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Hopes of the early completion of the six-laning of the Amritsar-Delhi national highway have been generated with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) fixing targets to relocate the boundary wall and shifting of certain Army structures in Jalandhar cantonment within six months.
The six-laning of the Kharar-Ludhiana and Chandigarh-Kharar…[Read more]

Aap sujhayein (you suggest)” was the terse reply of Punjab and Haryana Governor-cum-UT Administrator Kaptan Singh Solanki when asked about his views on the harassment faced by commoners due to traffic restrictions whenever his entourage moves within the tricity.Showing little concern towards the masses who are at the receiving end of traffic r…[Read more]

A rickshaw-puller was killed and two others were seriously injured when a speeding Verka truck rammed into a booth at the parking lot of the Phase V market this morning.The incident occurred at around 4.15 am. Amarjit Singh (40), a rickshaw-puller from Gopalganj, Bihar, died on the spot while two persons, Birbal, aka Bijli, and Saurav Kumar from…[Read more]

Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday criticised Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal for terming people, who protested against the Akali Dal delegation in the US and Canada, as “anti-national”.This is unbecoming of the president of Akali Dal, a party that claims to represent and watch Sikh interests, to damn an…[Read more]

Taking extreme measures, the Chandigarh Police on Monday bolted some residents of Vikas Nagar, Mauli Jagran, inside their homes before Punjab and Haryana Governor and UT Administrator Kaptan Singh Solanki’s visit to the area to inaugurate the 24×7 water supply scheme. The vehicles that were part of the Governor’s motorcade were parked near the…[Read more]

Local police claimed to have solved a blind murder case of Nayagaon resident Lam Lakhan with the arrest of a 48-year-old acquaintance of the victim on Saturday.Lam Lakhan alias Pujari’s body bearing cuts and stab wounds was found in Mullanpur on July 13. Police, after registering the case had handed over the investigation to the Central…[Read more]

UT Adviser Vijay Kumar Dev announced several proposals during the inauguration of the Government Model High School in Sector 45 on Thursday. The proposals include evening schools for poor children, five new government schools, six sports centres, 1,100 more teachers, introduction of a new subject on social responsibility and installing air…[Read more]

At least five young people were brutally hacked to death in their house in Punjabs Moga district on Thursday, police said. The suspected killer, agranthi too was also found dead under mysterious circumstances.Police said they were investigating various angles, including tantric activity, behind the crime.The victims, including two women and a…[Read more]

At least five young people were brutally hacked to death in their house in Punjabs Moga district on Thursday, police said. The suspected killer, agranthi too was also found dead under mysterious circumstances.Police said they were investigating various angles, including tantric activity, behind the crime.The victims, including two women and a…[Read more]

At least five young people were brutally hacked to death in their house in Punjabs Moga district on Thursday, police said. The suspected killer, agranthi` (Sikh religious preacher) too was also found dead under mysterious circumstances.Police said they were investigating various angles, including tantric activity, behind the crime.The victims,…[Read more]

The body of a 74-year-old man was allegedly found floating in a canal here, police said on Monday.Daya Ram, a retired steno of Public Works Department (PWD) was found dead in Uppar Bari Doab Canal yesterday, they said.
The victim, a resident of Budha Nagar had gone for a walk on Friday but did not return home, police said.
The body was spotted by…[Read more]

Ex servicemen will hold a protest march from Military Station at Bathinda here on July 8 demanding One Rank One Pension (OROP).Announcing this, president of the Indian Ex Services League (Punjab), Brig (Retd) Inder Mohan Singh said here today that their aim is to organise peaceful disciplined protest at Bathinda to apprise the serving soldiers who…[Read more]

Partaking in ‘Digital India’ week, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday launched the state Portal ePMS (Electronic Projects Management System) to fast track infrastructural development.The project was kicked off to enhance efficiency, bring transparency, boost the investor confidence, revive the investment cycle, eliminate the…[Read more]

A Congress MP on Saturday opposed Punjab government’s move of setting up AIIMS at Bathinda instead of Kapurthala and termed it as “discrimination against Doaba region.”The state government is discriminating against Doaba. When the Centre had announced that AIIMS would come up in Doaba region, even land was identified for it in Kapurthala district.…[Read more]

Punjab police on Tuesday claimed to have rescued five children following the arrest of a man who allegedly abducted them and forced them into begging.The accused, identified as Raju was nabbed near Dholewal Chowk. He allegedly used to push the children to beg after kidnapping them from various places, police said .Five children of age group 10-15…[Read more]

The Punjab Police on Tuesday used water cannons to disperse NSUI workers, who were protesting against the state government.The NSUI was demanding that action be taken against the drug menace in the state.

A 19-year-old Dalit boy was found hanging from a tree at Punjab’s Khara village following which five persons, including two panchayat members, were booked for the alleged murder, police said on Monday.Body of the deceased was found hanging yesterday from the tree in the village here, they said.The youth had eloped with a farmer’s minor daughter,…[Read more]

Police have seized 53 illegal weapons, 17 fake firearms licenses besides several documents including duplicate NOCs for purchasing weapons and 17 fake stamps of District Magistrates of various districts in Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.Addressing the media here, Paramraj Singh Umranangal Inspector General (Bhatinda Zone) today said…[Read more]

Hot weather conditions prevailed in most parts of Haryana and Punjab on Saturday, even as few areas in the states received rainfall.According to MeT department here, Union Territory Chandigarh recorded a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius, one notch above normal.Among other places in Haryana, Ambala recorded maximum temperature of 39.1 degrees, two…[Read more]

A Youth Akali Dal leader allegedly committed suicide here following which police today booked seven persons, including two senior leaders of the ruling Akali Dal for abetment of suicide.Santokh Singh Sukhana, National General Secretary of the Youth Akali Dal, was on Sunday found hanging in a bathroom of a hotel, SHO Kotwali Inspector Dharm Pal…[Read more]