Punjab: News
03 Jul 2018
Amarinder SinghPunjab-CM to bear expenses of youth creating awareness about drug-menace
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has announced that he would personally bear the entire education expenses of Science Deep Singh, who is engaged in creating awareness among masses about ill effects of drugs.
02 Jul 2018
Amarinder SinghPunjab to recommend death penalty for drug smugglers, peddlers
On Monday, the Punjab government recommended the death penalty for people convicted in drug smuggling and peddling cases.
30 Jun 2018
Punjab PolicePunjab: 12 travel-agents booked for sending youths abroad on forged-documents
Twelve travel agents have been booked in Punjab for allegedly duping 30 youths of several lakhs of rupees by sending them to the USA on forged documents, who are now languishing in the US's Arizona jail.
28 Jun 2018
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Punjab former finance minister Surinder Singla dies at 78
Punjab's former Finance Minister Surinder Singla has died today at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi after he was rushed there complaining of breathlessness.
23 Jun 2018
Crime BranchMissing Delhi boy reunites with family after six years
Wednesday brought good news for a Delhi family after they were reunited with their missing son after six long years.
22 Jun 2018
Punjab PolicePunjabi youths chasing American dreams find themselves in US jails
Chasing the American dream, Bunty Singh (not his real name) illegally entered the US after crisscrossing several countries but landed in an immigration detention center in Otero, New Mexico, where he has been languishing for the last 16 months.
19 Jun 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Girl refuses marriage proposal, man shoots her dead
A 19-year-old woman, working as a hostess in a private bus company, was shot dead in Pakistan's Punjab province allegedly by the company's security guard, Umar Daraz, after the victim Mahwish refused his marriage proposal.
19 Jun 2018
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)AIIMS-topper from Punjab wants to be a cardiologist, serve hometown
Eliza Bansal (17) from Punjab's Sangrur district, who topped the prestigious AIIMS MBBS exam this year, wants to serve her hometown Lehragaga which faces a shortage of doctors, her family said.
16 Jun 2018
Hepatitis BStrict-action will be taken if found polluting rivers/canals: Punjab Minister
Punjab Water Resources Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria said stringent action will be taken against those found polluting rivers and canals.
08 Jun 2018
BiharForced sex in marriage is cruelty, ground for divorce: HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court said forceful sex in marriage amounts to cruelty and could be ground for divorce.
08 Jun 2018
PatialaAfter outrage, Punjabi University revokes ban on shorts for girls
A day after a ban on girls wearing shorts to the hostel mess created a flutter among the students, Punjabi University (Patiala) has revoked the order.
05 Jun 2018
IndiaControversial 'spill milk' protests divide farmers. What's the solution?
Struggling farmers across India have been demonstrating since days demanding better conditions.
03 Jun 2018
Amarinder SinghPunjab CM promises increased support to existing industry, local investors
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has promised to extend support provided to local investors and existing industry to leverage the state's intrinsic strengths.
31 May 2018
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Punjab: Congress wins Shahkot seat with 38,801 margin votes
Punjab's ruling Congress candidate Hardev Singh Ladi today won Shahkot Assembly by-poll, defeating his nearest rival, Shiromani Akali Dal nominee Naib Singh Kohar, by a margin of 38,801 votes.
28 May 2018
Punjab Police22-year-old Punjabi singer Navjot Singh found shot dead
The dead body of a budding Punjabi singer named Navjot Singh was discovered near Chandigarh on Sunday night.
28 May 2018
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Punjab: Polling for Shahkot Assembly by-election underway
Polling for the Shahkot by-poll, which was necessitated following the demise of Akali MLA Ajit Singh Kohar in February this year, began today at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm.
26 May 2018
Navjot Singh SidhuWife, son decided not to join the appointed posts: Sidhu
Facing criticism over the appointment of his son as law officer and wife as chairperson of Punjab Warehousing Corporation, Punjab Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu today said they will not take up the posts.
24 May 2018
IndiaIn Punjab's Dhakoli, smell of dead bodies haunts the living
Those who bought residential plots in Dhakoli, a small town in Zirakpur, Punjab, are facing an unexpected trouble: a constant smell of dead bodies.
21 May 2018
XTwitter goes berserk as Dhoni finishes off with a six
Kings XI Punjab were knocked out of 2018 IPL after a 5-wicket loss to MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings in Pune.
18 May 2018
IndiaPunjab: 5-year-old girl mauled to death by stray dogs
A five-year-old girl was killed by a pack of stray dogs in Punjab's Sangrur district.
