom th... Read More


Missing for 2 days, AAP's Ajnala village sarpanch found murdered

AMRITSAR, Sept. 24 -- The body of Kuljit Singh Sandhu, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sarpanch and ex-serviceman from Mahimad Mandarawala village of Ajnala sub-division, was found along a roadside near Ramdas ... Read More


Haryana accelerates ease-of-doing business reforms, says chief secy

Chandigarh, Sept. 24 -- Haryana has accelerated its deregulation and compliance-reduction drive, pushing a series of reforms aimed at cutting red tape, eliminating duplicate approvals and speeding up ... Read More


HC commutes death penalty of toddler killer to 30-year-jail

Chandigarh, Sept. 24 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday commuted death sentence of a Ludhiana woman convicted of killing a toddler in 2021, to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment without ... Read More


Punjab notifies 8% DA hike

Chandigarh, Sept. 24 -- The Punjab finance department on Wednesday issued a communication to all department heads announcing an 8% increase in dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees. T... Read More


man held for killing wife over suspected affair

Gurugram, Sept. 24 -- A 30-year-old man was arrested for allegedly bludgeoning his wife to death with a metal rod after finding her with another man in a bedroom in Palam Vihar Tuesday, police said We... Read More


Court issues notice to dsp Jai Bhagwan over hospital assault complaint

Rohtak, Sept. 24 -- The legal trouble for Olympian boxer and deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Jai Bhagwan has increased after a court in Siwani in Bhiwani district issued him notice in connection... Read More