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Meitei body slams Prez Rule as divisions linger

IMPHAL, Feb. 15 -- Manipur's biggest Meitei body on Friday criticised the imposition of President's Rule even as the Bharatiya Janata Party reaffirmed its commitment to the state's territorial integri... Read More


Accountant sentenced to five-year jail in Ferozepur

Ferozepur, Feb. 15 -- The court of additional sessions judge sentenced an accountant-cum-cashier of civil hospital in Fazilka to five years of imprisonment for accepting a bribe of Rs.25,000. The conv... Read More


State govt asks officials to check graft or face action

Chandigarh, Feb. 15 -- To further tighten the noose around corruption, the Punjab government has directed deputy commissioners (DCs), sub divisional magistrates (SDMs), senior superintendents of polic... Read More


Smuggler caught with 30kg heroin in Amritsar

Amritsar, Feb. 15 -- Punjab Police on Friday busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling racket with the arrest of a smuggler and the seizure of 30kg of heroin in Amritsar district. Drones were used to ... Read More


CM distributes 115 laptops to govt schools in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Feb. 15 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday distributed 115 laptops to 14 government schools in Ludhiana district as part of the administration's digital education program... Read More


Vigilance nabs patwari's aide for accepting Rs.3,000 bribe

Nawashahr, Feb. 15 -- The Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested a private individual identified as Rampal, an accomplice to patwari Vipan Kumar, posted at revenue halqa Nawanshahar-1, for demanding and a... Read More


Govt not keen to implement RTE Act

Chandigarh, Feb. 15 -- Punjab, which was recently ranked among the best-performing states in compliance rate of infrastructure norms in elementary schools, has no plans to implement the provision of t... Read More


Yami and Pratik's comedy thriller is average at best

India, Feb. 15 -- A couple on the run for their lives - I have just described one of Hindi cinema's most common storylines. It is then up to the makers to make their film interesting, either as a come... Read More


Rasika on working with female actors, directors: We make each other better

India, Feb. 15 -- Actor Rasika Dugal is all set to reprise her role as a cop in Delhi Crime. The teaser for the third season dropped last week and sees Rasika reunite with actor Shefali Shah. Three se... Read More


Vidyut on visiting Maha Kumbh: Maa's happiness is above all awards

India, Feb. 15 -- Actor Vidyut Jammwal calls his recent visit to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) one of his biggest achievements in life. Especially because he fulfilled his mother's ... Read More