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Cong, BJP trade barbs over disaster relief measures

Shimla, Aug. 19 -- The Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government and main opposition party - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) traded barbs over relief measures, compensation, and the government's han... Read More


boy, 12, dies after pistol goes off accidentally

Ferozepur, Aug. 19 -- A 12-year-old boy succumbed to a gunshot injury to the head after a pistol kept in a wardrobe fell, leading to accidental discharge of the firearm, police said. The boy, a class ... Read More


196 smugglers held, 2.4kg heroin seized

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 19 -- Punjab Police on Monday conducted a statewide cordon and search operation (CASO) at identified drug hotspots- the points of sale of drugs and psychotropic substances- across the... Read More


SC to decide on Punjab pleas after settling presidential reference case

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear the Punjab government's petition against the governor delaying two state bills only after the five-judge constitution bench tasked w... Read More


youth dies after being Thrashed at Ludhiana wedding

Ludhiana, Aug. 19 -- A 29-year-old man, identified as Nikhil Shah from Ganesh Colony, on Monday succumbed to his injuries following a clash during a wedding ceremony in Sahnewal five days ago. Accordi... Read More


Video-conferencing facility available in jails across state, Punjab tells high court

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- The Punjab government on Monday informed the Punjab and Haryana high court that a video-conferencing facility has been made available in jails across Punjab. This comes around a... Read More


'Dead' on paper, Rohtak worker denied salary

Rohtak, Aug. 19 -- Taking a suo motu cognizance of a news report alleging that a public health department (contractual) employee was denied salary in the post-Covid period as his Aadhaar record wrongl... Read More


Why Sukhbir keeping mum on Bargari incident: CM Mann

Patiala, Aug. 19 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday asked the Shiromani Akali Dal (SD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal to stop 'boasting about fake achievements' of the erstwhile Akali governm... Read More


Torrential rain leaves eight dead in Maharashtra

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- Eight people have been killed due to incessant rains across Maharasthra, with two deaths reported in Mumbai, and six more across various districts of the state, with Nanded district... Read More


Putin dials PM Modi, shares Alaska summit takeaways

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin dialled Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to brief him on the summit with US President Donald Trump in Alaska, and the PM reiterated India's... Read More