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MLA Sanjeev Arora administered oath

Chandigarh, June 29 -- Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Saturday administered the oath of office to newly elected MLA Sanjeev Arora at the Punjab Vidhan Sabha secretariat in presence of cabinet minist... Read More


CM: harsher punishment for sacrilege acts in Punjab soon

Chandigarh, June 29 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said the state government would introduce a legislation to ensure harsher punishment for acts of sacrilege. Chairing a meeting with offi... Read More


Robbery accused, aide held after encounter

Hoshiarpur, June 29 -- A robbery accused sustained a bullet injury in his leg during a police encounter in Barian Kalan village on Saturday. He, along with his aide, has been arrested in connection wi... Read More


3 killed, 14 injured as car rams into pick-up vehicle

Jalandhar, June 29 -- Three persons, including a couple, were killed and 14 others injured when a car rammed into a pick-up vehicle near Gudana village on the Jalandhar-Amritsar national highway in Ka... Read More


Central officials apprised of water conservation efforts

Barnala, June 29 -- A two-member team from the central government on Saturday visited Barnala district to assess the ongoing water conservation initiatives as part of the "Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch th... Read More


Haryana govt constitutes 7th finance commission

Chandigarh, June 29 -- The Haryana government has constituted the seventh state finance commission, a constitutional entity, to examine and recommend distribution of financial resources between the st... Read More


Saraya Industries got no foreign funds since 2007, says Sukhbir

Chandigarh, June 29 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday dared Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann to prove that Saraya Industries, in which party leader Bikram Singh... Read More


Haryana IPS officer Smiti Chaudhary passes away at 48

Chandigarh, June 29 -- Haryana-cadre IPS officer of the 2012 batch, Smiti Chaudhary, 48, passed away at Nashik on Friday after battling an illness. Chaudhary, who was posted as superintendent of polic... Read More


Man bludgeoned to death after feud in Jind, accused at large

Rohtak, June 29 -- A 42-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the fields of Jalalpur Khurd village on Saturday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Baljeet alias B... Read More


Gangster with Rs.45k bounty nabbed after encounter in Sonepat

Rohtak, June 29 -- The anti-gangster unit of Sonepat Police apprehended a wanted criminal following a brief encounter near Barona village on Saturday. The accused, identified as Ravi alias Lamba, sust... Read More