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Robbers stab 2 in Panchkula; both victims critical

Panchkula, Oct. 5 -- Two brutal stabbing incidents were reported in Panchkula in a span of 48 hours, leaving two men critically injured. The motive in both cases was robbery, police said. On Friday ni... Read More


One SUV, multiple violations: Rs.42,500 fine slapped in one go

Panchkula, Oct. 5 -- How many offences can one commit on a road? For this Mahindra Thar driver, it seems, the road has no limits, or at least rules. The Panchkula police impounded the vehicle near the... Read More


Twin firing assailant attacked inside Burail jail over old rivalry

Chandigarh, Oct. 5 -- One of the assailants in the recent twin firing case was allegedly attacked by three inmates inside the Model Jail, Burail, on Friday morning over an old rivalry. According to po... Read More


Stop govt teachers' non-educational duties: Bains

Chandigarh, Oct. 5 -- Taking note that teachers are being deployed even for routine clerical and administrative tasks, Punjab school education minister Harjot Singh Bains has written to the chief secr... Read More


FIR filed after altercation between two groups

Jalandhar, Oct. 5 -- A day after tension prevailed between two communities, the Jalandhar police commissionerate registered a case against unidentified persons for hurting religious sentiments and vol... Read More


Beard ban in US military violates Sikhs' religious freedom: NAPA

Jalandhar, Oct. 5 -- The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) has expressed concern and opposition to the Pentagon's directive rolling back religious accommodations for facial hair in the United ... Read More


Ex-sarpanch's son shot dead in Barnala village

Barnala, Oct. 5 -- Son of a former sarpanch from Sehna village in Barnala Sukhwinder Singh Calcutta was shot dead on Saturday evening at the Sehna bus stand, said police. Known for being vocal on vari... Read More


Ferozepur police bust drug racket with Pakistan link

Ferozepur, Oct. 5 -- : The police arrested three persons and seized 863 grams of ICE drug, along with four mobile phones and two unregistered motorcycles, during a naka operation on Saturday. SSP Bhup... Read More


24 students from Khadoor Sahib academy clear NDA written test

Amritsar, Oct. 5 -- Twenty-four students from Nishan-E-Sikhi, an academy run by Kar Sewa at Khadoor Sahib of Tarn Taran, have cleared the written examination of the National Defence Academy. A total o... Read More


Farmers allege slow procurement, block grain market's main gate

Karnal, Oct. 5 -- Several farmers from various villages of the district protested at the main gate of the new grain market in Karnal on Saturday, alleging slow paddy procurement. The farmers also accu... Read More