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'will protect our interests': India slams move as unreasonable

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- India on Wednesday responded to US President Donald Trump's imposition of an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods over continued imports of Russian oil by saying that it will pro... Read More


16 of 21 BJP district chiefs turncoats, old guard 'disappointed'

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- With the BJP electing its 21 district presidents out of 37 organisational districts, 16 are those who have come from other parties, creating disappointment among the grassroot wo... Read More


Takht-panel may not get nod to hold session at SGPC HQ

AMRITSAR, Aug. 7 -- The Akal Takht-appointed panel, mandated to recast the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), may not get the nod to hold a delegate session to hold party elections on August 11 at Teja Singh ... Read More


Bains told to clean shoes, do sewa

AMRITSAR, Aug. 7 -- The Akal Takht on Wednesday awarded tankhah (religious punishment) to education minister Harjot Singh Bains for violation of Sikh maryada at an event organised by the Punjab govern... Read More


'Paneer, desi ghee are among most adulterated food items'

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- The maximum adulteration has been found in 'paneer' and 'desi ghee', Punjab and family welfare minister Dr Balbir Singh said on Wednesday. The minister said out of 531 samples of... Read More


Does policy have provision for rehab of landless labourers, HC asks Punjab

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- The high court on Wednesday asked the Punjab government whether it had carried out the social and environmental impact assessment before notifying the land-pooling policy or not.... Read More


5 policemen get bail, told to appear before trial court in Bathinda

BATHINDA, Aug. 7 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has granted anticipatory bail to five Punjab police personnel accused of the custodial death of a Bathinda resident. Hearing a petition on Tuesday... Read More


Govt to hire service providers to run O2 plants at hospitals

Jalandhar, Aug. 7 -- Days after three deaths in Jalandhar civil hospital's ICU due to oxygen supply disruption, the health department is set to hire service providers for maintenance and management of... Read More


Back from Russia, 40-year-old recounts ordeal in war zone

Jalandhar, Aug. 7 -- A 40-year-old Punjabi man, who recently returned from Russia, has shared a chilling account of his eight-month-long ordeal as an "unwitting" recruit in the Russian army, where he ... Read More


Group C posts: Ensure 10+2 as minimum qualification, depts told

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- The Haryana government has directed all departments to strictly comply with July 21, 2023 directions which mandated 10+2 as the minimum educational qualification for Group-C post... Read More