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channi, warring reject Hooda Junior's praise for Sajjan

Ludhiana/Chandigarh, Aug. 23 -- Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and party MP Charanjit Singh Channi distanced themselves from party colleague Deepender Singh Hooda's remarks des... Read More


jaishankar to visit russia as co-chair of key bilateral body

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar will visit Russia this week to co-chair a meeting of the Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cu... Read More


Bizman's employee masterminds Rs.72-lakh robbery, held

Jalandhar, Aug. 23 -- Five days after a 58-year-old industrialist was attacked and robbed of Rs.72 lakh by car-borne men in Jalandhar, police have cracked the case with the arrest of his employee. Awa... Read More


Man killed, 2 hurt in firing; police suspect group rivalry

Hoshiarpur, Aug. 23 -- Unidentified assailants opened indiscriminate fire at a local grain market in Hoshiarpur around 3pm on Saturday, killing one person and seriously injuring two others, police sai... Read More


SGPC okays Rs.2.5-crore grantfor Miri Piri Medical College

AMRITSAR, Aug. 23 -- The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) executive committee on Saturday approved a Rs.2.5 crore grant-in-aid for Miri Piri Medical College, Shahabad Markanda, Haryana, ... Read More


2 attacked with screwdriver in gurdwara, 1 held

Toronto, Aug. 23 -- A 27-year-old repeat offender is in custody after stabbing a priest and a volunteer with a screwdriver at the Nanaksar Gurdwara Sahib in Edmonton, Alberta, early on Friday morning.... Read More


Forest dept shifts 23 senior IFS, PFS officers

Chandigarh, Aug. 23 -- The state government has ordered the immediate reshuffle of 23 Indian Forest Service (IFS) and Punjab Forest Service (PFS) officers within the department of forests and wildlife... Read More


H1N1 cases climb to 93 in Punjab, Ludhiana worst hit

Patiala, Aug. 23 -- Amid a rise in H1N1 (swine flu) cases in several parts of the country, Punjab has recorded 93 confirmed infections since late July, with the majority reported in Ludhiana, the stat... Read More


Pak-made phone used to trigger IED blast at police station: NIA

Panchkula, Aug. 23 -- A special NIA court has reprimanded the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for failing to provide clear, legible and complete copies of documents sought by an accused in the Gur... Read More


One in four DEO posts in Punjab lying vacant

Sangrur, Aug. 23 -- The school education department is struggling with an administrative lacuna, with 11 of 44, or one-fourth, sanctioned posts of district education officers (secondary) and district ... Read More