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Jalandhar lawyer shot dead over money dispute, cousin arrested

Jalandhar, May 31 -- Simranjit Singh, a Jalandhar-based lawyer and right to information (RTI) activist, was shot dead over a financial dispute near Maheru village on the Jalandhar-Ludhiana national hi... Read More


Govt ends contractual system: Over 65,000 employees to be regularised

Chandigarh, May 31 -- The Punjab cabinet on Saturday approved a comprehensive roadmap to dismantle the contractual employment system, paving the way for the regularisation of over 65,000 outsourced an... Read More


Two-fold jump in wheat husk prices pushes cow shelters into crisis

Patiala, May 31 -- A sharp rise in the prices of wheat husk, locally known as "tudi" - an essential component of cattle feed - has begun to severely impact "gaushalas" (cow shelters) and dairy farmers... Read More


SGPC flays FIRs on devotees after seizure of weapons in Nanded

AMRITSAR, May 31 -- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami has objected to the registration of police cases against Sikh devotees, weapon traders and individual... Read More


Woman run over by SUV amid brawl over crackers, 3 booked

Barnala, May 31 -- A woman was seriously injured after being allegedly run over by an SUV during an altercation over bursting of firecrackers during civic poll victory celebrations in Tapa on Friday. ... Read More


28-year-old shot dead in SBS Nagar village

SBS Nagar, May 31 -- A 28-year-old youth was shot dead while returning home from a gym in Aur village near Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar on Friday evening. The victim, Nishan Singh, was rushed to a local... Read More


Oppn crying foul after crushingdefeat, says Mann

CHANDIGARH, May 31 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday dismissed allegations raised by opposition parties over the recently concluded municipal elections, asserting that the polls were conduct... Read More


Bajwa: Sought permission to leave party meet

Chandigarh, May 31 -- Leader of opposition in the Punjab assembly Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday dismissed reports that he walked out of a meeting convened by the Congress high command on Friday. Bajwa ... Read More


CIA in-charge among 4 cops suspended over negligence

Rohtak, May 31 -- Four police personnel, including the CIA in-charge of Kalanwali, in the Dabwali police district in Sirsa have been suspended over the allegations of negligence in duty. The action wa... Read More


HC suspends ex-P'kula CBI judge Rajeev Goyal

Chandigarh, May 31 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has placed former special judge of the Panchkula CBI court, Rajeev Goyal, under suspension with immediate effect pending the initiation of disci... Read More