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Amritsar, March 30 A man was shot dead at close range by unidentified assailants in a border village in Amritsar on Monday, police said.The deceased, identified as Sohna Singh, was travelling from Rajatal to Khera village when the assailants intercepted him and opened fire on him from close...

Chandigarh, March 30 The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has convened a meeting of all Sikh organizations on April 6 at its headquarters in Amritsar, in connection with the state government's decision to amend the law for punishment for the desecration of religious texts.SGPC...

Chandigarh, March 30 The daytime temperatures in Haryana and Punjab remained close to normal on Monday, a day after parts of the two states experienced rainfall.Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a maximum temperature of 31.9 degrees Celsius, according to the local...

Amritsar, March 30 – Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar said on Monday that the police investigation into the death of state Warehousing Corporation district manager Gagandeep Randhawa has once again proven that the state government “intends to delay and weaken the case”.He said the BJP would...

Chandigarh, March 29 Rain affected parts of Punjab and Haryana on Sunday, leading to a drop in daytime temperatures at many locations, the local weather office reported.Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, received light rain and recorded a maximum temperature of 27.3 degrees...

Chandigarh, March 29 The Punjab Police has foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons in Amritsar, recovering two 9mm sub-machine guns, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday.Preliminary investigations have revealed that the consignment is linked to the notorious gangster Gurpreet...

Kathua/Jammu, March 29 PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday backed a family’s demand for a CBI probe into the death of a BSF jawan in Punjab after his arrest by the Narcotics Control Bureau in Jammu in a drug trafficking case.BSF constable Jaswinder Singh was picked up on March 3 for...

Mumbai, March 29 Actress Priyanka Chopra, who was recently seen in ‘Heads of State’, has shared a collection of photos from March.On Sunday, the actress posted on her Instagram, sharing a series of pictures in which she could be seen spending quality time with her daughter, Malti Marie Chopra...

Amritsar, March 28 The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Saturday passed a budget of ₹1,487.41 crore for the financial year 2026-27 amid religious slogans chanted by the members present.The budget session, held at the headquarters of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)...

Chandigarh, March 28 In a boost to Punjab's tourism and hospitality sector, Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora announced on Saturday that the Oberoi Group and Springedge Solutions Pvt. Ltd. have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of a major hospitality project in Amritsar...

Chandigarh, March 27 The Counter Intelligence wing of the Punjab Police in Amritsar has busted a cross-border arms smuggling racket with the arrest of two men and recovered 10 foreign-made pistols from their possession, a top officer said on Friday.Those arrested have been identified as Resham...

New Delhi, March 27 India's two-time Olympic medallist, Gurjant Singh, announced his retirement from international hockey on Friday, saying it was the right time to step down after losing his place in the national team due to a back injury last year.Gurjant represented India in 130 matches at...

New Delhi, March 27 – Indian men's hockey team forward Gurjant Singh announced his retirement from international hockey at the Hockey India Awards ceremony held in New Delhi on Friday.The 31-year-old striker brings to a close a decorated career spanning nearly a decade, 130 international caps...

Patiala, March 26 Nursing staff at three government medical colleges and hospitals in Punjab went on an indefinite strike on Thursday, defying the state government's decision to invoke the Essential Services (Maintenance) Act (ESMA) as they demanded the restoration of the Rs 4,600 pay scale...

Chandigarh, March 26 – The Punjab Police announced on Thursday that they had dismantled an interstate illegal weapons supply network with the arrest of two individuals from Uttar Pradesh.The police's counter-intelligence wing in Jalandhar recovered 10 locally made pistols and 20 magazines from...

New Delhi, March 26 The Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a man accused of kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old girl, ruling that the horoscope and vaccination card were not proof of age and, therefore, he could not be prosecuted under the POCSO Act.A bench of Justices Navin Chawla...

Mumbai, March 26 – Global star Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who is currently in India, is embarking on "another adventure" in Amritsar, Punjab.Priyanka shared a picture of a digital map on her Instagram stories while on a flight. The map showed the aircraft, which took off from New Delhi, landing in...

Chandigarh, March 25 The Punjab Police arrested two individuals and seized 7 kg of heroin from their possession in Amritsar on Wednesday, according to Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav.The accused, identified as Inderjeet Singh from Tarn Taran and Ravinder Sharma from Amritsar...

Chandigarh, March 25 A Punjab BJP delegation met Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Wednesday and sought a CBI investigation into the suicide of an official of the warehousing corporation.They submitted a memorandum stating that the death raised serious questions about the "abuse of power...

The Northern Railway has announced a route change for the Vande Bharat Express, which runs between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Amritsar. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that the train will now operate via Gurdaspur and Batala, replacing the previous route through Jalandhar. This...