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SC panel seeks reply over 'rights violations' in Sangrur schools

SANGRUR, Sept. 15 -- : The National Commission for Scheduled Castes sought a response from the director general of school education (DGSE), Punjab, regarding the alleged violation of SC children's rig... Read More


Outages spark outcry across state

Patiala/Jalandhar/Bathinda/Ludhiana/Sangrur/Amritsar, Sept. 15 -- The deepening power crisis in Punjab spilled onto the streets on Monday, with farmer unions and the principal opposition party, the Co... Read More


AAP govt did little to ease crisis, says Sukhbir

Bathinda, Sept. 15 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of pushing Punjab's agricultural and industrial sectors into crisis... Read More


After Pathankot, Hoshiarpur's Kandi gets ready to weave a new silk story

CHANDIGARH, Sept. 15 -- With demand for silk products rising, the Punjab forest department has expanded its sericulture initiative to Hoshiarpur after Pathankot, launching a project in the Dasuya fore... Read More


1 held for illegal stocking, sale of narcotic medicines in Gurugram

Chandigarh, Sept. 15 -- A joint team of the Haryana Food and Drugs Administration and police seized 49 bottles of codeine-based syrup, a prescription opioid medicine and 520 tablets of Alprazolam, a p... Read More


'Stop defaming Punjab': Mannflays BJP over anti-drug yatras

Chandigarh, Sept. 15 -- Days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced a statewide campaign against drugs starting September 18, chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday accused the central gover... Read More


HC restrains Punjab from proceeding with women firemen recruitment

Chandigarh, Sept. 15 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has restrained Punjab government from proceeding further with recruitment of women firemen for state municipalities, a decision taken by the g... Read More


Punjab set to host maiden Asian Champions Trophy from Oct 27

Mohali, Sept. 15 -- Punjab is set to host of the Hockey Asian Champions Trophy for the first time, with Mohali set to host the semi-finals and final. CM Bhagwant Mann on Monday unveiled the logo of th... Read More


Labour dept adopted cash dole scheme for women workers sans Centre nod

Patiala, Sept. 15 -- The Punjab labour department adopted the Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana for women construction workers without securing the required concurrence of the Union labour minis... Read More


Bring dried paddy to mandis:Agri minister to farmers

Karnal, Sept. 15 -- Haryana agriculture minister Shyam Singh Rana on Monday appealed to farmers to bring dried paddy to the mandis according to norms to avoid problems during procurement, which is lik... Read More