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'5,500 jawans to be recruited in home guard border wing'

Chandigarh, April 25 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday approved recruitment of 5,500 jawans in the home guards border wing, said officials. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired... Read More


HC pulls up 3 Hry ACB officers

Chandigarh, April 25 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has come down heavily on three officers of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Haryana-- an additional director-general of police (ADGP), a superint... Read More


Retd col among 2 held while accepting Rs.22L bribe in Charkhi Dadri

Rohtak, April 25 -- A team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials on Wednesday arrested a retired colonel and an ex-servicemen from Charkhi Dadri while accepting a bribe of Rs.22.5 lakhs f... Read More


Strong villages make a strong nation: Saini

Panchkula, April 25 -- On National Panchayati Raj Day, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini unveiled development package worth Rs.368 crore for the state's panchayats, marking a significant step t... Read More


2 held after shootout in Sonepat

Rohtak, April 25 -- Two notorious criminals, who were involved in at least six criminal activities, including the killing of a man in Sonepat's Baroda area last week, were arrested from near Rohna vil... Read More


j&K attack: bandh in Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala

Hoshiarpur, April 25 -- Commercial establishments and educational institutions remained closed in Punjab's Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala districts on Thursday to protest the terror attack in Pahalgam that... Read More


Nod to 3rd-party certification for factory building plans approval

Chandigarh, April 25 -- The Punjab Cabinet on Thursday gave its nod to third-party and self- certification for approval of buildings plans of factories. The decision was taken in the meeting of the c... Read More


Hope afloat: Lone shikara in Kashmir's troubled waters

India, April 25 -- Kashmiri embraces are disarmingly tight, almost enough to squeeze the breath out of you. I discovered this as a child while being welcomed at the doorways of family friends in Srina... Read More


Mandi workers warn of statewide strike over low wages

Sangrur, April 25 -- The Anaj Mandi Mazdoor Union, Punjab, has announced a statewide closure of mandis on April 26, demanding fair wages for labourers. The union says the current wage rates are too lo... Read More


put up single plaque for all repair works, Punjab govt schools told

Ludhiana, April 25 -- The education department on Thursday directed all government schools where projects are being inaugurated under the 'Punjab Sikhya Kranti' to put up a single plaque for all compl... Read More