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Mohali: Sisters wait with rakhis, biker run over by unidentified vehicle on way home

Mohali, Aug. 29 -- For three sisters in Kharar's Machhlikalan, Raksha Bandhan was meant to be a day of celebration with their only brother. Instead, the festival turned into a tragedy after 21-year-ol... Read More


Chandigarh: Take steps to prevent deaths by electrocution or face action, says High court

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has categorically told authorities in Nayagaon and Chandigarh to take steps to ensure there is no loss of human life due to dangerously in... Read More


Punjab: Amritpal's party promises white paper on drug menace

Amritsar, Aug. 29 -- The Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), led by jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, on Friday promised to bring out a comprehensive white paper on Punjab's drug crisis if voted to pow... Read More


Weak September rains could push FY27 CPI inflation to 5.5% or higher: UBI Report

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- India's inflation outlook will hinge critically on rainfall in September, with a further shortfall in the final month of the southwest monsoon potentially pushing FY27 consumer p... Read More


Mohali: Teen set ablaze by stalker dies after 5-day battle for life

Mohali, Aug. 29 -- The 16-year-old girl, who had allegedly been set ablaze by her stalker at her residence in Mohali last week, succumbed to her injuries on Friday after battling for life for five day... Read More


Punjab: Unhealed cracks in Congress on display again

Amritsar, Aug. 29 -- The festering rift in the Punjab Congress deepened on Friday as the party's political conference at Baba Bakala on Rakhar Punia turned out to be a solo show of Jalandhar MP and fo... Read More


Mann plays up AAP's welfare push, targets rivals for 'ignoring' Punjab

Amritsar, Aug. 29 -- Highlighting the slew of pro-people measures rolled out by the Aam Aadmi Party government, chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday announced that efforts are being made on a war fo... Read More


Abducted, set afire, Kharar influencer dies at PGIMER

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- A 28-year-old Punjabi social media influencer, Manjit Kaur, died during treatment at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here, nearly two month... Read More


Chandigarh's groundwater extraction at 'safe' levels but aquifers under severe stress: Report

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- City Beautiful's groundwater extraction falls in the 'safe' category but the city's aquifers are grappling with long-term decadal depletion, severe geological imbalances, and he... Read More


HERC should not act as rubber stamp for pvt interests: Ex-minister

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- Former Haryana finance minister Sampat Singh on Friday criticised the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), accusing it of acting as a rubber stamp for private inter... Read More