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Centre sanctions Rs.106 cr for digital push in schools

Chandigarh, Dec. 5 -- After withholding approval for a similar proposal earlier, the Centre has sanctioned Rs.106 crore to Punjab for digital initiatives such as computer laboratories and smart classr... Read More


Nomination papers torn, alleges Oppn

Patiala, Dec. 5 -- With Patiala Police facing allegations of conspiring to stop opposition candidates from filing papers, multiple incidents of obstruction and snatching of nomination documents were r... Read More


Leaked 'audio clip' triggers political storm, FIR filed

Patiala, Dec. 5 -- A political row erupted on Thursday with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) sharing an alleged leaked audio clip, accusing Patiala SSP Varun Sharma and other district cops of orchestrati... Read More


SAD moves HC, seeks probe into Patiala SSP's 'audio clip'

Chandigarh, Dec. 5 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday moved the Punjab and Haryana high court, alleging misuse of police machinery to subvert the electoral process in Punjab for zila parisha... Read More


9kg heroin seized along Pak border, 5 held

Ferozepur, Dec. 5 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday apprehended five narco-smugglers and seized over 9 kg of heroin in two separate operations along the Pakistan border. In a release, a B... Read More


62 years on, Bhakra Dam set for first-ever desilting

Chandigarh, Dec. 5 -- Sixty-two years after the Bhakra Dam was dedicated to the nation in 1963, the iconic structure is preparing for its first-ever desilting operation amid reports of alarming sedime... Read More


truck Driver, helper burnt alive as crash triggers blaze

Rohtak, Dec. 5 -- A 48-year-old truck driver and his 40-year-old helper were burnt alive after another truck, loaded with mustard bags, rammed into it near Kamod village in Charkhi Dadri on Wednesday ... Read More


Japan's Aichi steel inks MoU with Vardhman for Rs.500-cr investment

Chandigarh, Dec. 5 -- Japanese steel giant Aichi Steel has agreed to expand its collaboration with Vardhman Special Steels in Punjab through a proposed investment of Rs.500 crore, chief minister Bhagw... Read More


Complainant records statement against Kangana in spl court

BATHINDA, Dec. 5 -- A septuagenarian woman, Mahinder Kaur, recorded her statement and submitted documentary evidence before a special court in Bathinda in a defamation case against the Bharatiya Janat... Read More


Spl DGP Deo: Big push for gender-responsive policing in Punjab

Chandigarh, Dec. 5 -- The Punjab Police has started "Mainstreaming of Women Police" project, aimed at assessing and enhancing the role and integration of women police officers across the state. The pr... Read More