17 May 2018
Indian Premier League (IPL)Twitter goes berserk as MI beat KXIP in a thriller
Mumbai Indians overcame Kings XI Punjab in a nail-biting thriller at the Wankhede.
15 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC acquits Navjot Singh Sidhu in 1988 road rage case
The SC has acquitted Punjab Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu in a 1988 road rage case, when he was accused of killing a man by hitting him on the head.
14 May 2018
XTwitter left in awe of Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Kings XI Punjab by 10 wickets.
08 May 2018
XBest Twitter reactions as Royals beat Kings XI Punjab
Rajasthan Royals beat Kings XI Punjab by 15 runs to bag their fourth win of the Indian Premier League 2018.
07 May 2018
IndiaAfter 124 deaths, heavy storm alert for 15 states, UTs
Days after heavy dust storms, thunderstorms and lightning killed more than 100 people in North India, the Met department has issued a similar warning for the next two days in 13 states and two union territories.
07 May 2018
Indian Premier League (IPL)#TwitterReactions: KL Rahul is Kings XI Punjab's hero
Kings XI Punjab secured a stunning victory over Rajasthan Royals.
03 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaPunjab village bans love marriage. Which era is this, again?
The Chankoian Khurd village in Ludhiana's Doraha block banned love marriages after two neighboring youngsters got married.
02 May 2018
Tamil NaduLong before government launched Gobar-Dhan scheme, rural entrepreneurs initiated change
The Centre's launched Gobar-Dhan scheme on Monday hoping to make 'poo to power' a reality.
01 May 2018
IndiaSAD to hold meet over deleted chapters on Sikh Gurus
Shiromani Akali Dal decided to hold a meeting of its core committee on Thursday to formulate an action plan to "force" the Congress government in Punjab to re-insert 23 "deleted" chapters related to the era of Sikh Gurus in Class-12 History books of the Punjab School Education Board.
25 Apr 2018
Indian OceanLast Sikh Queen's earrings fetch £175,000, 6 times auction estimate
A pair of gold pendant earrings from the collection of last Sikh Queen of Punjab Maharani Jind Kaur fetched £175,000 (Rs. 1.6cr approximately), nearly six times the guide price, at an auction.
18 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC reserves verdict on Sidhu's plea in 1988 road-rage case
The Supreme Court today reserved its judgment on the appeal filed by cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict convicting and sentencing him to three years in jail in a 1988 road rage case.
16 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaPunjab CM: No question of Sidhu resigning over road-rage case
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh on Sunday specified that Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu will not resign from his cabinet. This was in response to the Opposition's rising demand that Sidhu should resign in connection to a 30-year-old road rage case.
16 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaScreening of film 'Nanak Shah Fakir' will continue, says SC
The Supreme Court today made clear that its interim order permitting the release of the regional film "Nanak Shah Fakir", based on the life of the first guru of the Sikhs, shall remain operational.
11 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaPunjab: Postponed CBSE Class 10, 12 exams on April 27
The CBSE has announced that the Class-10 and 12 exams scheduled on April 2 in Punjab that were cancelled will be held on the 27th instead.
09 Apr 2018
Punjab GovernmentPunjab: CBSE yet to announce postponed board exam dates
The CBSE is yet to announce new dates for the Class 10 and Class 12 examinations that were postponed in Punjab in view of the "Bharat Bandh" on April 2, leaving the students and parents anxious.
09 Apr 2018
HaryanaRains lash many places in Punjab, Haryana; farmers worried
Heavy rains lashed many places in Punjab and Haryana, including Chandigarh, increasing woes of farmers who fear damage to the wheat crop.
08 Apr 2018
Jammu And KashmirPunjab sites on-alert after suspected threats from Pakistan-based LeT, JeM
Air Force (IAF) stations and other important installations in Punjab are on alert after 'fresh inputs' received by intelligence agencies.
08 Apr 2018
Delhi PoliceDid a Punjab housewife trigger the CBSE Class-12 paper leak?
After the arrest of three people in the CBSE Class-12 Economics paper leak, police have revealed it all started because a Punjab housewife wanted a relative, a teacher, to help her son clear his exams.
03 Apr 2018
Happy BirthdayPunjabi remake of Ajay Devgn's 'Singham' to release next year
The Punjabi remake of "Singham" is all set to be released next year, with Parmish Verma in the lead role.
02 Apr 2018
RanchiDalit-protests: One dead in violence, Center files review-petition in SC
The Center has filed a review petition in the SC against the court's recent order on the SC/ST Atrocities Act.
