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Bajwa: AAP's mismanagement behind 'poor' economy

Chandigarh, May 22 -- Partap Singh Bajwa, leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab assembly, on Wednesday said the Aam Aadmi Party-led government had "wreaked havoc" on Punjab's economy. Bajwa sai... Read More


5 years on, ban on Sikh preacher Dhadrianwale lifted

Amritsar, May 22 -- The Akal Takht on Wednesday pardoned Sikh preacher Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale for his controversial remarks on Sikh principles and traditions. The Sikh clergy also lifted the ban on... Read More


Cross-border drug racket busted, 5kg heroin seized

Jalandhar, May 22 -- The Jalandhar commissionerate police on Wednesday said it busted a cross-border drug smuggling racket, arresting a person and seizing 5-kg heroin from his possession. The accused ... Read More


BSF seizes two drones along Pakistan border in Ferozepur

Ferozepur, May 22 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) seized two drones along the International Border in Ferozepur on Wednesday. A BSF spokesman said a DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone was found during a sea... Read More


INLD to stop Punjab vehicles on May 25

Chandigarh, May 22 -- Deciding to step up pressure on Punjab over the Bhakra water dispute, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) on Tuesday announced a blockade of the Punjab-Haryana border on May 25, w... Read More


Under-construction illegal house of drug peddler razed: Cops

Kapurthala, May 22 -- The district police, in coordination with the civil administration, razed an "illegal" construction being carried out by a drug peddler on government land in Toti village in Sult... Read More


HC grants bail to drug racket kingpin Bhola

Chandigarh, May 22 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has granted bail to sacked Punjab Police deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Jagdish Bhola, a kingpin of drug racket busted in 2013. "He has b... Read More


sarpanch's kin caught with heroin

Jalandhar, May 22 -- The Jalandhar rural police said it arrested the daughter of Naharpur village sarpanch with 18-gm heroin on Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Paramjit Kaur who has alre... Read More


Dist toppers to geta chance to spend day with DC, SSP

Chandigarh, May 22 -- In a move to celebrate academic excellence and instil leadership aspirations among students of government schools in the state, the Punjab government has launched a first-of-its-... Read More


Mid-air scare for 227 on Delhi-Srinagar flight

Srinagar, May 22 -- A Srinagar-bound Indigo flight from Delhi with more than 200 people on board hit turbulence on Wednesday due to inclement weather, prompting the pilot to report the "emergency" to ... Read More