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Joint protest: Water cannons used as SAD, Cong & BJP try to 'gherao' CM's residence

Chandigarh, March 23 -- Police detained several opposition leaders and used water cannons to disperse protesters as they tried to force their way through barricades here on Sunday to 'gherao' Punjab c... Read More


CM Mann announces major road infra push in border belt

Ferozepur, March 23 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced an infrastructure push in Fazilka district, unveiling plans for the construction of 300 km of new roads and repair of another 35... Read More


Punjab cabinet meeting on March 29

Chandigarh, March 23 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann will chair a meeting of the state council of ministers on March 29. The meeting will be held at the chief minister's residence here. While the agen... Read More


Won't cremate body until Bhullar is arrested: Family

AMRITSAR, March 23 -- Wife of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the district manager of Punjab State Warehousing Corporation in Amritsar, who allegedly ended his life by consuming poison early on Saturday, sa... Read More


SHO suspended after 'assault' on villager, family in Barnala village

Barnala, March 23 -- A station house officer (SHO)in Barnala's Dhanaula has been suspended after a 40-year-old man from Rajgarh village in Barnala district reportedly consumed poison, allegedly after ... Read More


3 farmers, ACP hurt as protesters clash with cops in Amritsar

Amritsar, March 23 -- Three farmers and an assistant commissioner of police (ACP) were injured in minor clash during a protest near Ram Tirath in Amritsar on Sunday. Farmers in large numbers, on the c... Read More


VAT arrears of over Rs.111 crore recovered under OTS: Cheema

Chandigarh, March 23 -- Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Sunday said the one-time settlement (OTS) scheme for VAT arrears has witnessed an overwhelming response, with 7,845 applications ... Read More


BSF jawan dies in 'custody of NCB'

Amritsar, March 23 -- A BSF jawan, arrested recently from Jammu, died in the custody of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), police said on Sunday. Posted in Jammu and Kashmir, deceased Jaswinder Singh... Read More


Protesters refuse to end stir until law on sacrilege passed

Patiala, March 23 -- Protesters associated with the Dharam Yudh Morcha on Sunday reiterated their demand for a stringent law on sacrilege cases, refusing to call off their prolonged agitation until th... Read More


Woman arrested for killing 2 daughters

New Delhi, March 23 -- A 54-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her two daughters at their residence in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar earlier this month before attempting suicide by c... Read More