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Patiala/Moga, April 9 Six schools in Patiala and three in Moga received bomb threat emails on Thursday, officials said, adding that nothing suspicious was found after checks.Bomb disposal squads, dog squads, and police teams rushed to the premises and conducted a thorough search and...

Patiala, April 9 Several schools in this city received bomb threat emails on Thursday, prompting authorities to launch anti-sabotage checks, officials said.Upon receiving the information, bomb disposal squads, dog squads, and police teams rushed to the schools, they said.Search and...

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...

Patiala, April 6 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday launched 250 new buses of the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) here, calling it a major step towards strengthening public transport.He said that more than 300 additional buses will be added to the PRTC fleet in the coming...

Chandigarh, April 6 Day temperatures in Haryana and Punjab were below normal on Monday, according to the weather department.Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a maximum temperature of 31.9 degrees Celsius, according to the Met office here.In Haryana, Ambala recorded a...

Patiala, April 5 – Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal announced on Sunday that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his OSDs would be held accountable for alleged wrongdoing after the 2027 assembly elections.Addressing a "Save Punjab" rally here, Badal said, "These corrupt...

Patiala, April 5 SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday attacked Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, warning that he and his officials will not be allowed to escape from the state after the 2027 Assembly elections and will be held accountable for their "corrupt actions."Addressing a...

Chandigarh, April 5 Temperatures were up to four degrees below normal in Haryana and Punjab on Sunday, according to the meteorological department.In Haryana, Ambala recorded a high of 31.7 degrees Celsius, Narnaul 29 degrees Celsius, Rohtak 32.6 degrees Celsius, Gurugram 30.9 degrees Celsius...

Chandigarh, April 4 Enforcement agencies are focusing on building legally robust cases that ensure drug traffickers are not just caught, but punished in Punjab, according to a statement on Saturday.They said the ongoing anti-drug drive, 'Yudh Nashean Virudh', is increasingly being defined not...

Chandigarh, April 3 Rain affected parts of Punjab and Haryana on Friday, with daytime temperatures remaining below normal levels.Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, experienced light rainfall. The maximum temperature here was 31.7 degrees Celsius, according to the meteorological...

Chandigarh, April 2 The Punjab Police announced on Thursday that it had busted an interstate illegal arms supply network with the arrest of four men.Ten sophisticated self-loading firearms were also recovered in Patiala, according to Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav.The arrested...

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...

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...

Patiala, March 29 A court here on Sunday extended the police remand of AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra by seven days. Pathanmajra, who was arrested by the Punjab Police from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday night, had escaped police custody in a rape case more than six months ago.The MLA...

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...

Patiala, March 28 Veteran Congress leader and former Punjab Minister Lal Singh passed away on Saturday, according to family sources.Known as the "Bhishma Pitamah" of the Punjab Congress, the 84-year-old leader died at a private hospital in Mohali, they said.He had complained of breathing...

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 25 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Wednesday attacked the Bhagwant Mann government, alleging that the arrest of AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra was a "staged show" to divert attention from the suicide of a warehousing corporation official...

Patiala, March 25 AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra was arrested by the Punjab Police from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, more than six months after he escaped police custody in a rape case.Officials said on Wednesday that Pathanmajra, the first-time MLA from Sanour in Patiala, was apprehended from...

Patiala, March 25 AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra was arrested by the Punjab Police from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, more than six months after he escaped police custody in a rape case.Officials said on Wednesday that Pathanmajra, the first-time MLA from Sanour in Patiala, was apprehended in...