Punjab

05:57 PM
Punjab govt announces 3% hike in Dearness Allowance for employees, pensioners

Punjab government on Saturday announced a Diwali bonanza and gave a 3 per cent hike in Dearness Allowance for its employees and pensioners with effect from November.

04:09 PM
Police conduct searches in Punjab-Himachal Pradesh border after an alert was issued

Police on Friday conducted searches in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh border area in the wake of recovery of arms in the past few days from various parts in the region.

03:33 PM
Sitharaman meets PMC customers, takes cognizance of their concerns

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met customers of Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank here on Thursday and heard their woes.

11:19 AM
Punjab: 1 dead, 4 injured after car from Bikram Majithia's convoy collides with truck

One person died while four others sustained injuries after a vehicle from the convoy of Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia collided with a truck at Moga Kotkapura Bypass.

01:18 PM
NIA to probe incidents of Pak drones smuggling arms into India

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will carry out an investigation into cases of drones being used by Pakistan to smuggle arms into India through bordering areas of Punjab.

09:39 AM
JP Nadda: Article 370 was temporary, transitional right from the beginning

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) working president JP Nadda addressed a seminar here on the abrogation of Article 370, which he said was "temporary and transitional" since the beginning.

11:25 AM
Fire at quilt shop injures woman in Ludhiana

A woman suffered serious injuries in a major fire at a quilt store in Arya Mohalla area on Thursday morning.

04:33 PM
Punjab CM: Kartarpur corridor project will be completed on time

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the progress of the construction work of Kartarpur corridor and assured that the project would be completed within the deadline.

02:32 PM
Punjab: Additional Commissioner suspended on graft charges

Additional Commissioner has been suspended by the state government on graft charges on Friday.

10:44 AM
PM Modi condoles loss of lives in Batala firecracker factory explosion

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed grief over the demise of 23 people in a blast that occurred at a firecracker factory in Punjab's Batala city.

05:55 PM
Gurdaspur, Punjab: 17 dead in explosion at firecracker factory

Fire broke out at a fire-crackers factory in Batala area of Punjab on Wednesday. Full details:

10:55 AM
IAF to induct 8 US-made Apache helicopters

The Indian Air Force will induct eight US-made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters here on Tuesday, which will give a major boots to its combat capabilities.

02:13 PM
100th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY: Some amazing facts about Punjabi poet Amrita Pritam

On the occasion of 100th birth anniversary of renowned Punjabi Poet Amrita Pritam, Google paid tribute to her with Google Doodle. Here are some interesting facts about her:

03:18 PM
After Sikh girl's forced conversion in Lahore, Amarinder urges Imran Khan to take action

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday called upon Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to take "firm and immediate action" in the case where a Sikh priest's daughter forcibly converted to Islam in Lahore's Nankana Sahib.

12:15 PM
Construction work on Kartarpur Corridor resumes

Work on the Kartarpur Corridor, which got halted for a while over payment issues between contractors and labourers, has resumed.

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.