Punjab

11:33 AM
Punjab: 20 villages flooded in Jalandhar's Lohian Khas

Around 20 villages were flooded in Lohian Khas following damage to a nearby dam due to incessant rains and overflow of a water channel in the region, district administration informed on Wednesday.

02:29 PM
Pakistan I-Day: No exchange of sweets between BSF, Pak Rangers at Attari-Wagah Border

The Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers personnel did not exchange sweets and greetings on the occasion of Pakistan Independence Day along the Attari-Wagah Border in Punjab.

12:48 PM
Punjab: Man kills 5 family members, commits suicide

A man allegedly killed five members of his family before committing suicide.

04:23 PM
Punjab: One dead, 11 injured in explosion at Ludhiana factory

One person died while 11 others were injured after an explosion took place at a factory in Mundian Kalan area here in the wee hours of Friday.

03:44 PM
Kathua rape case: HC issues notices to J&K, convicts

The Punjab and Haryana High Court Thursday issued notices to the Jammu and Kashmir government and six men convicted in the case of rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua on a plea by her father seeking enhanced punishment for the

02:21 PM
Hafiz Saeed arrested, sent to judicial custody

2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed was on Wednesday arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan's Punjab province, said sources.

03:28 PM
Sidhu sends resignation letter to Amarinder

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu Monday sent his resignation letter to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, a day after he announced that he had resigned from the state cabinet.

06:26 PM
Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns as Punjab Cabinet Minister

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has been at loggerheads with Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and was stripped off key portfolios in the cabinet reshuffle in June, has resigned from the state cabinet.

04:31 PM
Rain lashes parts of Haryana, Punjab

Pre-monsoon rains lashed Chandigarh and parts of Punjab and Haryana on Thursday, bringing respite to the people from scorching heat, the MeT department said here.

04:29 PM
Posters asking Sidhu to quit politics seen in Ludhiana

Posters asking for Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu to keep his promise of quitting politics were seen here on Saturday.

10:39 AM
Punjab: 2-year-old boy, rescued from borewell after 110 hours, dies

Two-year-old Fatehveer Singh, who had fallen into a borewell in Sangrur and was rescued today morning after the almost 109-hour-long rescue operation, passed away.

04:51 PM
Indian Women's League: Sethu FC beat Baroda 7-0

Sethu FC defeated Baroda Football Academy by a thumping 7-0 margin on Saturday to round off their Group II campaign of the Indian Women's League.

11:46 AM
Priyanka cites husband's roots to hail Punjabi community, Vadra endorses statement

Businessman Robert Vadra on Wednesday hailed his wife for showering praises on the Punjabi community by making reference to his roots.

04:52 PM
Priyanka Gandhi taunts PM Modi over cloud cover remark

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tuesday mocked Narendra Modi for suggesting that cloud cover helped IAF planes evade Pakistani radars during the Balakot air strike, saying the truth about the prime minister is now on the people's radar .

11:00 AM
Students in Punjab college protest after girls forced to strip over used sanitary pad

Four employees of the Akal University here have been terminated following an incident where girls in one of the hostels in the campus were allegedly asked to strip by a warden.

04:51 PM
Ludhiana: Two girls injured in acid attack

Two girls were injured in an alleged acid attack by two bike-borne miscreants.

05:26 PM
Punjab: One dead as car catches fire

One person was burnt alive in a car that caught fire on Raikot road at the outskirts of the Mulanpur Dakha.

04:42 PM
Punjab CM: No Modi wave in country, BJP will be ousted

There is no "Modi wave" in the country and the BJP, which has no achievements to show, will be ousted from power, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh claimed Friday.

03:57 PM
Dissident AAP MLA joins Congress in Punjab

Dissident AAP legislator Nazar Singh Manshahia on Thursday joined the Congress in the presence of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.

11:46 AM
Security tightened at railway stations in Punjab, Rajasthan after JeM threatens to target them

A joint search operation was launched by the Government Railway Police and Railway Protection Force at various railway stations here, after Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed threatened to target railway stations in Punjab and Rajasthan.

12:28 PM
Punjab: Girl found dead near railway track in Bathinda

Dead body of a young girl was found in a nude state near a railway track behind Sheesh Mahal Colony in Bhatinda.

03:39 PM
Around Rs 10 cr seized from 3 cars in Punjab

Nearly Rs 10 crore unaccounted cash was recovered from three SUVs during checking.

05:22 PM
Sign-language app for hearing-impaired voters in Punjab

A sign-language mobile application for hearing-impaired voters of Punjab will be developed to help them take informed decisions in the general election.

10:44 AM
Former Indian pacer VRV Singh retires

VRV Singh, the Indian pacer who just played five Test matches in 2006-07, has announced his retirement after a career constantly hampered by injury.