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Will seek public opinion before finalising sacrilege bill: Mann

Chandigarh, July 11 -- Even as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government is set to table its draft bill for stricter punishment against acts of sacrilege in the assembly on Friday, the bill will... Read More


Rs.10 lakh health cover for all families gets cabinet nod

Chandigarh, July 11 -- The Punjab cabinet on Thursday approved the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna to provide cashless medical treatment of up to Rs.10 lakh to all the residents of the state at government as ... Read More


House session ends in 11 mins after homage to AI crash victims, Abohar bizman

Chandigarh, July 11 -- The first day of the special session of the Punjab assembly concluded in 11 minutes after paying tributes to those who died in the Ahmedabad plane crash, veteran Akali leader an... Read More


2 killed in mishaps in Barnala, Jalandhar

Barnala/Jalandhar, July 11 -- Road accidents snuffed out two lives in separate road accidents in Barnala and Jalandhar on Thursday. In Barnala, a private school bus veered off the road on the Mahal Ka... Read More


Cheema, Jakhar exchange shots over 'patronage' to Bishnoi

Chandigarh, July 11 -- Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday accused the BJP of patronising gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who has been lodged in Sabarmati Jail of Ahmedabad since 2014, ... Read More


Cheema fires 'BJP patronising Bishnoi' salvo, Jakhar hits back

Chandigarh, July 11 -- Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday accused the BJP of patronising gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who has been lodged in Sabarmati Jail of Ahmedabad since 2014, ... Read More


Centre grants another extension to Ravi-Beas Water Tribunal

Chandigarh, July 11 -- The central government has granted another extension for a year to the Ravi-Beas Water Tribunal constituted in 1986 for verification and adjudication of claims regarding quantum... Read More


Rohtak IAF pilot killed in Raj Jaguar crash had become father a month ago

Rohtak, July 11 -- Squadron Leader Lokender Singh Sindhu, one of the two Indian Air Force pilots who lost their lives in Wednesday's Jaguar fighter jet crash near Churu, Rajasthan, had recently become... Read More


Amritsar police seize 5-kg heroin, arrest 9

Amritsar, July 11 -- A total of 5.5 kg heroin was recovered with the arrest of nine smugglers in four different cases in Amritsar district, said officials. Among them, five smugglers were arrested by ... Read More


IRCTC's pilgrimage tour to start from Pathankot

Chandigarh, July 11 -- To promote religious and pilgrimage tourism across the country, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched a unique pilgrimage package "Dakshin Dar... Read More