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GNDU VC, registrar get 1-month jail term for contempt of court

Chandigarh, May 28 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has sentenced Guru Nanak Dev University's (GNDU) vice chancellor (VC) Karamjeet Singh and registrar Karamjit Singh Chahal to one-month jail... Read More


Harbhajan's cover withdrawn after threat perception review in March: Punjab to HC

Chandigarh, May 28 -- The Punjab government told the high court that the decision to withdraw security cover of Rajya Sabha member and former cricketer, Harbhajan Singh, was taken based on the March 3... Read More


Over 80 taken ill after Sangrur wedding feast

Sangrur, May 28 -- Over 80 people fell ill with gastroenteritis symptoms after attending a wedding in the Moonak area of Sangrur district, a senior official said on Wednesday. Sangrur civil surgeon Dr... Read More


Ambala triple murder accused in police net

Karnal, May 28 -- Days after an Ambala-based pharmacy student allegedly shot dead three of his family members, the accused was arrested following an exchange of fire in the Naraingarh area on Tuesday,... Read More


Activists claim damage to 2,000-year-old Kushana period Buddhist stupa in K'shetra

Karnal, May 28 -- A group of activists and individuals from the Buddhist community claimed that the state government damaged the 2,000-year-old Kushana period Buddhist stupa, an ancient archaeological... Read More


Firm booked for illegal storage of fertilisers in Karnal

Karnal, May 28 -- Deputy director of agriculture (DDA), Karnal, Wazir Singh said that an FIR was registered against firms in Karnal for illegally storing and selling various types of fertilisers. He s... Read More


Assembly can't criticise MPs over Parliament voting decisions: Hooda

Chandigarh, May 28 -- Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Haryana assembly, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, told Vidhan Sabha Speaker Harvinder Kalyan that the April 27 decision of the Congress MLAs to hold a mo... Read More


Vigilance nabs SHO while taking Rs.7,000 bribe

Rohtak, May 28 -- The Hisar vigilance and anti-corruption bureau (ACB) arrested the Bhiwani women's police station SHO red-handed for allegedly taking a Rs.7,000 bribe to settle a two-year-old case of... Read More


Haryana, Punjab battle intense heat; Rohtak sizzles at 46.6degC

Karnal, May 28 -- Severe heat continued to prevail in Haryana and Punjab on Wednesday, with Rohtak being the hottest place in the state at a maximum temperature of 46.6degC, the met office said. Sizzl... Read More


SGPC seeks Akal Takht's directions on SIT queries

Amritsar, May 28 -- A day after the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) accused the special investigation team (SIT) probing the case related to the missing 328 holy saroops of Guru Granth ... Read More