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Tertiary water supply suspended till Nov 15

Chandigarh, Oct. 29 -- The pumping of tertiary treated (TT) water supply will remain suspended from October 29 to November 15 due to the urgent repair of the supply pipeline near CII, Sector 31, Chand... Read More


Mann: Stop blaming state farmers for pollution in Delhi

Chandigarh, Oct. 29 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday accused the BJP of playing politics and blaming Punjab farmers for the air pollution in Delhi. Addressing the media after chairing a cabi... Read More


Farmers gherao cops, seeks CRM machines

Sangrur, Oct. 29 -- Farmers in Qila Bharian village of Sangrur gheraoed police when they arrived here to stop stubble burning amid strict guidelines by the Supreme Court and the Punjab government. A s... Read More


Gunshots fired at Mansa shop; hunt on for two

Bathinda, Oct. 29 -- Panic gripped Mansa town after two unidentified motorcycle-borne persons opened fire at a shop on Tuesday evening. They again opened fire to scare passersby who tried to overpower... Read More


Punjab cabinet approves stilt-plus-4 floors

Chandigarh, Oct. 29 -- The Punjab cabinet on Tuesday gave a nod to the Punjab Unified Building Rules, 2025 paving way for the construction of stilt-plus-flour floors in new urban sectors. A decision t... Read More


Booked for 'framing' villager in 2017 drug case, ex-AIG arrested

Jalandhar, Oct. 29 -- A retired assistant inspector general of police (AIG), Rachhpal Singh, was on Tuesday arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) for allegedly framing a few persons in a dr... Read More


Tara acquitted in UAPA case

Jalandhar, Oct. 29 -- Jagtar Singh Tara, who is serving life term for assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh in 1995, has been acquitted in connection with another case registered 15 ... Read More


'english Edge' to Boost Skills in 500 govt schools

Amritsar, Oct. 29 -- Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains, along with Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab in-charge Manish Sisodia, on Tuesday launched a programme to empower three lakh students in Class... Read More


Activist gets death threats, FIR registered

Ludhiana, Oct. 29 -- A Ludhiana-based activist and religious figure has approached police after receiving threats regarding grenade and rocket launcher attacks at his house in Sarabha Nagar Extension.... Read More


Kin seek ASI Lathar's call details from cops

Rohtak, Oct. 29 -- The family of Haryana assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Sandeep Lathar, who died by suicide on October 14 in Rohtak's Ladhot village, has asked the three-member special investigation te... Read More