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8 addicts flee after attacking cop, nurse

Sangrur, July 24 -- Eight drug addicts escaped from a government-run de-addiction centre in Punjab's Sangrur district after attacking a policeman and a nurse with steel plates during dinner time on Mo... Read More


Takht-appointed panel's call for polls at Teja Singh Samundri Hall leaves SGPC in a fix

Amritsar, July 24 -- The Akal Takht-appointed panel, which is to oversee the reorganisation of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), has left the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) in a fix by an... Read More


Punjab needs a hero, not a leader

India, July 24 -- Exactly 40 years to the day, the country gave itself a chance to revive its dead and putrid moral spirit and give its politics a new ray of hope to flourish beyond petty politicking.... Read More


4kg heroin, weapons seized, 10 arrested

AMRITSAR, July 24 -- Amritsar rural police, in separate operations along with Border Security Force, seized 4kg of heroin, 12 illegal weapons from 10 accused involved in trans-border arms trafficking ... Read More


40 years on, Punjab Accordremains a missed opportunity

Chandigarh, July 24 -- Signed 40 years ago, the Rajiv Gandhi-Longowal Accord --- a landmark agreement in Indian political history aimed at bringing peace and normalcy to Punjab --- is seen as a case o... Read More


reader of consumer forum head held accepting Rs.50,000 bribe

Tarn Taran/Sangrur, July 24 -- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrested Varinder Goyal, posted as a reader to the president, district consumer disputes redressal forum, Tarn Taran, while accepting Rs.50,0... Read More


E Coli bacteria found in water samples: Report

Patiala, July 24 -- Bacterial contamination has been detected in the water samples collected from Changera village of Rajpura block in Patiala where a diarrhoea outbreak has been reported. As many as ... Read More


Two cousins killed, 4 injured in collision

Karnal, July 24 -- Two men died and four others suffered injuries after a private bus and a car collided near Lohar Majra village in Kurukshetra on Wednesday, police said. The deceased, identified as ... Read More


Ready to face funds probe, says Jhinda

Karnal, July 24 -- Two days after former Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) president Baljeet Singh Daduwal-now a nominated member-demanded an audit of the committee's funds post-2014,... Read More


hisar Man dies in custody, family alleges police apathy

Rohtak, July 24 -- A 48-year-old man allegedly died in police custody at the Mangali check post in Hisar on Wednesday, just hours after being detained. His wife has blamed the death on police apathy a... Read More