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HC seeks state govt's response on mother's plea seeking CBI probe

Chandigarh, March 7 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday sought response from the Punjab government on a plea from the mother of Ranjit Singh, killed in an encounter in Gurdaspur on February... Read More


Int'l para judo player, kin held for abducting 8-year-old boy

Rohtak, March 7 -- The STF of Rohtak police on Friday arrested an international level para judo player and his brother-in-law for allegedly abducting an eight-year-old boy from Jhajjar's Barani villag... Read More


Haryana CM invites Singaporean firms to invest in state

Chandigarh, March 7 -- The president of the Singapore India Business Forum, Prasoon Mukherjee met Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday and held discussions regarding industrial investmen... Read More


5 arrested for stealing opioid substitute tablets

Sangrur, March 7 -- Three days after over 20,000 buprenorphine tablets, used in opioid substitution therapy, and a computer were stolen from the sub-divisional hospital in Dhuri on Tuesday, police arr... Read More


UK murder convict arrested 5 yrs after escaping from Patiala jail

Bathinda, March 7 -- On the run for nearly five years after escaping from the Patiala Central Jail during the Covid-19 curfew in April 2021, a convict sentenced to 22 years for a high-profile murder i... Read More


Sarpanch gunned down, cops cite personal enmity

BATHINDA, March 7 -- In a brazen daylight attack that has once again raised questions over the law-and-order situation in the state, a village sarpanch and local gym owner was shot dead in Baghapurana... Read More


New labour codes are a gender game-changer

India, March 7 -- In the course of my work, I often meet women whose stories rarely make headlines but define the real India of labour and aspiration. A young engineer on a fixed-term contract who won... Read More


Canadian police say killing premeditated

Toronto, March 7 -- Canadian law enforcement officials have confirmed that the killing of Nancy Grewal, a social media influencer and vocal critic of the Khalistan movement, was an "intentional act" a... Read More


Rapper Badshah booked over 'vulgar' lyrics in new song

Panchkula, March 7 -- Panchkula police have booked rapper-music producer Badshah over alleged objectionable lyrics and visuals in his recently released Haryanvi song "Tateeree". The FIR was registered... Read More


GNDU to roll out compulsory 'Basic Knowledge of Sikhism' course

Amritsar, March 7 -- The Academic Council of Guru Nanak Dev University has decided to introduce a course titled "Basic Knowledge of Sikhism" as a compulsory subject for undergraduate programmes from t... Read More