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Row after cops turn actors for AAP leader's 'pre-wedding' shoot in Batala

AMRITSAR, Feb. 26 -- A video featuring AAP leader and Batala Market Committee chairman Manik Mehta, along with police personnel, has triggered a controversy. The clip, said to be from Mehta's pre-wedd... Read More


Sangh here to serve nation, doesn't aspire for power: Bhagwat

PATHANKOT, Feb. 26 -- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said that the Sangh is not a national arena of competition nor is it in rivalry with anyone. Addressing a gathering o... Read More


ISI plotted Gurdaspur cops' killing, one suspect shot dead, another held: Police

AMRITSAR, Feb. 26 -- One of the three youths accused of killing a Punjab Police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) and a home guard jawan was shot dead in a police encounter near Puranashala village, about... Read More


One arrested with 2kg heroin, 7 pistols

Ferozepur, Feb. 26 -- The State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), Fazilka, has busted a cross-border drug and arms smuggling cartel with the arrest of one accused and the recovery of 2.1kg of heroin and... Read More


Army steps in, inspects land 'encroached' by admn

Ludhiana, Feb. 26 -- Army officers visited Khanna on Wednesday to inspect the camping ground, following allegations that the district administration used defence land without permission for Punjab Sak... Read More


CM: Pak engineered attack to intimidate Punjab Police

Jalandhar, Feb. 26 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann said the investigation into the attack on a police post in the border belt of Gurdaspur, which led to killing of two cops, was sponsored by Pakistan.... Read More


Warring: AAP govt pushing Punjab towards bankruptcy

CHANDIGARH, Feb. 26 -- Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of pushing the state towards bankruptcy and saddling it with mas... Read More


PHDCCI seeks rollback of steep bar fee hike for 5-star hotels in Punjab

Chandigarh, Feb. 26 -- The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has urged the Punjab government to roll back the hike in bar licence fees for 5-star hotels under the Excise Policy, warning th... Read More


HC quashes charges against Hooda, AJL

Chandigarh, Feb. 26 -- In a major relief to two-time former Haryana chief minister and current Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday quashed crimin... Read More


Undertrial dies in jail, kin allege negligence

Hoshiarpur, Feb. 26 -- An undertrial Manish Bhatti (40) died in the Hoshiarpur Central Jail on Wednesday, triggering a protest by his kin. Police said Bhatti complained of chest uneasiness and was the... Read More