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NIA court rejects bail plea of accused

Mohali, Feb. 6 -- A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mohali has rejected the bail application of Dipender Partap, alias Dipen Rana, an accused in the grenade attack on the residenc... Read More


HC reserves judgment in Chhatrapati murder case

Chandigarh, Feb. 6 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday reserved its judgment on the appeals from Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) head Gurmeet Ram Rahim and others in the October 2002 murder of jou... Read More


Man held for raping minor in Sonepat

Rohtak, Feb. 6 -- A 62-year-old retired Army man was arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in Sonepat, said police on Thursday. A senior police official said that the matter came to light w... Read More


Majithia vows to reunite SAD factions

Chandigarh, Feb. 6 -- Days after walking out of Nabha jail on bail, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Thursday said that he would make efforts for the unity of the party. "I wi... Read More


MHA to monitor pendency of rape, POCSO Act cases

Chandigarh, Feb. 6 -- The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) is considering introducing a system of quarterly review to monitor pendency in investigation and trials of rape and POCSO Act cases. The ... Read More


HC notice to Punjab, Centreon relaxing de-addiction drugs rules

Chandigarh, Feb. 6 -- The high court on Thursday sought a response from the Punjab government and the Centre on a PIL challenging 2025 rules governing the dispensing of de-addiction drugs such as bupr... Read More


Punjab AAP appoints youth, trade wing heads

Chandigarh, Feb. 6 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday announced a new set of office-bearers for various wings, district units and assembly constituencies in Punjab. Parminder Singh Goldy was nam... Read More


Police alone cannot make Haryana free of crime: DGP

CHANDIGARH, Feb. 6 -- Haryana director general of police (DGP) Ajay Singhal on Thursday said that 8.24% dip has been recorded in total registered crimes in January 2026 as compared to the correspondin... Read More


Haryana's free tablet scheme falters amid glitches

Karnal, Feb. 6 -- The Haryana government's ambitious free tablet scheme, under which nearly five lakh devices worth Rs.620 crore were distributed to Class 10 and 12 students in 2022, appears to have f... Read More


Canadian delegation calls on Punjab FM

Chandigarh, Feb. 6 -- Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday hosted a high-level Canadian delegation, with a focus on strengthening international cooperation and deepening economic engageme... Read More