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10,000 cops to be hired to root out drugs: Mann

Jalandhar, Oct. 4 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday announced 10,000 new recruitments in the Punjab Police to root out drugs, as he declared that the state was fighting the final and ... Read More


Pargat is fourth Doaba leader to head Punjab Congress

Jalandhar, Oct. 4 -- Former Indian hockey captain and three-time Jalandhar Cantonment MLA Pargat Singh has become the fourth leader from the Congress-dominant Doaba region to head the Punjab Pradesh C... Read More


I'm a team player and willwork as 'full back': Pargat

Chandigarh, Oct. 4 -- Newly appointed Punjab Congress president Pargat Singh on Saturday sought to downplay factionalism within the state unit, asserting that the party was a "good team" and that all ... Read More


Do you support anti-sacrilege bill or not, AAP asks Pargat

Chandigarh, Oct. 4 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday asked newly appointed Punjab Congress president Pargat Singh whether he supports the anti-sacrilege law enacted by the present government an... Read More


Hockey high: 8 of gold-winning squad hail from Punjab

Jalandhar, Oct. 4 -- Punjab erupted in celebrations on Saturday as the Indian men's hockey team clinched a historic gold medal at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, defeating Malaysia 5-1 in a la... Read More


Three of crime network held in Charkhi Dadri

Karnal, Oct. 4 -- Three members of an organised criminal network were arrested in Charkhi Dadri, and three illegal firearms, along with 50 live cartridges, were seized, the Special Task Force (STF) sa... Read More


Five Punjab-origin men held in Canada for violence, extortion

Toronto, Oct. 4 -- Five Indian nationals have been arrested and charged by Canadian law enforcement in connection with alleged violence and extortion. One of the five was, in fact, lured back to Canad... Read More


Arora denies any role in Sangrur youth's suicide case

Sangrur, Oct. 4 -- Amid rising political clamour over the cremation of a 23-year-old Dalit suicide victim without his family present, cabinet minister Aman Arora on Saturday denied any involvement in ... Read More


Canadian trade minister pitches country as reliable partner for India

Toronto, Oct. 4 -- Canada's minister of international trade Maninder Sidhu has underscored his country's "role as a trusted and reliable long-term economic partner for India." Sidhu's remarks came in ... Read More


In 3rd arrest, varsity student nabbed for spreading rumours

Patiala, Oct. 4 -- Police on Saturday arrested a student of Chitkara University for allegedly spreading misleading messages on social media that triggered panic and fuelled violent protests on the uni... Read More