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15 get life term for killing rival gang leader

AMRITSAR, Sept. 17 -- A local court on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to 15 people convicted in a 2016 murder case, while one was declared a proclaimed offender (PO). Additional sessions judge Sa... Read More


Punjab's per capita 'employee cost' highest among major states

Chandigarh, Sept. 17 -- Punjab, which is currently facing a standoff between the state government and its employees and pensioners over the payment of dearness allowance (DA) arrears, carries one of t... Read More


Punjab govt forms 7-member panel to coordinate with Akal Takht committee

Amritsar, Sept. 17 -- The Punjab government on Wednesday formed a seven-member committee that will coordinate and hold discussions with the Akal Takht-constituted panel on the anti-sacrilege law and g... Read More


Rs.224-cr panchayat funds parked in pvt banks sans Haryana nod

Chandigarh, Sept. 17 -- Months after the multi-crore IDFC First Bank financial scandal shook the Haryana government, another episode of alleged irregularities in the handling of public funds and their... Read More


Man killed, son injured in SUV-scooter collision

Karnal, Sept. 17 -- A man was killed while his son was injured after their two-wheeler collided head-on with a speeding Scorpio near Bastara toll plaza on National Highway-44 in Karnal on Wednesday. T... Read More


45-yr-old man beaten to death over 'money dispute' in Rohtak village

Rohtak, Sept. 17 -- A 45-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death on Tuesday evening with sticks in Nidana village of Rohtak district following a financial dispute, police said on Wednesday. The vic... Read More


Punjab's people hardworking but need better opportunities: Saini

Ferozepur, Sept. 17 -- Drawing a comparison between Haryana and Punjab's economic performance, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday said Punjab's people were hardworking but needed be... Read More


Former PSSSB chief acquitted; ex-superintendent gets 2-yr jail

Mohali, Sept. 17 -- Nearly two decades after allegations of irregularities surfaced in the 2006 teachers' recruitment process, a Mohali special court has acquitted former Punjab Subordinate Services S... Read More


SAD leader booked on rape charges, quits party posts

Patiala, Sept. 17 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) member Amarjit Singh Chawla has been booked in a rape case. Though Chawla has announced his res... Read More


No place for chitta sellersin Himachal, says Sukhu

Dharamshala, Sept. 17 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday led an anti-chitta awareness walkathon in Una and appealed to the people of Himachal Pradesh, especially the youth, to activ... Read More