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'ED empowered to fight financial crimes, not to target individuals'

New Delhi, May 2 -- Union minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government has empowered the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to comba... Read More


Ahead of verdict day, strongrooms fortified

Kolkata, May 2 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday further intensified the security outside strongrooms after a ruckus broke out between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bha... Read More


1st barrier-less tolling system starts on NH-48

New Delhi, May 2 -- Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday announced the launch of India's first multi-lane free flow (MLFF) tolling system at the Choryasi toll plaza on th... Read More


'Diversionary tactic': Warring on Labour Day special session

Chandigarh, May 2 -- Congress workers and labourers on Friday staged a protest outside the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, pressing for the fulfilment of long-pending demands. Punjab Congress president Amarinder... Read More


Cong writes to speaker seeking alcohol, dope tests for CM, MLAs

Chandigarh, May 2 -- Following the stormy morning sitting of the one-day special session of the Punjab assembly, the Congress submitted a letter to Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, seeking immediate alc... Read More


Ensure prompt redressal of public grievances: Haryana guv to officials

Chandigarh, May 2 -- The primary objective of the administration should be to ensure prompt, transparent and sensitive redressal of public grievances, said Haryana governor Ashim Kumar Ghosh on Friday... Read More


Punjab govt to set up forensic directorate

CHANDIGARH, May 2 -- The Punjab cabinet on Friday gave its nod to set up a directorate of forensic science services in the state to ensure speedy investigations into crimes. A spokesperson for the chi... Read More


Punjab logs record GST collection in April: Cheema

Chandigarh, May 2 -- Punjab finance minister Harpal Cheema on Friday announced that the state achieved its highest-ever monthly goods and services tax collection in April, marking a historic peak sinc... Read More


HC defers hearing on Christian body's plea against sacrilege law

Chandigarh, May 2 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday deferred the hearing on a plea from a Christian body - Anglican Church of India - challenging Punjab government's enactment of the Jaag... Read More


Only witness in Sukha Kahlwan murder case shot dead on highway

Kapurthala, May 2 -- Unidentified assailants shot dead a close associate of slain gangster Sukha Kahlwan on at Kapurthala's Dhilwan village on the Amritsar-Jalandhar national highway in the wee hours ... Read More