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Punjab decides to regularise services of contractual sanitation workers

Chandigarh, July 29 -- The Punjab government has decided to regularise the services of contractual sanitation workers who have completed five years of service, minister Harjot Singh Bains said on Tues... Read More


Punjab-origin cabbie charged with sexual assault in Canada

Chandigarh, July 29 -- A 25-year-old Punjab-origin Uber driver has been charged with two counts of sexual assault following an investigation by the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) into an allege... Read More


SAD (Punar Surjit) seeks early decision on Rajoana's mercy plea

Chandigarh, July 29 -- A delegation of Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit) on Tuesday met governor Gulab Chand Kataria, seeking parole for Jagtar Singh Hawara, an early decision on Balwant Singh Rajoan... Read More


Defamation case: Sukhbir exempted from personal appearance

Chandigarh, July 29 -- A local court on Tuesday granted personal appearance exemption to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal in an ongoing criminal defamation case, accepting his p... Read More


Chorus against legal aid policy gets shriller, Bar council backs lawyers

Chandigarh, July 29 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court lawyers on Tuesday decided to go on a three-day strike in support of work suspension call given by the different district Bar associations in t... Read More


No paper leak in Punjab, BJP making false allegations: CM

Chandigarh, July 29 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday claimed that there has been no paper leak under his government and accused the BJP of trying to defame Punjabis for its own political gai... Read More


Haryana's anti-paper leak law must deliver swift justice: INLD

Chandigarh, July 29 -- Former Haryana finance minister Sampat Singh on Tuesday said that legislation alone cannot eliminate organised examination fraud unless it is supported by speedy investigation, ... Read More


Council of ministers' meet: Haryana's new MSME policy to target rRs.r55,000-crore investment

Chandigarh, July 29 -- The Haryana council of ministers on Tuesday approved the Haryana Progressive MSME and Export Promotion Policy 2026 targeting over Rs.55,000 crore in investment, creation of over... Read More


Haryana cabinet nod to 20% horizontal quota for ex-Agniveers in fire, wildlife, police roles

Chandigarh, July 29 -- The Haryana cabinet on Tuesday approved 20% horizontal reservation for ex-Agniveers who are domiciles of Haryana in direct recruitment to the posts of fire operator-cum-driver i... Read More


Haryana cabinet approves bill to set up statutory minorities commission

Chandigarh, July 29 -- The council of ministers on Tuesday approved the Haryana State Commission for Minorities Bill, 2026. The proposed legislation seeks to establish a statutory state commission for... Read More