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ED unearths Rs.3,000-cr fake GST, cash withdrawal fraud; 5 booked

Ludhiana, June 21 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has unearthed a financial fraud involving fake GST invoicing, bogus firms and suspicious cash withdrawals amounting to Rs.3,089.57 crore. Followin... Read More


4 aides of foreign-based gangster held with arms

Jalandhar, June 21 -- Police have arrested four associates of foreign-based gangster Doni Bal and recovered three firearms from their possession onSaturday. The accused have been identified as Nitish ... Read More


Will develop Punjab as envisioned by Maharaja Ranjit Singh: Nabin

AMRITSAR, June 21 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Nabin on Saturday commenced his three-day maiden visit to Punjab by paying obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. During... Read More


Reconsider higher education law: Mann to Union minister

Chandigarh, June 21 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday wrote to Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, asking him to reconsider the 'Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhiniyam Bill, 2025'. He said... Read More


SIT summons Sampla, others in Behbal Kalan police firing case

Chandigarh, June 21 -- The special investigation team (SIT) probing the 2015 Behbal Kalan police firing case related to sacrilege incidents has summoned BJP leader and former Union minister Vijay Samp... Read More


After attack on cops, 100 'illegal' structures removed in Yamunanagar

Karnal, June 21 -- Days after a police team from Karnal was allegedly attacked by villagers in Yamunanagar, the administration on Saturday demolished more than 100 "illegal" constructions in Deha Bast... Read More


Cops quiz Majithia for over three hours

Amritsar, June 21 -- Punjab Police on Saturday quizzed senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia for over three hours in connection with the alleged storming of the Majitha police statio... Read More


Late monsoon, weak June rain threaten Punjab's groundwater

Patiala, June 21 -- With the southwest monsoon running behind schedule and Punjab recording below-normal rainfall through June so far, concerns are growing over increased dependence on groundwater dur... Read More


Bhullar moves HC again, seeks bail in graft case

Chandigarh, June 21 -- The suspended DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar, 59, has approached Punjab and Haryana high court seeking bail in the corruption case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation... Read More


Gunmen open fire at Jalandhar mobile shop after Rs.50-lakh extortion threat

Jalandhar, June 21 -- Panic gripped the Bhargo Camp area on Saturday afternoon after two unidentified scooter-borne assailants opened fire at a local mobile phone store following an alleged Rs.50-lakh... Read More