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85kg heroin haul: Accused's house served as stash point for drugs

Chandigarh, May 17 -- The accused Amarjot Singh alias Jota, a resident of Bhittewad village in Amritsar district, from which a stash of 85kg heroin was recovered is an addict and was working on the di... Read More


Hooch tragedies: 176 deaths in 5 years in Punjab but no lessons learnt

Chandigarh, May 14 -- Since 2020, Punjab has witnessed the deaths of over 170 individuals due to spurious liquor but it seems no lessons have been learnt by the authorities. On Tuesday, at least 21 p... Read More


15 Punjab districts go dark again as tensions with Pakistan reignite

Chandigarh, May 11 -- Within almost two hours of reports about India and Pakistan reaching a ceasefire agreement, Punjab was back to square one with complete or area-wise blackout being imposed in at ... Read More


Another night in darkness at 14 Punjab districts

Chandigarh, May 10 -- Punjab continued to be on the edge for the second day due to rising military conflict between India and Pakistan, with at least 14 districts observing complete blackout and repor... Read More


16 of 23 Punjab districts go dark amid Pak attack

Chandigarh, May 9 -- In the wake of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, a complete blackout was imposed in at least 16 of 23 districts of Punjab starting 9 pm on Thursday. According to in... Read More


Dam Security Act in place but nothing has changed on ground in Punjab

Chandigarh, May 7 -- Though the Dam Safety Act was passed in 2021, the ground situation in Punjab, as far as the security of dams, hasn't changed. Under the Act, BBMB had moved a proposal for the dep... Read More


Bhagwant Mann, Partap Bajwa spar over state's riparian rights

Chandigarh, May 6 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann and leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa were engaged in a verbal spat over Punjab's riparian rights during a special session of the assembly on Mo... Read More