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Ex-panchayat member cremated after family ends week-long stir

Barnala, Oct. 12 -- The last rites of former panchayat member Sukhwinder Singh Calcutta, who was shot dead at the bus stand of Sehna village on October 4, were performed on Saturday, a day after his f... Read More


Over 100 kg of narcotics seized in Ferozepur, eight arrested

Ferozepur, Oct. 12 -- Police have arrested eight persons and seized significant quantities of narcotics, including 1 kg of heroin, 20 kg of opium, and 87 kg of poppy husk. The operation also led to th... Read More


Kataria hails Punjabis' unity, compassion during floods

SBS Nagar, Oct. 12 -- Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria, accompanied by his wife Anita Kataria, on Saturday paid tributes to Shaheed Bhagat Singh and other martyrs of the freedom struggle at Khatkar... Read More


Kapurthala: Drug smuggler couple's house demolished

Kapurthala, Oct. 12 -- The rural and panchayat development department, with the support of Kapurthala police, on Thursday demolished an illegally constructed house belonging to a couple facing multipl... Read More


Alwar man held for spying for Pak's ISI

India, Oct. 12 -- The Rajasthan Police's intelligence unit has arrested a man from Alwar for allegedly spying for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for two years, marking the sixth such arr... Read More


TV journalist booked for hurting religious sentiments

Ludhiana, Oct. 12 -- The Division Number 4 police station in Ludhiana has registered an FIR against Aaj Tak journalist Anjana Om Kashyap for allegedly making disrespectful remarks about Maharishi Valm... Read More


Farm fires climb to 116 with 14 new cases

Patiala, Oct. 12 -- As the paddy harvesting season gathers pace in Punjab amid dry weather, farm fire incidents have also begun surging. On Saturday alone, the state reported 14 new incidents of farm ... Read More


Delay in flood damage report will hurt farmers: Sukhbir

AMRITSAR, Oct. 12 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday blamed the incumbent AAP government for its failure to conduct flood prevention works before the monsoons and t... Read More


Cong launches campaign, hopes voters will defeat 'divisive' forces

Tarn Taran, Oct. 12 -- The Congress on Saturday launched the campaign of its candidate Karanbir Singh Burj for the Tarn Taran assembly bypoll, with party leaders warning that divisive forces were tryi... Read More


'It was lovely to light diyas'

India, Oct. 12 -- Former England footballer Michael Owen swapped his football boots for festive warmth as he posed for a special Diwali shoot with us on his recent visit to Mumbai. The 44-year-old was... Read More