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Guv: UT achieved 91% conviction rate under new laws

Chandigarh, Nov. 18 -- Chandigarh has become the first Union Territory to fully implement the three new criminal laws, said UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria during the 32nd meeting of the Northern... Read More


Gangsters shoot trader dead for 'not paying' extortion money

AMRITSAR, Nov. 18 -- Unidentified gangsters shot dead a shopkeeper at village Dhoolka falling under Khilchian police station in Baba Bakala area of Amritsar rural for failing to give extortion money. ... Read More


Drone, 3kg heroin, ammo seized near pak border

Ferozepur, Nov. 18 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) thwarted several cross-border smuggling attempts across Punjab, recovering 3.1 kg of heroin, a drone, and ammunition in four major operations cond... Read More


SBS Nagar: Over 40 shots fired at SUV, five injured

Jalandhar, Nov. 18 -- Five youths suffered bullet injuries after three car-borne miscreants opened fire on them in Banga, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, on Monday. The injured have been identified as Har... Read More


ED seizes Rs.22 lakh from Phagwara firm under FEMA

Jalandhar, Nov. 18 -- Two days after conducting raids at four locations owned by a Phagwara-based firm, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said it has confiscated Rs.22 lakh under the provisions of the ... Read More


68 peddlers arrested, 2.2 kg of heroin seized

Chandigarh, Nov. 18 -- Punjab's anti-drug campaign, "Yudh Nashian Virudh", marked its 261st day on Monday, with police conducting 313 raids across the state. The operations led to the arrest of 68 dru... Read More


Rights panel flags sanitation lapses due to illegal dairies

Chandigarh, Nov. 18 -- The Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has pulled up the Bhiwani municipal council over sanitation lapses and unchecked encroachments by dairies in residential areas, creati... Read More


SAD legal panel to contest casesagainst party workers: Sukhbir

TARN TARAN, Nov. 18 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday met the families of workers and leaders arrested during the Tarn Taran bypoll and said the party has formed a l... Read More


Suspended DIG Bhullar seeks de-freezing of bank accounts

Chandigarh, Nov. 18 -- Suspended DIG of Ropar range, Harcharan Singh Bhullar, has moved an application in court seeking de-freezing of his bank accounts in the wake of a looming financial crisis. Bhul... Read More


High court disposes PIL challenging '120 Bahadur' certification

Chandigarh, Nov. 18 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the certification for public viewing of film "120 Bahadur", purportedly on... Read More