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Bains: Expedite four-laning of Kiratpur-Nangal highway

Chandigarh, May 17 -- In a bid to fast-track the four-laning of the Kiratpur-Nangal highway, cabinet minister Harjot Singh Bains on Friday directed the officials to accelerate land acquisition for the... Read More


Amid surge in OOAT admissions, staff crunch a handicap

Patiala, May 17 -- With the number of patients visiting government-run Outpatient Opioid Assisted Treatment (OOAT) clinics seeing a rise amid the Punjab government's anti-drug campaign, a shortage of ... Read More


Attari-Wagah border opens for Afghan trucks stranded in Pak

Amritsar, May 17 -- In a relief for traders since the de-escalation of military tension with Pakistan after the May 10 ceasefire, eight trucks carrying perishable goods from Afghanistan, which were am... Read More


Accused's house served as stash point for drugs

Chandigarh, May 17 -- The accused Amarjot Singh alias Jota, a resident of Bhittewad village in Amritsar district, from whom a stash of 85kg of heroin was recovered is an addict and was working on the ... Read More


State ups the ante against drugs, starts drive to sensitise people

Nawanshahr/Jalandhar, May 17 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal kicked off a month-long 'Nasha Mukti Yat... Read More


PSEB Class-10 exam: Three girls take top spots with perfect score

Mohali, May 17 -- Girls put up a stellar show in Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Class-10 exams, taking the top three positions with a perfect 100%. Akshnoor Kaur of Sant Mohan Dass School in Kot... Read More


Local court extends remand of nine accused by four days

AMRITSAR, May 17 -- A local court on Friday extended the remand of 9 of the 10 accused arrested in connection with the sale of spurious liquor that claimed 27 lives in villages of Majitha sub-division... Read More


MP Aujla seeks inquiry by sitting HC judge

Chandigarh, May 17 -- Congress MP from Amritsar, Gurjeet Singh Aujla, on Friday, sought an inquiry by a sitting high court judge into the hooch tragedy in Majitha as well as other deaths due to drugs ... Read More


For throwing out vendors' items, HSVP officials made to sit on road

Rohtak, May 17 -- High drama unfolded as Haryana assembly deputy speaker and Jind MLA Krishan Middha on Friday ordered officials of Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP)to sit on the roadside in Di... Read More


First online 'Lado Panchayat' held in Haryana

Chandigarh, May 17 -- In a move to combat female foeticide, the "Selfie with Daughter Foundation" on Friday held the first online "Lado Panchayat" in collaboration with the women and child development... Read More