At 442, Punjab records biggest single-day jump in farm fires, surpasses 2,000 mark

Jalandhar, Nov. 2 -- A day after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) directed Punjab to adopt stringent measures against the farmers indulging in stubble burning, Punjab recorded the seas... Read More

Punjab: Harassment of rape victim's mother: Fix responsibility over delay in FIR against Phillaur SHO, says rights panel

Jalandhar, Nov. 1 -- The Punjab State Child Rights Protection Commission has issued stringent directions to the Jalandhar rural police to fix responsibility of those involved in delaying the FIR again... Read More

Four Doaba dists account for just 6% of Punjab's total farm fire cases so far

Jalandhar, Oct. 31 -- With stubble burning cases seeing an uptick across the state over the past few days, four Doaba districts-Jalandhar, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Kapurthala, and Hoshiarpur-have r... Read More

Sexual harassment case: POCSO Act sections added to FIR against suspended Phillaur SHO

Jalandhar, Oct. 25 -- The Jalandhar (rural) police have added sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act to the first information report (FIR) against sub-inspector Bhusha... Read More

Punjab: Phillaur SHO booked for sexually harassing mother of minor rape victim

Jalandhar, Oct. 16 -- The Jalandhar rural police have booked sub-inspector Bhushan Kumar, former Phillaur station house officer (SHO), for alleged inappropriate behaviour and making sexual advances to... Read More

Women panel seeks probe into Phillaur SHO's conduct with minor rape victim's mother

Jalandhar, Oct. 11 -- Taking cognisance of the Phillaur station house officer (SHO) allegedly subjecting the mother of a minor rape victim to inappropriate behaviour, the Punjab State Women Commission... Read More

BKI terror module busted: Jalandhar cops seize 2.5kg IED, two held

Jalandhar, Oct. 10 -- The Jalandhar counter-intelligence unit has busted a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module operated by UK-based handlers Nishan Jaurian and Adesh Jamarai on the directi... Read More

NIA files chargesheet against 2 traffickers in donkey route case

Jalandhar, Oct. 3 -- Seven months after initiating a probe into the illegal immigration racket, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against two persons involved in sending ... Read More

Punjab: Wheat MSP hike meagre, say farmer unions

Jalandhar, Oct. 3 -- Even as the central government has approved the highest ever increase of Rs.160 per quintal in wheat's minimum support price (MSP), the Punjab farmer unions have termed it as mere... Read More

Ex-situ management in focus: Procure biomass pellets locally, PPCB tells thermal plants

Jalandhar, Sept. 24 -- With the aim of scientifically managing paddy stubble, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has directed coal-based thermal power plants in the state to procure biomass pel... Read More

• 1
• 2
• 3
• »