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Chandigarh, March 25: The Punjab Police arrested the accused in a rape case and the fugitive Punjab MLA, Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, on Wednesday. Pathanmajra had dramatically escaped from police custody in September last and has been evading arrest since then.This is the second arrest of an...

Patiala, March 25 AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, who had been on the run in a rape case since last September, was arrested by the Punjab Police from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday.Pathanmajra, the first-time MLA from Sanour, was apprehended in Gwalior and is being...

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...

Chandigarh, March 20 Rain lashed parts of Punjab and Haryana on Friday, with temperatures remaining below normal levels.For the second consecutive day, Chandigarh experienced heavy rainfall throughout the day, and the showers led to a significant drop in the mercury here. The maximum...

Chandigarh, March 20 Rain lashed parts of Punjab and Haryana on Friday, with temperatures remaining below normal levels.For the second consecutive day, Chandigarh experienced heavy rainfall throughout the day, leading to a significant drop in temperatures.Ambala, Panchkula, Mohali, Patiala...

Chandigarh, March 18 Light rains affected some areas in Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday, leading to a drop in maximum temperatures by a few degrees below normal.According to a report from the Meteorological Department here, Amritsar and Pathankot received 0.5 mm and 4.5 mm of rain...

Chandigarh, March 16 Light rains affected some areas in Punjab on Monday, leading to a slight drop in temperatures.According to the local Meteorological office, Pathankot and Rupnagar in Punjab received 14 mm and 9.5 mm of rain, respectively. Hoshiarpur and Amritsar also experienced rainfall...

Chandigarh, March 15 Light rain fell on several areas in Punjab and Haryana on Sunday, leading to a drop in maximum temperatures in both states.According to the MeT department here, Chandigarh received 0.2 mm of rain, while Amritsar, Ludhiana, and Patiala in Punjab received 5 mm, 1.2 mm, and 2...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 9 A 34-year-old man, who had been on the run after allegedly killing a woman in Punjab last month, was apprehended in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, in a joint operation by the city crime branch and the Railway Police, an official said on Monday...

Patiala, March 9 Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Monday said the law and order situation in the state is "challenging" and requires strong control.Speaking to reporters after paying obeisance at Kali Mata Mandir in Patiala, he said maintaining law and order is essential for the...

Chandigarh, March 8 As summer gradually sets in, daytime temperatures in Haryana and Punjab were above normal on Sunday.Hisar was the warmest place in the two states, with a maximum temperature of 37.5 degrees Celsius, which was six degrees above normal.Temperatures have been rising in the...

Patiala, March 8 The focus was on two young javelin throwers – Shivam Lohakare and Anand Singh – on the final day of the fifth edition of the Indian Open Throws Competition here at the National Institute of Sports.Lohakare emerged victorious, winning the men's javelin throw gold with a...

Patiala, March 7 Asian Games gold medallist and national record holder Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the shot put gold with a throw of over 20m on the first day of the Indian Open Throws Competition here on Saturday.The 31-year-old athlete from Punjab hurled the iron ball to a distance of 20.51m...

New Delhi, March 5 With shipping containers repurposed into housing units awaiting them as accommodation in this year's Asian Games, makeshift containers are being installed at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centres in Patiala and Bengaluru to help the athletes familiarize themselves with...

Patiala, February 28 The academic council of the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law here has approved a proposal to change its name to National Law University, officials said on Saturday.Patiala Congress MP Dharamvira Gandhi condemned the move and termed it a "deliberate attempt to...

New Delhi, February 28 – Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain and two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen will lead the 20-member Indian contingent at the Asian Boxing Championships 2026, scheduled to be held in Mongolia from March 28 to April 11.The 20-member squad was finalized after an...

Rampur (UP), February 18 The Rampur forest division in Uttar Pradesh has uncovered an inter-state gang involved in the illegal felling and transportation of 'khair' wood, seizing over 500 quintals of the valuable timber from Punjab and arresting three individuals, officials said on Wednesday...

Chandigarh, February 17 Some private schools in Mohali, Punjab, received emails threatening bomb attacks, which also mentioned Fortis Hospital. Following this, non-essential services at the hospital were temporarily suspended, officials said on Tuesday, adding that no suspicious activity was...

Patiala, February 14 Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh announced on Saturday that a state-of-the-art 256-bed modern trauma center will be built at Government Rajindra Hospital here at a cost of Rs 81.80 crore.Describing it as a major step towards strengthening Punjab's public healthcare...