Punjab

Fazilka, Sept. 11 — Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Nardev Singh Bobby Mann was arrested on Wednesday from Chandigarh in connection with a violent clash that broke out during panchayat …

CHANDIGARH, Sept 10— Close to 2,200 schools in Punjab have been affected by recent floods, according to a preliminary survey by the state Education Department. The damage ranges from inundation …

KAPURTHALA, Sept 10 — A rail component manufacturer in Kapurthala temporarily halted operations to produce boats for people stranded during the recent floods in Punjab, and the company now plans …

JALANDHAR, Sept. 10 — A woman narrowly escaped a robbery attempt on the Jalandhar-Ludhiana highway after clinging onto a moving auto-rickshaw for nearly 500 metres, as three men tried to …

Faridkot, Sep 10: In the biggest-ever drug haul in the district, police seized 12.10 kg of heroin and arrested two men allegedly linked to a cross-border smuggling racket. Investigators said …

Ludhiana, Sept 10 — The recent floods in Punjab have not only wiped out standing crops but also changed the very soil beneath them. Red sand and silt washed down …

Chandigarh, Sept 9 –Amid worst flood crises in Punjab, the state government has launched a massive relief campaign under “Operation Rahat,” ensuring aid reaches even the most remote villages. Led …

Amritsar, Sept 9 – Punjab police on Monday busted a heroin trafficking cartel, arresting notorious smuggler Soni Singh, alias Soni, along with four associates, and seizing 8.1 kg of heroin, …

Ludhiana, Sept 9 – Researchers at the Ladhowal station of the Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA) are using the recent floods in Punjab as a live testing ground for …

Shimla/Gurdaspur, Sept 9 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced financial assistance packages worth ₹1,600 crore for Punjab and ₹1,500 crore for Himachal Pradesh after conducting aerial surveys of …