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Rights panel seeks report from SSP, Phagwara MC chief

Jalandhar, Nov. 21 -- The Punjab State Human Rights Commission on Thursday took cognisance of the incident in which an unclaimed body was ferried from the civil hospital in Phagwara to the cremation g... Read More


1,471 officials issued show-causenotices for failing to curb farm fires

Jalandhar, Nov. 21 -- As many as 1,471 nodal officers and supervisors deployed to stop farm fire incidents have been served with show-cause notices for 'dereliction of duty", even as the state has log... Read More


PSHRC puts SSP, Phagwara MC chief on notice after body ferried in garbage vehicle

India, Nov. 20 -- The Punjab State Human Rights Commission on Thursday took cognisance of the shocking incident in which an unclaimed body was ferried from the civil hospital in Phagwara to the cremat... Read More


Phagwara on edge after assault on Shiv Sena leader, son; security beefed up

Phagwara, Nov. 20 -- An uneasy calm prevailed in Phagwara town of Punjab's Doaba belt on Wednesday as a complete bandh was observed following the attack on Shiv Sena Punjab vice-president Inderjit Kar... Read More


Uneasy calm amid total bandh in Phagwara to protest assault

India, Nov. 19 -- An uneasy calm prevailed in Phagwara town of Punjab's Doaba belt on Wednesday as a complete bandh was observed following the attack on Shiv Sena Punjab vice-president Inderjit Karwal... Read More


Sikh woman goes to Pak as pilgrim, goes missing: After nikahnama, criminal past emerges | Cops dig up details

India, Nov. 15 -- A 48-year-old Sikh woman put Punjab Police in a tizzy when she went missing in Pakistan while travelling as part of a pilgrimage group for Guru Nanak Dev's 556th birth anniversary. S... Read More


Sikh woman goes to Pak as pilgrim, goes missing: First a nikahnama, then crime record, now a video emerges

India, Nov. 15 -- A 48-year-old Sikh woman put Punjab Police in a tizzy when she went missing in Pakistan while travelling as part of a pilgrimage group for Guru Nanak Dev's 556th birth anniversary. S... Read More


Missing from Sikh jatha, Punjab woman converts to Islam, marries Pakistani

India, Nov. 15 -- Sarabjit Kaur, 48, of Kapurthala, who went to Pakistan as part of the Sikh jatha (group of pilgrims) for Guru Nanak Dev's 556th birth anniversary (Gurpurb) celebrations recently and ... Read More


Over half of Punjab's farm fires reported in first 13 days of Nov

Jalandhar, Nov. 14 -- Of the total 4,734 farm fire incidents reported this season in Punjab, almost 56% have been reported between November 1 and 13, according to the official data released by the Pun... Read More


AAP MLA Raman Arora 'receivesextortion calls', files complaint

Jalandhar, Nov. 13 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator from Jalandhar Central Raman Arora on Wednesday filed a complaint with the police claiming that he had been receiving threatening calls from an u... Read More