Punjab: News

11 Mar 2023

Haryana

H3N2 claims 6 lives in India; case decline expected soon 

At least six persons have died due to the Influenza A virus subtype H3N2 in India so far, India Today reported.

08 Mar 2023

Reliance Jio

Jio 5G launched in 27 cities, count reaches 331

Reliance Jio has rolled out its 5G services in 27 more cities including Pollachi, Bhatapara, Zahirabad, Ramnagar, and Bankura. With the latest rollout, the telco's 5G services are available in 331 cities across the country.

08 Mar 2023

Canada

Punjab: 24-year-old Canadian resident lynched to death, video goes viral

A 24-year-old Canadian resident was allegedly stabbed to death by a mob in Punjab after he objected to playing loud music, India Today reported.

07 Mar 2023

Sidhu Moose Wala

Sidhu Moose Wala murder: Parents stage 'dharna,' demand justice

Parents of the late popular Punjabi singer and Congress leader Sidhu Moose Wala, Balkaur Singh and Charan Kaur, staged a protest outside Vidhan Sabha in Punjab on Tuesday.

24 Feb 2023

Khalistani

Punjab: Pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh's supporters clash with police

Armed with guns, swords, and other sharp weapons, hundreds of supporters of the pro-Khalistani (sovereign state for Sikhs) leader Amritpal Singh clashed with Punjab Police personnel on Thursday in Amritsar's Ajnala, injuring a few.

Gangster-terror nexus: NIA raids 72 locations across 7 states

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday launched raids in 72 locations across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh.

14 Feb 2023

Reliance Jio

Jio launches 5G in 21 more cities, total reaches 257

Reliance Jio has launched its 5G services in four cities in Himachal Pradesh and 17 more cities across other states. The fifth-generation mobile network is now available in as many as 257 cities across India.

24 Jan 2023

Gurmeet Ram Rahim

Gurmeet Ram Rahim celebrates parole by cutting cake with sword

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for raping two disciples, was granted 40-day parole from Haryana's Sunaria Jail in Rohtak district on Saturday.

22 Jan 2023

Cold Wave

Cold wave returns North India with rainfall on Tuesday: IMD

The North India including the national capital Delhi will again witness cold wave conditions in the last week of January days after a brief respite.

18 Jan 2023

Congress Party

Punjab: Setback for Congress as Manpreet Singh Badal joins BJP

Former Punjab finance minister and senior Congress leader Manpreet Singh Badal on Wednesday resigned from the party alleging disparage.

17 Jan 2023

Rahul Gandhi

Bharat Jodo Yatra: Man breaches security to hug Rahul Gandhi

A man breached security to embrace Rahul Gandhi during the Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab's Hoshiarpur on Tuesday and lunged at him. The person was, however, quickly pulled away from the Congress leader.

14 Jan 2023

Congress Party

Congress MP Santokh Singh passes away during Bharat Jodo Yatra

Congress MP from Jalandhar, Punjab Chaudhary Santokh Singh passed away on Saturday during the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) in Punjab, according to India Today.

13 Jan 2023

Delhi

Delhi: Flights delayed as IMD warns of 'intense' cold wave

A cold wave coupled with a thick layer of fog over north India affected daily life and delayed some flights from Delhi on Friday morning. However, the national capital experienced some respite as the minimum temperature was recorded at 12 degrees Celsius.

07 Jan 2023

Bhagwant Mann

Punjab: 'Controversial' AAP minister Fauja Singh Sarari resigns from cabinet

Punjab Horticulture Minister Fauja Singh Sarari on Saturday resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led cabinet, The Tribune reported.

06 Jan 2023

Diljit Dosanjh

Happy birthday Diljit Dosanjh: 5 must-watch films of 'Jogi' star

Whenever there is a discussion about actors who are blessed with more than one skill set, you can't skip Diljit Dosanjh's name.

31 Dec 2022

Delhi

Delhi to begin New Year with fresh cold wave spell 

Delhi and much of northwest India will see a fresh cold wave on New Year's Eve, with the lowest temperature to drop three degrees by Tuesday, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD).

28 Dec 2022

Delhi

Delhi: Cold wave to abate till Sunday, return thereafter

Delhi and the rest of northwest India are set to get some respite from the biting cold wave, exacerbated by low daytime temperatures, from Wednesday till Sunday, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

27 Dec 2022

Delhi

Cold wave: Dense fog across Delhi, North India; temperatures dip

Dense fog prevailed in Delhi, reducing visibility to as low as 50m as a cold wave continued to sweep North India.

26 Dec 2022

Cold Wave

Cold wave sweeps Delhi, fog delays trains by 3 hours

A cold wave continued to grip Delhi on Monday as dense fog brought down visibility to 50 m in some areas.

