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Sc dismisses last appeal against bofors acquittal

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday effectively brought the curtain down on the politically-sensitive Bofors pay-off case by dismissing the only surviving appeal against the 2005 Delhi ... Read More


Bhakra Dam structure completely safe: Goyal

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- Punjab water resources minister Barinder Kumar Goyal on Thursday said the structure of the Bhakra Dam was completely safe and there was no reason for panic. Goyal was speaking du... Read More


House panel flags growing buprenorphine use, calls for audit of de-addiction centres

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- Expressing serious concern over the functioning of de-addiction centres across the state, a Punjab assembly House committee questioned the increasing and prolonged use of bupreno... Read More


School reforms drive Punjab to top of education index: Bains

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- Punjab has emerged as the top-performing state in the NITI Aayog School Education Quality Index 2026, overtaking Kerala, school education minister Harjot Singh Bains informed the... Read More


No family left out of NFSA ration scheme:Kataruchak

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- Punjab food, civil supplies and consumer affairs minister Lal Chand Kataruchak on Thursday said the state government was committed to ensuring that no eligible family was deprive... Read More


Noisy scenes in House over BJP MLA's 'girl child' remark

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- A remark by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Pathankot Ashwani Sharma during a discussion on illegal mining triggered a political storm in the Punjab assembly on Thur... Read More


7 hurt after gunmen open fire at SUV outside Charkhi Dadri court

Rohtak, Aug. 7 -- At least seven people sustained injuries after three unidentified assailants opened indiscriminate fire at a Scorpio SUV outside Dadri court in Charkhi Dadri on Thursday, police said... Read More


Class 6 student dies after school gate arch falls on him in Sonepat

Rohtak, Aug. 7 -- An 11-year-old Class 6 student was killed after the brick arch of the main gate of a government primary school collapsed on him in Garhi Bilinda village of Sonepat district, police s... Read More


CBI court denies bail to suspended IAS officer

Panchkula, Aug. 7 -- A special CBI court on Thursday rejected the bail application of suspended 2000-batch IAS officer Pankaj Agarwal, who was arrested on June 22 in the Rs.645-crore IDFC First Bank f... Read More


ownership rights of encroached land given to medical college

Karnal, Aug. 7 -- The court of additional district and sessions judge, Karnal, Rajnish Kumar Sharma, has ordered the award of ownership rights for five marlas of encroached land to Kalpana Chawla Gove... Read More