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Flooded with relief, Punjab looks for long-term rehabilitation

Chandigarh, Sept. 11 -- Battling its worst floods in four decades that have claimed 53 lives and destroyed crops in 1.91 lakh hectares, Punjab is now faced with a deluge of relief material. With the o... Read More


Warring slams Centre, Punjab govt for 'failing' flood-hit state

CHANDIGARH, Sept. 11 -- Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday accused both the central and state governments of failing the people of Punjab during the recent floods, whi... Read More


CBI team questions kin, eyewitnesses in Bhiwani

Rohtak, Sept. 11 -- A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team reached Bhiwani and questioned the family members of a 19-year-old private play school woman teacher, whose body was found in the field... Read More


Flood-hit Fazilka, Ferozepur face long road to recovery

Ferozepur, Sept. 11 -- After days of devastation, the Sutlej is finally receding, bringing a measure of relief to flood-ravaged regions of Ferozepur and Fazilka. Over the past five days, water dischar... Read More


ED attaches properties worth Rs.9.87 crore

Jalandhar, Sept. 11 -- Enforcement Directorate (ED), Jalandhar Zonal Office, has provisionally attached immovable properties and stocks worth Rs.9.87 crore belonging to Vikas Bhandari, Bhupinder Singh... Read More


Rs.1.6k cr token sum for immediate relief, more coming: Guv Kataria

Mohali, Sept. 11 -- Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Wednesday said the Rs.1,600-crore assistance announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the flood-hit state is a token amount for immediat... Read More


Floodwaters recede in Sultanpur Lodhi, normalcy begins to return

Kapurthala, Sept. 11 -- After nearly a month of devastation, floodwaters have finally begun to recede in Sultanpur Lodhi's Mand area, allowing residents to return to their homes with belongings and li... Read More


Patiala court junks AAP MLA Pathanmajra's bail plea

Patiala, Sept. 11 -- A Patiala court on Wednesday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, 50, in a rape case. The Sanaur MLA has been on the run si... Read More


Murder accused attacks 2 convicted cops in jail

Patiala, Sept. 11 -- Two convicted retired Punjab Police officers, serving life terms in separate fake encounter cases, were attacked by a fellow inmate on Wednesday inside Patiala Central Jail, autho... Read More


MLA Raman Arora's police remand extended

Jalandhar, Sept. 11 -- The police remand of AAP legislator from Jalandhar Central Raman Arora was extended by another three days on Wednesday. Arora was already in the police custody for the past six ... Read More