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Two Bhagwanpuria gang shooters held

AMRITSAR, Dec. 12 -- Batala police have arrested two absconding shooters linked to the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang involved in multiple murder cases, officials said. The accused have been identified as Sa... Read More


Mann cracks whip on lapses in road work, orders notice, payment freeze

Patiala, Dec. 12 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday ordered a show-cause notice against a contractor and freeze on further payments after detecting irregularities in the construction o... Read More


In Muktsar, Sukhbir targets AAP, invokes Badal senior's legacy

BATHINDA, Dec. 12 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Badal held rallies for the upcoming elections of the Zila Parishad and Block Samitis in his home district, Muktsar, on Thursday. Addres... Read More


Govt school teacher booked for sexually assaulting minor students

Barnala, Dec. 12 -- A teacher at a government middle school in Barnala has been booked for sexually assaulting female schoolchildren, police said. The action comes days after a social activist sent a ... Read More


Seven IAS officers shifted in Punjab

Chandigarh, Dec. 12 -- The Punjab government on Thursday issued transfer and posting orders of seven IAS officers and one PCS officer with immediate effect. Tejveer Singh, additional chief secretary (... Read More


Rename 'Veer Bal Diwas': MP Kang

Chandigarh, Dec. 12 -- Anandpur Sahib MP Malvinder Singh Kang on Thursday urged the central government to honour Sikh sentiments by renaming "Veer Bal Diwas" on December 26 as "Sahibzade Shaheedi Diwa... Read More


Women secure nearly half of Maharashtra's MBBS seats

Mumbai, Dec. 12 -- Maharashtra's medical admission pattern has shifted decisively towards women, with female students now occupying nearly half the MBBS seats under the state quota. In the 2025-26 aca... Read More


Tea stall owner dead, 2 injured as part of balcony collapses

Mumbai, Dec. 12 -- One person died and two others were injured on Wednesday night after a portion of a second-floor balcony at the Kotak Bhavan on Narsee Natha Street, near Masjid Bunder railway stati... Read More


City records coldest day of season at 15.6degC

Mumbai, Dec. 12 -- The city recorded its coldest morning of the month on Thursday, with the Santacruz observatory logging a minimum temperature of 15.6degC, 3.2degC below normal, according to the Indi... Read More


State clears II&S policy, sets $1 trn goal by '30

NAGPUR, Dec. 12 -- The state cabinet on Thursday cleared its ambitious Industries, Investment & Services (II&S) Policy 2025, outlining a roadmap to become India's first trillion-dollar state economy b... Read More