Punjab

Delhi shivers at 4.4 degrees Celsius, schools shut in northern states due to cold wave

The minimum temperature in Delhi plummeted to 4.4 degrees Celsius, the lowest this winter so far, on Wednesday as the…

2 years ago

Bomb found near Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s house in Chandigarh

A live bomb was found near Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's residence in Chandigarh. A bomb disposal squad was immediately…

2 years ago

PSIEC stalling Chandigarh Police probe into industrial plots scam

Chandigarh: The Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation (PSIEC) is reportedly not cooperating with the Chandigarh police in tracing an…

2 years ago

Top Canadian scientist finds flaws in official pollution test reports of Malbros liquor factory in Punjab

Chandigarh: A reputed Canadian scientist has raised serious doubts over the pollution test reports submitted by the joint investigation team,…

2 years ago

Malbros producing dangerous chemicals without nod from Punjab Pollution Control Board

Chandigarh: The management of the Malbros liquor manufacturing factory at Zira has not informed the Punjab Pollution Control Board that…

2 years ago

Disconnect between Punjab Chief Secretary and Chief Minister’s Office sparked spat with Governor

Chandigarh: After the major embarrassment caused to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in the spat with the Punjab Governor, the question…

2 years ago

Alarm bells ringing in Punjab

The recent attack on a police station in the border district of Taran Tarn was the fifth of its type…

2 years ago

Punjab Governor puts CM Bhagwant Mann on mat over shunting of top cop from Chandigarh

Chandigarh:  Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Banwari Lal Purohit has in a hard-hitting reply to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann informed…

2 years ago

Ex-IAS officer questions Punjab Vigilance Bureau mandate to quiz him in Rs1,000 crore scam

Chandigarh: KBS Sidhu, the retired IAS officer, suspected to be involved in the Rs 1000 crore Irrigation Department scam has…

2 years ago

Mining mafia gains as Punjab fails to adopt Centre’s strict mining law

Chandigarh: Punjab government has failed to adopt the country’s new amended mining and minor minerals Act of 2015 that is…

2 years ago

Terrorists launch grenade attack on police station in Punjab border village

Chandigarh: Terrorists attacked a police station in Punjab's border district of Tarn Taran with a rocket-propelled grenade last night, police…

2 years ago

Ex-IAS officer KBS Sidhu called for questioning in Rs1,000 crore Irrigation Dept. scam

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has summoned KBS Sidhu IAS (retired), the then Additional Chief Secretary of the state’s Irrigation Dept,…

2 years ago

Another FIR to be filed against Punjab ex-Minister Dharmsot in Forest Dept. scam

Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has decided to register a fresh FIR under the Prevention of Corruption Act against…

2 years ago

Foreign-made guns continue to be registered in Punjab despite Central Govt ban

Chandigarh: The registration of thousands of foreign-made weapons continues in Punjab in gross violation of a Union Home Ministry order…

2 years ago

Three proclaimed offenders in sacrilege cases continue to dodge Punjab police for over a year

Chandigarh: The Punjab police has not been able to arrest three accused in the sacrilege cases even though 16 months…

2 years ago

IGP’s report exposes politician-gangster nexus in Punjab

Chandigarh: A report submitted by then Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Punjab’s Organised Crime Control Unit (OCCU) has made…

2 years ago

NIA launches raids to bust gangster-terror nexus in 5 states

New Delhi: In a fresh crackdown on the gangster-terrorist nexus, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday morning launched massive…

2 years ago

3 top IPS officers indicted for letting accused in custodial rape, extortion case go scot-free

Chandigarh: The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) has indicted three top IPS officers for conducting a shoddy investigation without applying their…

2 years ago

Security agencies gain upper hand over Pakistan-backed terror groups operating in Punjab

Coordinated efforts of the security agencies have given a severe blow to the operations of Pakistan’s ISI-backed gangsters-turned-terrorists in Punjab…

2 years ago

Ex-Minister’s trial in Forest Dept. scam held up as Punjab govt fails to give nod

Chandigarh: The court trial of former Punjab minister Sadhu Singh Dharmsot in the Forest Department corruption scandal has been held…

2 years ago

Gangster-turned-Khalistani Harvinder Rinda dies in Lahore military hospital due to drug overdose

Chandigarh:  Gangster-turned-Khalistani terrorist Harvinder Sandhu alias Rinda, 34, died in a Pakistan military hospital in Lahore today evening due to…

2 years ago