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Chandigarh, April 6 The Punjab government on Monday transferred 12 IAS officers, including four deputy commissioners, across the state.According to an official order, IAS officer Himanshu Aggarwal has been appointed as deputy commissioner, Patiala, replacing IAS officer Varjeet Walia, who has...

Jalandhar, April 4 The Punjab Police announced on Saturday that it had busted an illegal arms smuggling network with the arrest of one individual here.Suraj Kumar, a resident of Shekhewal village in Jalandhar, was apprehended during a police check at a checkpoint near the Patara area on Friday...

Phagwara, April 2 A man sitting in his car was shot at on the Phagwara-Jalandhar section of National Highway 44 on Thursday, with a gun fired from another car, police said.Sukhwinder Kumar, also known as "Honey," escaped unharmed as he sped away, they said.A resident of Kanshi Nagar in...

New Delhi, April 2 The NIA has filed charges against two accused, including Pakistani gangster Shehzad Bhatti, in connection with last year's grenade attack on YouTuber Roger Sandhu's house in Jalandhar, officials said on Thursday.The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which took over the...

New Delhi, April 2 – The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed charges against two accused, including Pakistani gangster Shehzad Bhatti, in connection with the grenade attack at the house of YouTuber Roger Sandhu in Jalandhar, Punjab, an official said on Thursday.The NIA, which took...

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 Rain affected parts of Punjab and Haryana on Sunday, with daytime temperatures dropping at many locations, according to the meteorological department.Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, received light rain, leading to a drop in temperature here.Ambala...

Shimla, March 25 The crisis caused by the conflict in West Asia has led to a 30-35 per cent increase in bookings for LPG refills this month compared to February, a state official said on Wednesday.There were 9,500 LPG bookings on a single day in February, which has increased by 30-35 per cent...

Chandigarh, March 24 The upcoming Asian Champions Trophy will be hosted by Punjab in October this year, announced Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann here on Tuesday.The matches will be played in Mohali and Jalandhar.The last major international event in Jalandhar was a high-profile Test match...

Jalandhar, March 24 The British High Commission, in collaboration with Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, organized a photo exhibition on campus as part of the ‘Prevent Visa Fraud’ awareness campaign here on Tuesday.The initiative aimed to educate students and young travelers about the risks...

Jalandhar, March 23 – The Roundglass Hockey Academy (RGHA) girls' team delivered a spectacular performance to be crowned champions of the 2026 (Women) Bholath Hockey Cup, comprehensively defeating Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) Amritsar 5-1 in the final at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium in...

Chandigarh, March 22 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Sunday that the one-time settlement scheme for Value Added Tax arrears has covered dues of around Rs 298.39 crore, with Rs 111.16 crore recovered so far.Calling it a decisive step to clear outstanding tax liabilities...

Shimla, March 21 Three tourists from Punjab were killed and three others were injured after their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in the Dalhousie area of Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district, police said on Saturday.According to the police, the incident occurred on...

Una (HP), March 18 One person was killed instantly, while 25 others were injured when a bus they were travelling in overturned on a road in the Bangana area here, police said on Wednesday.The accident occurred around 10 pm on Tuesday when the bus, carrying devotees from Jalandhar in Punjab...

Chandigarh, March 16 Days after Union Minister Amit Shah criticized the "gang activities" in Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday lashed out at the Centre, accusing it of providing "VIP treatment" to the notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in the Sabarmati jail in Gujarat.Mann said...

Amritsar, March 13 – In a major success for the Amritsar Rural Police, around 300 lost and stolen mobile phones, worth nearly Rs 1.5 crore, were returned to their rightful owners during a special distribution ceremony organized by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Suhel Mir Khan.The event...

Chandigarh, March 3 Punjab Social Security Minister Baljit Kaur said on Tuesday that her department had recovered a sum of ₹170 crore, which was being credited into the accounts of deceased beneficiaries under the old age scheme.Addressing the media here, Kaur said that over 23.62 lakh...

Jalandhar (Punjab), March 2 At least two schools in this city received bomb threat emails on Monday, prompting authorities to conduct anti-sabotage checks, officials said.Police, fire brigade officials, bomb squads, dog squads, and ambulances were rushed to the school premises.This latest...

Jalandhar, February 25 – Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Wednesday that as a border state, Punjab is fighting Pakistan's daily attempts to disturb peace through anti-social elements and drone intrusions.In a major move to strengthen law and order in the state, Chief Minister Mann...

Dharamshala, February 24 The Himachal Pradesh Police has arrested six members of an inter-state gang involved in trafficking newborns, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to nine, officials said on Tuesday.Of the total arrested, seven are women, they said, adding that the gang...