Describing the crime as “gruesome”, exemplifying “dehumanised, monster-like conduct”, the division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma confirmed the trial court’s judgment, while rejecting the convict’s appeal against both conviction and sentence

Heavy deployment of security personnel has been made on Haryana side of border

Asks Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh Directors-General of Police to issue ‘general instructions’ for protecting legitimate victims of visa fraud

In a significant development for residents of Madgran village in Udaipur subdivision of tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has commenced the long-awaited road metalling project, marking a major initiative to improve connectivity in the...

The BJP MLA from Kangra Assembly constituency, Pawan Kajal, has come to the rescue of farmers, who have been facing shortage of water for irrigating their fields due to the ongoing dry season and lack of rains in the region,...

Hanle, located at an altitude of 14,760 ft in south-eastern Ladakh, offers all required natural settings suitable for setting up a ground-station and undertaking quantum communication over long distances

The Tribune Interview: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Chief Minister

There is possibility of light rain over some plains and hilly areas of Jammu Division, and light rain or light snow in higher altitudes late on December 8 into morning of December 9

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said he will again take up the matter of restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. “The Prime Minister and the...

The political storm surrounding the omission of December 5 as a public holiday in Jammu and Kashmir has resurfaced. National Conference (NC) leaders and ministers are demanding the reinstatement of the holiday to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sheikh Abdullah,...

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said the people in J&K will get “real relief” only when the statehood is restored. “We have to work hard to achieve it,” he said. Omar on Friday chaired a working committee meeting with the...

The draft rules recommend creating a competent authority with the district magistrate as its chairman in each district to register and regulate private coaching institutes

A Bench led by Justice JK Maheshwari gives 2 weeks to the CBI to file its response to Khokhar's plea

Traffic likely to be hit due to security arrangements

The operation of Metro buses being run under the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), which were off the road for over the last 17 months, resumed here on Friday. Cabinet Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal flagged off the buses of route...

The iron grill installed around gear boxes on the bridge of Kasur Branch Lower (KBL) canal near the ghrat (grinding) in Rasulpur village was stolen a week back but officials of the Canal Department were still unaware of it. It...

The Amritsar Rural Police have confiscated 5 kg of heroin along with a revolver from three persons while two of their accomplices managed to flee the spot. Those arrested were identified as Makha Singh of Bhura Kona village in Khemkaran...

The Bhikhiwind police found the body of an unidentified person from the Kasur drain near Bainka village here on Thursday. It was wrapped in a gunny bag with the hands and the legs tied with ropes. It is the same...

Safai Karamchari Unions finally started lifting garbage today after two days of strike. They had given an ultimatum to the MC Commissioner to either fulfil their demands or they will not lift waste from the city. With the MC...

Divisional Commissioner of Jalandhar Pradeep Kumar Sabharwal emphasised that the benefits of the Punjab Government’s welfare schemes must reach every eligible person. He directed officials to ensure that no deserving individual was left out. He was reviewing development works...

  Property worth Rs 22.41 lakh belonging to a drug smuggler was seized in Kapurthala. Movable and immovable property of a drug smuggler was seized by the Kapurthala police under an ongoing special drive. SSP Gaurav Toora said during a...

Dengue cases in the district reached 125 with two more persons testing positive today. In December, four cases of dengue have been reported in Jalandhar. Of the total 125 dengue cases, 90 are in urban areas and 35 rural....

The district administration has shortlisted three three sites for the setting up of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College and a proposal has been sent to the ESIC. One site proposed is of BL Kapur Memorial Hospital. Constructed on...

Members of the Federation of Industrial & Commercial Organisation (FICO) have opposed the Steel Ministry’s proposal to impose a 25 per cent safeguard duty on steel imports. They said the move will harm the economy and negatively impact small businesses...

The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), Ludhiana Chapter, in association with the Indian Society of Soil Science, Ludhiana Chapter, on Thursday celebrated World Soil Day with the theme “Caring for Soils: measure, monitor, manage”. The event marked a special...

Uneven slip road on Jalandhar bye pass near Green Land School has become a cause for concern for residents. People taking the slip route to enter the city instead of going on flyover have to drive their vehicles very cautiously...

Punjab Public School, Nabha, welcomed back its illustrious alumnus, Malkiat Singh, from the ISC Batch of 1988, recently. The 54-year-old adventurer etched his name in history by scaling Mount Everest on May 19, 2023. In his address to the students,...

Farmer organisations, which are not affiliated with the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM Non-Political) has also condemned the lobbing of teargas shells on protesting farmers. Prem Singh Bhangu, president of All-India Kisan Federation, condemned use of teargas on the peaceful farmers...

The National Theatre Arts Society director duo Padma awardee, Pran and Sunita Sabharwal, in collaboration with Sarbat da Bhala Charitable Trust organised their monthly Garden Natak Mela at the Baradari Gardens here today. The chief guest on the occasion, Sawraj...

Punjab Finance and Planning Minister Harpal Singh Cheema and Minister for Employment Generation, New and Renewable Energy Sources, Governance Reforms, and Grievance Redressal, Aman Arora, who is also the state president of AAP, paid homage to the architect of the...