25 Dec 2022

South Indian Cinema

#NewsBytesExplainer: Bollywood, Tollywood, Sandalwood—understanding India's sprawling film industries

India's unrivaled, ubiquitous diversity seeps into every aspect of our lives, and for a country that lives, breathes, and thrives on cinema, how can our film industries be any different?

21 Dec 2022

Delhi

Fog affects trains, flights; school timings revised in several states

Delhiites woke up to cold and thick fog morning for the third day in a row on Wednesday as the general visibility went down to 500 meters at the Indira Gandhi International Airport at 5:30 am, per the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

20 Dec 2022

Delhi

IMD issues 'yellow' alert as dense fog shrouds Delhi, Punjab

The Indo-Gangetic plains remained shrouded in dense to very dense fog on Tuesday for the second consecutive day.

17 Dec 2022

Bhagwant Mann

Gangster Goldy Brar's US detention top secret: Punjab CM Mann

The status of gangster Goldy Brar—the mastermind of singer Sidhu Moose Wala's murder—remains a "top secret" as a foreign country is involved, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann told NDTV in an interview.

Punjab: Sarhali Police Station attacked with rocket-propelled grenade, investigation launched

The Sarhali Police Station in Punjab's Taran Tarn area was attacked with a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), India Today reported on Saturday.

02 Dec 2022

Ludhiana

NIA arrests Ludhiana court blast prime accused from Delhi airport

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested the prime accused in the Ludhiana district court blast case of December 2021 from Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, it said on Friday.

02 Dec 2022

Sidhu Moose Wala

Goldy Brar, mastermind of Moose Wala murder, detained in California

Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar, who claimed responsibility for the murder of Punjabi singer-politician Sidhu Moose Wala, was detained in California, US around November 20, as per Indian intelligence sources. However, the California police haven't confirmed this.

30 Nov 2022

Bhagwant Mann

Punjab: Agriculture workers protest outside CM Bhagwant Mann's residence

A massive protest was held outside the residence of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Sangrur, Punjab.

NIA raids 20 places across India to bust gangster-terror nexus

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday, as part of its investigation into the gangster-terror nexus case, began running raids on 20 locations across Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi-NCR, and Haryana.

29 Nov 2022

India

Punjab: Another Pakistani drone shot down by BSF in Amritsar

The Border Security Force (BSF) reportedly shot down a drone on Monday that had allegedly entered Punjab's Amritsar district from Pakistan.

Who is Arun Goel, the new Election Commissioner of India?

Arun Goel assumed charge as one of the two Election Commissioners of the top election body—the Election Commission of India (ECI)—on Monday.

13 Nov 2022

Punjab Government

Punjab government tightens gun regulations, bans public display of firearms

The Government of Punjab, in a bid to clamp down on the gun culture in the state, has tightened arms regulations.

08 Nov 2022

Sidhu Moose Wala

Sidhu Moose Wala's second posthumous song 'Vaar' dropped on Gurpurab

A new song from late singer Sidhu Moose Wala was released on Tuesday to mark the occasion of Gurpurab.

04 Nov 2022

Amritsar

Punjab: Hindu right-wing leader Sudhir Suri shot dead in Amritsar

A Hindu right-wing leader Sudhir Suri, of a local religious outfit called Shiv Sena — unrelated to the political party from Maharashtra — was shot dead during a sit-in outside a temple over a management dispute in Amritsar of Punjab on Friday.

20 Oct 2022

Punjab Government

Punjab government mulls removing governor as chancellor of state universities

The Punjab government led by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is considering replacing the governor with the chief minister as the chancellor of all state-run universities.

20 Oct 2022

Air Quality Index

Smog to choke Delhi in 3 days, action plan enforced

The National Capital Region (NCR) is likely to lose its breath under the grip of smog in the next three days.

12 Oct 2022

Vande Bharat Express

Delhi-Chandigarh in under 3 hours, courtesy 4th Vande Bharat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to flag off the fourth Vande Bharat Express train on Thursday, set to run between Himachal Pradesh's Una and Delhi.

Kidnapped Indian-origin family with 8-month-old child found dead in USA

Four members of an Indian-origin family, including an 8-month-old girl, were found dead in the United States of America (USA) on Wednesday, local police said.

03 Oct 2022

Music Industry

Singer Alfaaz hospitalized after being 'attacked' in Mohali, accused arrested

Punjabi singer-rapper Amanjot Singh Panwar, popularly known as Alfaaz, has suffered serious injuries after being allegedly hit by a tempo in Mohali on Saturday night.

27 Sep 2022

Bhagwant Mann

Punjab: CM Mann tables confidence motion in Assembly amid ruckus

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday tabled a confidence motion in a special session of the Vidhan Sabha amid the heavy uproar by the opposition.