Punjab

Does Punjab Speaker have a hidden agenda in cancelling meetings of all Vidhan Sabha Committees?

Chandigarh: Could the real reason for cancellation of all meetings of all the Vidhan Sabha Committees slated for January 20,…

2 years ago

Desperate bid by main accused in Rs 600 crore Punjab scam to shift case to another judge flops

Chandigarh: Chief Engineer (CE) Surinder Pal Pahalwan, a protege of Shiromani Akali Dal president and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister…

2 years ago

Vital evidence surfaces on Rs 700 crore real estate scam in Mohali

Chandigarh: Investigators looking into Rs. 700 crore Philips-Signify plot scam, have found vital evidence connecting two IAS officers, heading separate…

2 years ago

Ghost allottees get plots worth crores in Punjab’s Mohali land scam

Chandigarh: A major scam has surfaced with “untraceable” allottees getting prime plots worth crores of rupees in Punjab Small Industries…

2 years ago

AAP govt scraps job quota for tribals in Punjab, comes under fire

Chandigarh: In a controversial order, the Punjab government has withdrawn 2 percent reservation available, with specific conditions, to tribal castes…

2 years ago

Punjab drug smugglers switch ops to Karachi, Iran seaports as BSF tightens vigil on Pak border

Chandigarh: The drug smugglers active in Punjab have switched their strategy and started getting large quantities of contraband using containers…

2 years ago

Punjab CM claim to shut Malbros liquor factory comes 17 days after Pollution Board had virtually closed it

Chandigarh: Prior to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's January 17, 2023, public announcement of his decision to close the polluting…

2 years ago

In huge setback for Congress in Punjab, Manpreet Badal quits and joins BJP

Chandigarh: In a major setback to the Congress, former Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal today resigned from the party…

2 years ago

Punjab CM Mann orders shutting down of Malbros liquor factory over pollution issue

Chandigarh: In a decision having vast political and social ramifications, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday ordered the immediate…

2 years ago

Punjab shocker: Babu amends CM’s order and helps tainted officials to bounce back

Chandigarh:  In a bizarre case, an order issued by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann based on a cabinet decision, was…

2 years ago

Congress MP dies of heart attack during Bharat Jodo Yatra

Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary died of a heart attack while participating in the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab…

2 years ago

Punjab Vigilance wing zeroes in on PSIDC officers too in Rs 700 crore Philips-Gulmohar plot scam

Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has come to the conclusion that the first sin in the Rs 700 crore Anand…

2 years ago

Punjab plunges into sand crisis as AAP govt sits on mines

Chandigarh: The sand and gravel shortage in Punjab that has led to the skyrocketing of prices and stalled construction activity…

2 years ago

Dense fog disrupts flights, trains as cold wave enters 6th day in Delhi, northern states

The cold wave sweeping across Delhi and the northern states continued on Tuesday with dense fog disrupting air, rail and…

2 years ago

Senior Army officer kills wife then shoots self in Punjab

An officer of the Indian Army, a Lieutenant Colonel, posted in Punjab's Ferozepur murdered his wife and then shot himself…

2 years ago

Punjab govt loses Rs 40 crore prime land to builder mafia as bureaucracy looks the other way

Chandigarh: The builder mafia has grabbed prime government land worth Rs 40 crore on the national highway in the Rajpura…

2 years ago

Flights, train services hit as dense fog descends on Delhi & northern states

A dense layer of fog descended on Delhi and the northern states on Sunday morning lowering visibility which disrupted flights…

2 years ago

AAP minister in Punjab quits after extortion plan audio goes viral

Chandigarh: Punjab Horticulture Minister Fauja Singh Sarari resigned from Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's cabinet on Saturday, months after an audio…

2 years ago

Did Punjab bureaucrats mislead High Court on nazool land meant for poor?

Chandigarh: Some bureaucrats while posted as Deputy Commissioners (DCs) heading the administration of districts in Punjab, apparently misled the Punjab…

2 years ago

Punjab ex-minister, IAS officer booked in industrial plots scam

Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has registered a criminal case against former minister Sunder Sham Arora, Ms. Neelima, IAS,…

2 years ago

Punjab CM’s plan for new medical college runs into controversy over land transfer

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s plan to set up a new Government Medical College in Mastuana Sahib in Sangrur…

2 years ago