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6kg heroin seized, one held in Amritsar

Amritsar, Sept. 25 -- The Amritsar rural police on Wednesday arrested a smuggler and recovered 6kg of heroin, a motorcycle, and a mobile from his possession, officials said. The arrested accused has b... Read More


Delayed water release to Hry worsened flood situation in Punjab: BBMB to HC

Chandigarh, Sept. 25 -- The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) on Wednesday told the Punjab and Haryana high court that the flood situation in Punjab would not have been "so grave" had the state rele... Read More


Cotton being sold below MSP: Khudian seeks CCI's intervention

Chandigarh, Sept. 25 -- With the cotton crop being sold below the minimum support price (MSP) in the state, Punjab agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Wednesday sought the intervention of th... Read More


HC seeks govt's reply on Lalpura's plea against conviction

Chandigarh, Sept. 25 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday sought response from the Punjab government on a plea from AAP MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura challenging his conviction in a 12-year... Read More


Panipat, Hisar to get 800 MW thermal units

Chandigarh, Sept. 25 -- The Haryana government will establish two 800 MW ultra-supercritical thermal units in Panipat and Hisar, said energy minister Anil Vij. Once operational, these projects will si... Read More


2 police officials, aides 'abduct' three Noida bizmen for 'extortion', booked

Ludhiana, Sept. 25 -- Two police personnel and their accomplices have been accused of abducting three businessmen from Noida while accusing them of having being indulged in illegal activities and brin... Read More


Cabinet nod to OTS scheme to recover pre-GST arrears

Chandigarh, Sept. 25 -- The Punjab cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to the One-Time Settlement Scheme for the recovery of outstanding dues in multiple pre-GST acts cases for trade and industry to enh... Read More


SC raps Centre over delay in deciding Rajoana mercy plea

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the Centre alone was responsible for the delay in taking a decision on the mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a Babbar Khalsa ... Read More


us bill threatens human rights sanctions on pak

Washington, Sept. 25 -- Republicans and Democrats on the US House Foreign Affairs Committee have united to support a bill that threatens human rights sanctions on key members of Pakistan's government.... Read More


upcoming weekend to see heavy rainfall

MUMBAI, Sept. 25 -- The city is bracing for a wet weekend, with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an orange alert for Saturday and Sunday, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall. Acc... Read More