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Survivors recall screams, then a 'deafening silence'

Jammu, Aug. 15 -- "I don't know how I survived.. it's nothing less than a miracle," said Sanjay Kumar (42), a resident of Udhampur, as he recounted the carnage that unfolded at a community kitchen in ... Read More


22-yr-old biker killed in Balongi accident, auto driver arrested

Mohali, Aug. 15 -- Balongi police have arrested an auto driver after a 22-year-old biker was killed in a road mishap near Behlolpur on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mehfooz Ali, a native o... Read More


From changemakers to sports achievers, city to honour its heroes

Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- A former IPS officer who spends his mornings cleaning his neighbourhood and numerous others who uphold the true meaning of service to the nation with small but impactful acts wi... Read More


Prez medal for ADGP Farooqui, Ludhiana cop

Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- Additional director general of police (ADGP) MF Farooqui and inspector Suresh Kumar of the counter-intelligence wing, Ludhiana, have been conferred with the President's medal fo... Read More


Cabinet denotifies land-pooling policy

Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- Three days after the urban development department announced it was withdrawing the land-pooling policy, the Punjab cabinet on Thursday formally denotified the controversial poli... Read More


Jhundan-led panel to prepare breakaway group's vision doc

Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- Two days after former Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh was unanimously elected as the president of the breakaway faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), the par... Read More


Two BKI operatives arrested in Ferozepur

Ferozepur, Aug. 15 -- Punjab Police foiled a Pakistan-backed conspiracy following an intelligence-based operation, exposing a terrorist module linked to Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) in Ferozepur ... Read More


Smuggler detained under PIT-NDPS Act

Kapurthala, Aug. 15 -- The Kapurthala police have taken a notorious drug smuggler into one-year preventive detention under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substanc... Read More


IGP, P'kula police chief get Prez medal for distinguished service

Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- Two Haryana Indian Police Services (IPS) officers and 11 state police personnel were selected for President's medal for distinguished service and medal for meritorious service r... Read More


BDPO suspended for 'suggesting' subscription of specific newspaper

Patiala, Aug. 15 -- The Punjab government on Thursday suspended block development and panchayat officer (BDPO), Rajpura, for his order reportedly directing all the sarpanches and panchayat secretaries... Read More