April 14, 1891-December 6, 1956

On December 6, 1992, Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh became the epicentre of one of the most contentious events in Indian history — the demolition of the Babri Masjid. The incident had far-reaching implications, shaping the political, social and cultural landscape...

World Soil Day (WSD) is celebrated on December 5 every year under the aegis of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. Considering the importance of soils for food security and sustainable development, WSD was established by the...

Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, also known as the 'Lion of Kashmir', was a towering figure in the political and social history of J&K. Born on December 5, 1905, at Soura village near Srinagar, Abdullah emerged as a charismatic leader whose vision...

Upamanyu Chatterjee’s ‘Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life’ is winner of the JCB Prize for Literature 2024

An ageing writer, who had been missing for decades, calls a press conference to announce the date of death. The media isn’t amused, except for one rookie reporter, who has been assigned by her editor the task of finding out...

Ashok Ahlawat is a loquacious ex-NDA veteran of self-confessedly middling military achievement, who deliberately, if not brazenly, flaunts his knowledge of classics in English literature, starting with Latin quotes and moving on to poet laureates, etc. Early on, he explains...

When KP Singh led the Deccan Horse contingent as an Army officer in the 1954 Republic Day parade, nobody could have imagined that he would emerge as one of India’s top business leaders. Known affectionately as KP, he says circumstances...

Ninth edition of the festival kicks off on December 15

What is the marker of an artist’s greatness? His contribution to the art scenario of his time? His body of work? His eccentricities? The worth of his work after death? His trysts and tribulations that transcended the personal to become...

Bhagwan Das Garga exercised a global modernity that began to ferment in the immediate aftermath of the collapse of empire colonialism. He would come to inhabit an era energised by the dissolution of an ancient order and the pursuit of...

Vocalist Mahesh Kale is based in California, but visits India every other month, crisscrossing the country, giving concerts, teaching and recording for his show on Colors Marathi. An icon for the younger generation, it is a common sight to see...

The surge in online searches and bookings for December break reveal an increasing number of Indians holidaying abroad

A 200-year-old house in Panjim serves as a space to celebrate iconic local musical genres, besides Indo-Portuguese arts

The elegant city is known for Georgian architecture and a range of eclectic museums, art galleries and bookshops

A century-old house, Alleppey’s tourist appeal and Punjabi ‘jugaad’ — a story of hope amid the sinking feeling

A new market trend is catching eyeballs; walk 15,000 steps daily for a year, and get back the money you spent to buy your smartwatch

The much-loved gulab jamun has many variations. During a recent visit to Kolkata, I had one version — an elongated and slimmer cousin called ledikeni. Legend has it that it was prepared by a halwai in Bengal for Lady Canning...

The migrant journey is one of resilience, hope and uncertainty. For many who choose to uproot their lives in pursuit of better opportunities, the decision often comes at a cost — emotional, cultural and psychological. My own story, which began...

Walking along the banks of Falachan river deep in the Kullu valley in Himachal Pradesh on a cold winter morning, a dash of brown in the middle of the river caught my eye, just for an instant. It disappeared into...

The much-loved gulab jamun has many variations. During a recent visit to Kolkata, I had one version — an elongated and slimmer cousin called ledikeni. Legend has it that it was prepared by a halwai in Bengal for Lady Canning...

There are very few dishes that can rival shab deg for its resplendence as a seasonal celebratory dish. The recipe originated in Kashmir and came to Shahjahanabad when the new Mughal capital was commissioned by the Emperor, who gave the...

A few careless words uttered in a film I was watching on the telly hit me hard. “Anyone can make a stew,” said Irina Asanova, female lead in ‘Gorky Park’, and got me all, please pardon the pun, stewed up....

Biting into a mutton chop one pleasant evening, I got thinking about this delightful snack that eastern India revels in. A chop is not to be confused with the western lamb chop, or mutton chaap, or something indescribable called a...

In my village, Bijwasan in New Delhi, the fields were once rich with generations of stories woven into each harvest. My uncle, like so many other farmers, would rise before dawn, guiding his oxen through the soil as he ploughed...

If I could pray, the gist of my Demanding would be simply this: Quietude. The ordered mind. Erasure of the inner lie, And only love in every kiss. (From ‘Prayer 1’ by Nissim Ezekiel) The year 2024 is the birth...

A year after the armed forces began appointing women officers to command positions in line with the Supreme Court directives, a letter by a top Army commander flagging several functional issues involving women officers has kicked up a debate in...

Sometime in the early 1980s, we had taken cycle rickshaws while returning from a late night movie in Chandigarh’s Sector 17. When we reached Madhya Marg, the central avenue, en route to the university campus, someone called out: “Let’s have...

Using light is safer and less expensive than many more complex techniques for exploring Alzheimer's, which is generalised to an abnormal build-up of proteins

Caesarean delivery rates were at least twice as high among the wealthiest groups compared to the poorest

Researchers also find 3 per cent reduced risk of type 2 diabetes for each additional weekly serving of dark chocolate

Study claims coffee lowers risk of heart disease, cognitive decline, and chronic diseases, among others