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Punjab sees 36% capex dip from Apr-Sept

Chandigarh, Dec. 2 -- Punjab has reported a 36% decline in capital expenditure (capex) during the first half of the 2025-26 financial year, as compared to last year. The state government spent Rs 1,76... Read More


2 buses collide in rohtak, seven schoolkids hurt

Rohtak, Dec. 2 -- Seven school students were among 11 people injured when their bus collided with another bus at Lakhan Majra in Rohtak district on Monday morning, police said. Two of the seven studen... Read More


Farm fires in Punjab, Hry lowest in 5 yrs

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said on Monday that incidents of farm fires in Punjab and Haryana reached their lowest levels during the 2025 paddy harvesting sea... Read More


On what basis Amritpal's parole plea was rejected, HC asks Punjab

Chandigarh, Dec. 2 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday directed the Punjab government to produce the "foundational material" that led to the rejection of Khadoor Sahib MP and Waris Punjab D... Read More


Suspect's role, gravity of offence must guide bail decision: Top court

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Emphasising that the principle "bail is the rule and jail, an exception," does not entitle all accused to automatic relief, the Supreme Court has held that courts must also weigh ... Read More


probe all Digital arrest matters: apex court to cbi

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- The Supreme Court on Monday granted CBI sweeping powers to probe digital arrest scam cases across the country, directing states and Union territories to grant sanction to the fede... Read More


AAP alleges Capt-Badal nexus in Punjab

Chandigarh, Dec. 2 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday said that leaders rejected by the people of Punjab, including former chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh, his relative Simranjeet Singh Mann, ... Read More


Cross-border module busted, two arrested with seven pistols

Amritsar, Dec. 2 -- The Amritsar police commissionerate busted a Pakistan-linked cross-border arms' smuggling module with the arrest of its two operatives and recovered seven sophisticated pistols- th... Read More


BJP's dilemma: To ally or not to ally with old partner SAD

Chandigarh, Dec. 2 -- With barely a year left for the 2027 Punjab assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continues to grapple with a dilemma - whether to revive its decades-old alliance ... Read More


1 held with 5kg heroin in Amritsar's border village

Amritsar, Dec. 2 -- The Counter Intelligence (CI), Amritsar, has busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of an operative with 5kg heroin, said Punjab director general of polic... Read More