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Tight vigil as VP arrives in Kashmir on maiden visit

Srinagar, Feb. 26 -- Vice President (VP) of India CP Radhakrishnan arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday evening on his maiden two-day visit to Kashmir. He was received by chief minister Omar Abdullah. Ela... Read More


Delay in lodging FIRs: HC seeks affidavits from Punjab, Haryana and UT DGPs

Chandigarh, Feb. 26 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday directed the director generals of police (DGPs) of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to file affidavits explaining the alleged delay ... Read More


Cong to sound Punjab poll bugle with Rahul rally

Chandigarh, Feb. 26 -- The Congress will launch its campaign for next year's Punjab assembly polls with a 'Kisan Mazdoor Rally' in Barnala on February 28, to be addressed by the leader of Opposition i... Read More


Only BJP can restore law and order in Punjab: Jakhar

Chandigarh, Feb. 26 -- Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday alleged that the state's law and order situation has deteriorated under the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and claimed that only... Read More


SAD faction divided over 'one family, one ticket', other proposals

Chandigarh, Feb. 26 -- The breakaway faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is grappling with internal differences over key organisational reforms, including the implementation of "one family, one t... Read More


Miller, retd inspector jailed for 5 yrs in Rs.2-cr paddy scam case

Mohali, Feb. 26 -- A special court in Mohali convicted and sentenced two people, including an employee of the Punjab Agro Food Grain Corporation, in a 17-year-old paddy misappropriation case involving... Read More


Punjab rehab centres staff announce strike from March 5

Patiala, Feb. 26 -- Employees of Punjab's drug de-addiction centres have announced an indefinite strike starting March 5, demanding the regularisation of their services and a safer working environment... Read More


Waris Punjab De resumes Khalsa Vahir from Amritsar

Amritsar, Feb. 26 -- Akali Dal Waris Punjab De began the Khalsa Vahir (religious procession) after paying obeisance at Akal Takht, stating that it is a resumption of the procession initiated by the ja... Read More


Chouhan pitches fertiliser subsidy revamp

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday strongly pitched for transferring the country's Rs.1.71 lakh-core fertiliser subsidy directly to farmers' bank accou... Read More


Class 10 admit card not enough to verify parentage in SIR: SC

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued an important clarification in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) process in West Bengal by directing that the Class 10 Madhyamik a... Read More