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Census aligns strictly with central guidelines, says local govt dept

Chandigarh, May 22 -- The department of local government, Punjab, on Thursday clarified that all Census-related activities are being carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Const... Read More


MBBS student's killing premeditated, linked to financial disputes: Cops

Patiala, May 22 -- The murder of a 24-year-old final-year MBBS student at Government Medical College, Patiala, has been described by police as premeditated and linked to financial disputes involving F... Read More


Sanitation workers call off strike after talks with govt

Chandigarh, May 22 -- Cabinet minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday announced that sanitation workers across various urban local bodies in Punjab have decided to withdraw their ongoing strike after... Read More


HC slaps Rs.6-lakh fine on Cong MLA Khaira

Chandigarh, May 22 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has imposed a fine of Rs.6 lakh on Congress leader and Bholath MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira for subjecting public officials to "unnecessary litigati... Read More


Bank, govt officials among 15 named in CBI's first challan

Chandigarh, May 22 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed its first chargesheet in the Rs.504-crore misappropriation of Haryana government funds, naming 15 accused, including b... Read More


Worker injured in Rewari fire dies in hospital

Rohtak, May 22 -- Nearly two days after a fire broke out at the GLS Chemical Company in Sector 5 of the Bawal industrial area in Rewari and left six workers severely injured, one of the victims succum... Read More


Election commission announces SIR in Haryana from June 15

Chandigarh, May 22 -- Haryana chief electoral officer (CEO) A Sreenivas on Thursday said the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will start from June 15 to July 14 with the final publi... Read More


Brijendra's 'Sadbhav Yatra' to culminate on May 23

Rohtak, May 22 -- Former member of Parliament and All India Congress Committee (AICC) foreign affairs department vice-chairman Brijendra Singh's ongoing 'Sadbhav Yatra' will culminate in Rohtak on May... Read More


Saini orders probe against SDO for installing transformer in agri field

Chandigarh, May 22 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday directed officials to take action against a sub-divisional officer (SDO) who reportedly installed electricity poles and a tra... Read More


34 protected parakeets rescued in Gurdaspur

CHANDIGARH, May 22 -- : In a joint operation by the Punjab wildlife department and the Punjab Police, 34 illegally captive rose-ringed parakeets were rescued from a residence in Gurdaspur district, le... Read More