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Deterrence or state interference: New law sparks panthic debate

AMRITSAR, May 9 -- The Punjab government's recent enactment of the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, designed to impose stricter penalties for sacrilege of the Sikh holy s... Read More


anti-gangster crackdown: 261 detained, 5 weapons seized

Chandigarh, May 9 -- On the 108th day of the anti-gangster drive, Punjab Police on Friday conducted 548 raids across the state, leading to the detention of 261 people and recovery of five weapons. Off... Read More


Rs.2,000 cr disbursed under welfare schemes to 59 lakh beneficiaries

Chandigarh, May 9 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday released over Rs.2,115 crore through direct bank transfer (DBT) for various welfare schemes to 59 lakh beneficiaries in the stat... Read More


Haryana minister Panwar injured in road crash

Karnal, May 9 -- Haryana cabinet minister Krishan Lal Panwar, 68, sustained injuries on Friday afternoon when his official Toyota Innova SUV crashed into the rear of an escort vehicle in his convoy ne... Read More


Policy, not farmers, holding back Punjab's diversification

India, May 9 -- Apropos the HT article 'Beyond the grain: Punjab needs new Green Revolution' (May 3), it is time to move away from narratives that unfairly malign Punjab's agriculture and its hardwork... Read More


RS members Gupta, Pathak get relief from HC in separate cases

Chandigarh, May 9 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday directed the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) not to take coercive action against the Barnala unit of Rajya Sabha member Rajinder ... Read More


Man posing as Amit Shah called me, filed police case, says AAP MP

Hoshiarpur, May 9 -- Aam Aadmi Party's Hoshiarpur MP Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal claimed on Friday that he received a phone call on his birthday from someone impersonating Union home minister Amit Shah, af... Read More


Punjab launches digital sanction system to boost transparency

Chandigarh, May 9 -- Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday launched the Unified Sanction Management System (USMS), a digital platform aimed at streamlining the processing of administra... Read More


Farmer leader condemns destruction of paddy seedlings

Karnal, May 9 -- A day after the agriculture department destroyed paddy seedlings on 12 acres of land in two villages of Karnal, farmer leader and national spokesperson of All India Kisan Congress, In... Read More


Time for Hooda to retire from politics, says BJP leader

Rohtak, May 9 -- Senior BJP leader and former minister Krishnamurti Hooda has advised the former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda to either join the BJP or retire from active politics, cla... Read More