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Leaving re-election decision to Biden was 'recklessness': Harris

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Former vice president Kamala Harris says it was "recklessness" for Democrats to leave it to President Joe Biden to decide whether to continue seeking another term last year, bu... Read More


AAP MLA held guilty of molesting Dalit woman

TARN TARAN, Sept. 11 -- A court here on Wednesday convicted AAP MLA from Khadoor Sahib, Manjinder Singh Lalpura, and 10 others in a 12-year-old molestation and assault case. Additional sessions judge ... Read More


12kg heroin, pistol seized in Amritsar, 4 held

AMRITSAR, Sept. 11 -- The Amritsar police on Wednesday arrested four more drug smugglers and recovered 12kg of heroin along with a pistol and magazine, director general of police Gaurav Yadav said. Th... Read More


AAP slams PM over flood relief, calls Rs.1,600-cr package 'paltry'

Chandigarh, Sept. 11 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday escalated its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the relief package announced by him for flood-hit Punjab, questioning the norms... Read More


Punjab, Raj cops raid Bishnoi's ancestral house in Abohar

Ferozepur, Sept. 11 -- The Rajasthan Police, in coordination with Punjab Police, raided the ancestral house of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in Dutarawali village at Abohar in Fazilka district o... Read More


Kapurthala needs sand bags to reinforce bundhs, not ration

Jalandhar, Sept. 11 -- Relief material, comprising ration and tarpaulin, has been pouring in for residents of flood-affected villages of Kapurthala in Doaba when the demand on the ground is for sand b... Read More


Now, head constables can act as probe officers in drug cases

Chandigarh, Sept. 11 -- In a move to reduce the workload on SHOs and ASIs and help in time-bound probes, the Punjab government has empowered head constables to serve as investigating officers (IOs) in... Read More


Mann govt misleading Centre with inflated claims, says Jakhar

Chandigarh, Sept. 11 -- Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of misleading the central government by submitting inflated and contradictory figure... Read More


Ludhiana CP bars SHOs from handling land, money, matrimonial disputes cases

Ludhiana, Sept. 11 -- Commissioner of police (CP) Swapan Sharma has barred the station house officers (SHOs) of all police stations within the Ludhiana commissionerate from directly dealing with cases... Read More


Flooded with relief, Punjab looks for long-term rehabilitation

Chandigarh, Sept. 11 -- Battling its worst floods in four decades that have claimed 53 lives and destroyed crops in 1.91 lakh hectares, Punjab is now faced with a deluge of relief material. With the o... Read More