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markets surge, Rs. logs biggest 1-daYgain since 2020

Mumbai, Feb. 4 -- The Sensex and Nifty surged more than 2.5% each on Tuesday after India and the US announced their trade deal. The BSE Sensex closed at 83,739.13, up 2,072.67 points or 2.54%, its bes... Read More


Four killed as car hits two scooters near Mukerian; driver held

Hoshiarpur, Feb. 4 -- Four persons were killed after the two scooters they were riding were hit by a speeding car near Bhangala in the Mukerian subdivision around midnight on Monday. The car driver ha... Read More


Don't proceed with civic body poll process, HC directs state

Chandigarh, Feb. 4 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday directed the Punjab government not to proceed with the process of civic body elections for nine municipal corporations and around 100... Read More


Nangal-Kiratpur Sahib road to be four-lane soon

Chandigarh, Feb. 4 -- Education minister Harjot Singh Bains announced the final notification for the four-laning of the Nangal-Kiratpur Sahib road. The land acquisition process is expected to be compl... Read More


Man held for posing as health minister, threatening officials

AMRITSAR, Feb. 4 -- The Amritsar police arrested a man for allegedly impersonating Punjab health minister Dr Balbir Singh to exert unlawful pressure on government staff, police said on Tuesday. Accord... Read More


man held with 5kg heroin in Ferozepur

Ferozepur, Feb. 4 -- Police have arrested a man and recovered more than 5kg of heroin from his possession at a checkpoint set up near Chandiwala village in Ferozepur on Tuesday. Ferozepur senior super... Read More


Bail procedural, not clean chitfor Majithia, says Aman Arora

Chandigarh, Feb. 4 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab president and cabinet minister Aman Arora, reacting to the bail granted by the Supreme Court to SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia, said that the bail ... Read More


65-yr-old retd panchayat secy killed in Hansi

Rohtak, Feb. 4 -- Unidentified assailants killed a 65-year-old retired panchayat secretary at his property dealing office in Hansi on Tuesday morning, police said. The deceased has been identified as ... Read More


Guv's 4-day foot march against drugs in border dists from Feb 9

Chandigarh, Feb. 4 -- Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Tuesday announced that he will undertake a four-day padyatra (foot march) starting from February 9 in Tarn Taran, Ferozepur and Fazilka bor... Read More


Charting a new course for India's maritime ambition

India, Feb. 4 -- India's ambition to be a global maritime hub is no longer just aspirational rhetoric. With 12 major ports and more than 200 non-major ports situated along a 7,517-km coastline, comple... Read More