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Hry IAS officer among 3 held in Rs.504cr fraud

Panchkula/Chandigarh, July 1 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested senior IAS officer Pardeep Kumar and two former bank officials in connection with the alleged embezzlement of Rs.... Read More


4-yr-old falls into borewell, rescue op on

Karnal, July 1 -- A four-year-old boy, Nirvair Singh, fell into a 220-ft-deep open borewell in Dhaneora village in Ambala on Tuesday morning, triggering a large multi-agency rescue operation. The inci... Read More


Uncertainty over Doha talks clouds U.S.-Iran interim deal

Doha/Tel Aviv, July 1 -- Doha/Tel AvivTop US envoys who have arrived in Doha will not hold a high-level meeting with Iran, a Qatari official said on Tuesday, casting doubt on the progress of efforts t... Read More


avG Sikh poorer than a non-Sikh in Punjab: DATA

New Delhi, July 1 -- Punjab faces low income and precarity like other states, but also stagnant income and precarity against a history of prosperity rooted in Punjab's farming. An HT analysis of histo... Read More


ram temple funds case

Varanasi/Ayodhya, July 1 -- Six of the eight men arrested in connection with irregularities in the Ram Temple donation collections were on the payroll of a Varanasi-based security agency that provided... Read More


12 of interstate gang arrested; four firearms, heroin seized

Ferozepur, July 1 -- Busting an interstate syndicate allegedly involved in the supply of illegal firearms and heroin, Abohar police arrested 12 persons and seized four pistols, magazines, cartridges a... Read More


4 armed suspects held after encounter, two pistols seized

Bathinda, July 1 -- Four members of a criminal network were arrested after a brief exchange of gunfire with police personnel near the Sirhind canal link road on the outskirts of Bathinda city, directo... Read More


Power cuts trigger protests as Punjab faces record demand

Patiala, July 1 -- Large parts of Punjab are witnessing unscheduled power cuts as the state's electricity demand surged to near-record levels amid an intense heatwave and peak paddy transplantation se... Read More


Jathedar warns against attempts to undermine Akal Takht

AMRITSAR, July 1 -- Akal Takht acting Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Tuesday said that the community to identify those who, "under the influence of power", are challenging the highest Sikh tem... Read More


4-yr-old boy falls into 220-ft-deep borewell in Ambala, rescue op on

Karnal, July 1 -- A four-year-old boy fell into a 220-foot-deep borewell at Dhaneora village in Ambala district of Haryana on Tuesday morning, triggering a multi-agency rescue operation. The incident ... Read More