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PU hostel allotments to get more transparent

Chandigarh, May 6 -- To bring more transparency into hostel allotments, Panjab University (PU) has decided to cap the number of students staying in hostels on guest basis or daily charge at 5% of the ... Read More


Zirakpur MC president gets anticipatory bail

MOHALI, May 6 -- The court of additional district and sessions judge Ajit Attri on Monday granted anticipatory bail to Zirakpur municipal council president Udayvir Singh Dhillon, who was named in the ... Read More


2019 road accident case: Accused acquitted due to lack of evidence

PANCHKULA, May 6 -- A local court has acquitted Vikas, a Karnal resident, in a 2019 road accident case that led to the death of Ravi, a truck cleaner from Panipat, citing the prosecution's failure to ... Read More


Two booked after 'boiled' claws of leopard recovered from Pinjore

Panchkula, May 6 -- Following confirmation from forensic analysis that recovered animal claws belonged to a leopard, Pinjore police have registered a case against two individuals, including a woman, u... Read More


BKU faction leaders 'detained' ahead of protest, alleges Dallewal

BATHINDA, May 6 -- Key activists of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Sidhupur), including president Jagjit Singh Dallewal, were detained on Tuesday in various districts ahead of the call for a one-day d... Read More


Drug smuggler arrested after shootout

Hoshiarpur, May 6 -- A drug smuggler was injured in an encounter with police under the Garhdiwala police station on Monday. A pistol, psychotropic drugs and Rs.10,000 drug money was recovered from the... Read More


CM Mann warns protesters against road, rail blockades

Chandigarh, May 6 -- Condemning the organisations announcing road and rail blockades in Punjab, chief minister Bhagwant Mann said legal action will be taken against those who disrupt public life and h... Read More


Bill relaxing criteria for appointing SC law officers passed

Chandigarh, May 6 -- The Punjab assembly on Monday passed the Punjab Law Officers (Engagement) Amendment Bill, 2025, for relaxation in the minimal annual professional income criteria for engagement of... Read More


Mann, 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


Punjab resolves not to give a drop of water from its share to Haryana

Chandigarh, May 6 -- Amid a stand-off over water-sharing between Punjab and Haryana, the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab moved a resolution in the state assembly on Monday... Read More