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Change of land use fraud: ED searches continue for Day 2 in Mohali, Chandigarh

Mohali, May 9 -- The Enforcement Directorate's (ED) crackdown on two major real estate groups in Punjab entered its second day on Friday, with searches expanding across multiple locations in Mohali, N... Read More


Mann terms SAD opposition to anti-sacrilege law immaterial

Bathinda, May 9 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said that the Shiromani Akali Dal's rejection of the recently enacted anti-sacrilege law is immaterial as the legislation has been welcomed by... Read More


Devotees with scriptures at home caught in a bind

Sangrur/Jalandhar, May 9 -- The new anti-sacrilege law has left those possessing "saroops" of Guru Granth Sahib and Gutka Sahibs at home on the edge, with several enquiring about Sikh "maryada" for ha... Read More


Deterrence or state interference: New law sparks panthic debate

AMRITSAR, May 9 -- The Punjab government's recent enactment of the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, designed to impose stricter penalties for sacrilege of the Sikh holy s... Read More


anti-gangster crackdown: 261 detained, 5 weapons seized

Chandigarh, May 9 -- On the 108th day of the anti-gangster drive, Punjab Police on Friday conducted 548 raids across the state, leading to the detention of 261 people and recovery of five weapons. Off... Read More


Rs.2,000 cr disbursed under welfare schemes to 59 lakh beneficiaries

Chandigarh, May 9 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday released over Rs.2,115 crore through direct bank transfer (DBT) for various welfare schemes to 59 lakh beneficiaries in the stat... Read More


Haryana minister Panwar injured in road crash

Karnal, May 9 -- Haryana cabinet minister Krishan Lal Panwar, 68, sustained injuries on Friday afternoon when his official Toyota Innova SUV crashed into the rear of an escort vehicle in his convoy ne... Read More


Policy, not farmers, holding back Punjab's diversification

India, May 9 -- Apropos the HT article 'Beyond the grain: Punjab needs new Green Revolution' (May 3), it is time to move away from narratives that unfairly malign Punjab's agriculture and its hardwork... Read More


RS members Gupta, Pathak get relief from HC in separate cases

Chandigarh, May 9 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday directed the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) not to take coercive action against the Barnala unit of Rajya Sabha member Rajinder ... Read More


Man posing as Amit Shah called me, filed police case, says AAP MP

Hoshiarpur, May 9 -- Aam Aadmi Party's Hoshiarpur MP Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal claimed on Friday that he received a phone call on his birthday from someone impersonating Union home minister Amit Shah, af... Read More