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Sanitation workers strike over pending demands

Mohali, May 9 -- Members of the Safai Sewak Majdoor Union, Mohali, continued their strike for the third day on Friday, protesting against the Punjab government over pending demands of sanitation worke... Read More


Akal Takht rejects sacrilege law, gives Punjab govt 15 days to amend clauses

Amritsar, May 9 -- In a sharp escalation of standoff between the Punjab government and Sikh clergy, the Akal Takht on Friday formally rejected the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) A... Read More


7 Punjab-origin youths deported from Canada over extortion

Toronto, May 9 -- A release from a Canadian police outfit listing seven Indian-origin persons allegedly in extortion-related violence, has triggered a xenophobic reaction as six of them shared the sam... Read More


Punjab drug situation 'alarming', go after the 'big fish': SC to state

New Delhi, May 9 -- The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Punjab government for not catching the "big sharks" in drug trafficking, observing that the increase in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Su... Read More


HC relief for RS members Pathak and Gupta

CHANDIGARH, May 9 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court provided legal breathers on Friday to Rajya Sabha members Sandeep Pathak and Rajinder Gupta, who is also Trident Group's chairman emeritus, in se... Read More


Assassination suspect blamed Farooq for terror: Challan

Jammu, May 9 -- A special investigation team (SIT) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday filed a 600-page chargesheet, in connection with the alleged assassination attempt on former chief minister... Read More


Sailor from Guj killed, 5 injured in Hormuz crossfire

mUMBAI, May 9 -- A Gujarat sailor died and five others were injured after dhow was caught in crossfire in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, according to a seafarers association representative. Officials... Read More


hold 'penance' march not Shukrana yatra: Warring to govt

CHANDIGARH, May 9 -- Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Thursday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's "Shukrana Yatra", saying the ruling party should instead under... Read More


Will quit politics if found guilty: Arora

Chandigarh, May 9 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) state president and cabinet minister Aman Arora on Friday said he was ready to face any investigation and vowed to quit politics if any wrongdoing was proved... Read More


BJP files police complaint against Mann

Jalandhar, May 9 -- The leaders and workers of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on Friday staged a protest against Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann over his allegation that the saffron party was behind ... Read More