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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


Court grants 'monk' bail in forgery case, criticises 'shoddy' probe

NEW DELHI, Feb. 6 -- A Delhi court granted bail to self-styled monk Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati in a case pertaining to forgery of diplomatic vehicle registration plates-one of three cases lodged a... Read More


'Take us to Korea, or else we will die', Gzb girls told father

Ghaziabad, Feb. 6 -- A day after three minor half-sisters jumped to their deaths from their apartment in Ghaziabad, their father alleged that in the hours before the incident, the girls had demanded t... Read More