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Cong stages protest, seeks CEC's removal

Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- The Punjab Congress on Friday staged a protest outside the Election Commission office in Chandigarh, Sector 17, demanding the ouster of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kuma... Read More


Cong councillor held for snatching MC register

SANGRUR, Sept. 26 -- Lehragaga police on Friday arrested Congress councillor Baljinder Kaur for allegedly snatching an official register during a meeting of municipal council councillors and leaving w... Read More


Land use tweaks, masterplan changes come under ED lens

Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- A day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a note alleged that manipulation of reserve prices of unsold land could have caused a potential loss of nearly Rs.10,000 crore t... Read More


BJP will eradicate drugs in Punjab like Naxalism, gangsterism: Dhillon

Ludhiana, Sept. 26 -- Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Friday said the party would work to eradicate drugs from Punjab, comparing the challenge with what he described as the party's handlin... Read More


Punjab attracted nearly Rs.2-lakh crore investment in four years, says Mann

Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- Punjab is fast emerging as a major industrial hub and preferred investment destination, with the Bhagwant Mann-led government attracting Rs.1.89 lakh crore in investments over ... Read More


Passport agent held accepting Rs.20k bribe

Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Friday arrested a private passport agent after she was caught red-handed while accepting a Rs.20,000 bribe to facilitate early issuance of a pass... Read More


2 electrocuted to death, 3 injured at Sunam fair

Sangrur, Sept. 26 -- Two young men, including a catering worker and a devotee, died of electrocution and three others were injured at the Peer Baba Judwaa Shah fair in Sunam on Thursday night, police ... Read More


'Rs.6,400 crore GMADA deposit serious accounting impropriety'

Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- Amid plans to raise Rs.15,000 crore by the Greater Mohali Development Authority (GMADA), the accountant general, Punjab, has told the high court that Rs.6,400 crore deposited b... Read More


HC orders release of bizman, puts two taxmen on notice

Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has ordered the immediate release of a Jalandhar businessman and sought an explanation from two officials of the Central Goods and Service Tax... Read More


Delhi Police constable dies after celebratory firing at Hansi event

ROHTAK, Sept. 26 -- A Delhi Police head constable died after being injured in celebratory firing during a family ceremony in Singhwa Khas of Hansi. The victim was identified as Amarjeet Singh, 35, of ... Read More