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Ex-MLA Khangura, cousin get 2-yr jail in '08 poll assault case

Ludhiana, March 17 -- A local court on Monday convicted Congress leader and former MLA Jassi Khangura and his cousin Gurpreet Singh in connection with a 2008 assault case linked to block samiti and zi... Read More


Resolution on Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram passed in assembly

Chandigarh, March 17 -- The Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Monday unanimously passed a resolution demanding that the Union government confer the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, upon late Dalit i... Read More


Oppn targets AAP govt over debt, law & order

Chandigarh, March 17 -- Punjab Congress on Monday said that the AAP government's claims of fulfilling all promises are a lie. Taking a jibe at the AAP government, Congress alleged that it was an attem... Read More


ACB seeks facial biometric of accused lodged in Ambala jail

Panchkula, March 17 -- The state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau (ACB) investigating the alleged Rs.590-crore IDFC First Bank fraud case has sought the facial biometric of accused Abhishek Singla... Read More


11 get life term for killing witness before hearing

Rohtak, March 17 -- A local court in Jind on Monday sentenced 11 persons to life imprisonment for murdering 54-year-old cement trader on September 23, 2021, and injuring his nephew outside their offic... Read More


Bhullar, middleman move CBI court, seek recall of March 13 order

Chandigarh, March 17 -- In the resumed hearing of the bribery case involving suspended DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar and co-accused and middleman Kirshanu Sharda, separate petitions were filed seeking t... Read More


Suspension of Ropar thermal plant's chief engineer revoked

Patiala, March 17 -- More than four months after suspending the chief engineer of Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant (GGSSTP), Ropar, Harish Kumar Sharma, over alleged irregularities in fuel cost, ... Read More


Rain good for wheat crop but gusty winds a matter of concern, say experts

Bathinda/Sangrur:, March 17 -- A sudden dip in temperature following light rainfall reported in various districts of the south Malwa region over the last 24 hours has brought much relief to the wheat ... Read More


3 Jalandhar schools get bomb threat e-mails

Jalandhar, March 17 -- Three schools in the city received threatening emails, which turned out to be hoaxes, on Monday. An unknown sender demanded that all statues of Dr BR Ambedkar be removed by Apri... Read More


2 dead, 1 hurt after bike collides with speeding car

Rohtak, March 17 -- Two youths were killed and their colleague got injured when their bike collided with a car near Goriwala village in Dabwali on Sunday night, police said. Police said the incident o... Read More