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Booked for influencer's murder: Prime accused Mehron no stranger to controversies

BATHINDA, June 16 -- Wanted in the murder of a woman social media influencer, Kanchan Kumari aka Kamal Kaur Bhabhi, the radical Sikh leader Amritpal Singh Mehron's brush with controversies is not new,... Read More


Influencer's murder: Four social media accounts of key accused Mehron blocked

BATHINDA, June 15 -- At least four Instagram handles associated with a self-styled Sikh radical leader Amritpal Singh Mehron wanted in the murder of a woman digital content creator Kanchan Kumari, wer... Read More


Punjab farmers worried as wheat straw prices dip amid lack of demand

BATHINDA, June 12 -- A record dip in the prices of toori (chopped wheat straw), which is used as animal fodder, due to lesser demand in the dairy sector this year has left the wheat growers in a fix. ... Read More


Mansa court refuses to block screening of documentary on Moose Wala by foreign broadcaster

BATHINDA, June 11 -- A district court of Mansa on Tuesday refused to issue any order to block the screening of a documentary on the slain Punjabi rapper Shubhdeep Singh alias Sidhu Moose Wala by a for... Read More


Malwa farmers not keen to sow paddy in dry conditions

BATHINDA, June 3 -- A day after the paddy transplant phase commenced as per the Punjab government's decision in five districts of the south Malwa region, farmers are not keen to start early rice sowin... Read More


AI traps offer real-time defence against pest, reviving hopes for Punjab's cotton farmers

BATHINDA, June 2 -- A cutting edge technological intervention offering real time surveillance on the pink bollworm (PBW) in the cotton crop may give a new lease of life to the conventional cash crop o... Read More


After decline, cotton acreage in Punjab witnesses marginal uptick

BATHINDA, May 26 -- Punjab has achieved 78% of its cotton sowing target for the 2025-26 season, with a total of 1.06 lakh hectares of land sown with the cash crop. While this is a slight improvement ... Read More


Wild cats spotted in Muktsar village, forest dept sets up cages

BATHINDA, May 16 -- Panic gripped Muktsar after a pair of wildcats were spotted roaming near Sangu Dhaun village on Wednesday evening. The state forest department confirmed that no man-wildlife confl... Read More


2016 murder case: Jaitu court issues 2nd non-bailable warrant against Punjab cricket body chief

BATHINDA, May 15 -- A sub-divisional court in Faridkot's Jaitu on Wednesday issued a fresh non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) president Amarjeet Mehta in a nine-year-o... Read More


One killed, 9 injured as unidentified aircraft crashes in Bathinda village

BATHINDA, May 8 -- A civilian was killed and nine others were injured after an unidentified aircraft crashed and went up in flames in the Aklian Kalan village of Bathinda district in Punjab early on W... Read More