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W Asia braces as Trump orders more Iran strikes

India, Aug. 2 -- The prices of commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) - used in establishments such as hotels and restaurants - were on Saturday cut by a steep Rs.192 per 19-kg cylinder while aviati... Read More


Rahul, 2 OTHER MPs booked in U.P. over 'ramtemple case' skit

VARANASI, Aug. 2 -- The Varanasi Police on Saturday registered a case against Lok Sabha leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Independent MP Pappu Yadav and Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad for alleged... Read More


Cross-border drug racket busted, man arrested with 20kg heroin

AMRITSAR, Aug. 2 -- Police have busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling and organised crime nexus in Amritsar with the arrest of one person and the seizure of 20 kg of heroin, officials said on Satu... Read More


Bajwa flays Centre, Punjab over 'deletion' of MGNREGA job cards

Chandigarh, Aug. 2 -- Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Saturday alleged that the Punjab and central governments had colluded to exclude lakhs of genuine workers from the Mahatma Gandhi Natio... Read More


Punjab releases second tranche of cash aid to 35.5L more women

PATHANKOT, Aug. 2 -- A month after launching the Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana and releasing the first tranche of financial assistance on July 1, the Punjab government on Saturday transferre... Read More


Scuffles, slogans as twin Congpoll meets plunge into chaos

Patiala/Sangrur, Aug. 2 -- The fragile truce between the feuding Punjab Congress factions proved to be short-lived as supporters of Jalandhar MP and former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi caused... Read More


Punjab records 20% growth in gross GST revenue: Cheema

Chandigarh, Aug. 2 -- Punjab finance, excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema announced on Saturday that the state has achieved a robust 20% growth in its gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) r... Read More


Cong expels Ghanaur ex-MLA Jalalpur for 'anti-party' activities

Jalandhar, Aug. 2 -- Amid a deepening rift within its state unit over the post of the PPCC president, the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee expelled former Ghanaur MLA Madan Lal Jalalpur for indiscipl... Read More


Garbage lifting resumes in state: Bains after talks with sanitation workers

Ludhiana, Aug. 2 -- Punjab local government minister Harjot Bains on Saturday said the state government has implemented its decisions for sanitation workers, ensuring them better salaries, job securit... Read More


BJP announces new state team in Haryana

Chandigarh, Aug. 2 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday announced its new Haryana organisational team. The fresh appointments were approved by the party's national president, Nitin Nabin. A... Read More