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Wadala says the Jathedar reiterated that Akal Takht constituted committee is only authorised in SAD membership drive

Rajpura, the first urban centre as one enters Punjab from Haryana’s Ambala, is just a few kilometres from Shambhu, which has remained one of the epicentres of a farmers’ protest for almost a year now. Being the gateway to Punjab,...

The authorities have urged anyone with information regarding the children or their family to contact the nearest school or police station

Two recent deaths in Hoshiarpur raise eyebrows

The Patiala police on Sunday arrested Maheru village Sarpanch Baljinder Singh, two days after an FIR was registered against him and five others for allegedly collecting “goonda tax” (Rs 100 to Rs 1,000) from motorists using the village road by...

The 34th edition of the World Punjabi Conference in Lahore saw the release of Shahmukhi edition of five books written by Gurbhajan Singh Gill, Sahajpreet Singh Mangat, Tralochan Lochi, Navdeep Singh Gill and Jang Bahadur Goyal. Gurbhajan Singh Gill, chairman...

The Punjab Government has ramped up efforts to bolster security across 18 prisons in the state with the integration of advanced surveillance systems. As of January 13, 598 X-ray and other security machines, along with 647 CCTV cameras, referred to...

Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Sunday slammed Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over ‘deteriorating’ law and order in the state. “The AAP government’s mismanagement in Punjab, such as reducing or increasing security personnel arbitrarily, cost...

Three persons were killed and nine injured in two road accidents due to thick fog in Fazilka district on Sunday. Sources said members of a family from Mohar Sona border village were headed towards the Beas to immerse ashes of...

The Gurdaspur district administration has constituted a body for the maintenance and creation of new playgrounds in over 200 villages close to the India-Pakistan Border, a move aimed at encouraging sports activities among the youth to wean them away from...

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed Punjab State Election Commission to submit an affidavit detailing steps taken to conduct municipal elections in Talwara, Tarn Taran and Dera Baba Nanak. The directive came amidst “dispute” over time frame in...

The Shiromani Akali Dal has deferred to January 22 the meeting of its Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee members to discuss the alleged inclusion of ineligible people in the voter lists for the polls to the Sikh body. The meeting was...

Despite the recent arrests of four individuals allegedly involved in targeting transformers, unknown miscreants struck again on Saturday night, stealing copper and oil from a Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) transformer in the Ajit Singh Nagar area, near the...

Malerkotla legislator Zamil Ur Rehman urged local residents to make the most of the educational and literary resources provided by the Aam Aadmi Party government through the Punjab Wakf Board. During a gathering to lay the foundation stones for the...

The Punjab Civil Medical Services Association (PCMA) has deferred its call for resuming its agitation in support of its demands till February 23. The association had earlier said it would go on a state-wide strike from February 20. A statement...

A truck driver from Rupnagar district has hit a jackpot of Rs 10 crore in the Punjab State Dear Lohri Makar Sankranti Bumper-2025, results of which were declared on Saturday. This is the biggest prize money offered by any lottery...

A group of 121 farmers, which had started an indefinite fast in solidarity with fasting union leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal at the Khanauri border five days ago, called off its agitation on Sunday. The development came a day after the...

Faridkot Deputy Commissioner Vineet Kumar on Sunday said the Punjab Water Resources Department will complete by February-end the strengthening of the 10-km stretch of the Sirhind Feeder Canal along the town, a move opposed by local residents here. Local residents...

The Health Department’s decision to shift the proposed 50-bed critical care unit (CCU) from Muktsar city to Gidderbaha has not gone down well with the residents. The CCU will be built under the Pradhan Mantri-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM)....

The police here have booked two persons —Veena Jain and her husband Sushil Jain — for allegedly ‘tampering’ with the site plan of their building. Complainant Jasinder Kaur Sekhon wrote to the SSP that the couple were using their buiding...

Rajasthan’s Minister of Food and Civil Supplies, Sumit Godara, assured farmers in Sriganganagar that the state government would take up the issues of unstable water supply through the Gang Canal and the reconstruction of the Ferozepur Feeder Canal at the...

Ten mobile phones were seized during checking in the central jail here recently. According to reports, a packet was found lying abandoned on the premises, seemingly thrown from outside. On opening the packet, authorities found five keypad mobiles, five touchscreen...

Sergeant Vatandeep Singh of NCC’s No. 2 Remount and Veterinary Squadron, Bathinda, has bagged the Director General Remount and Veterinary Services Trophy at the annual horse show held as part of the Republic Day camp in Delhi Cantonment. Sixty cadets,...

The police have registered a case against three individuals for uploading threatening photos with firearms on social media, in an attempt to intimidate a local resident. The accused, identified as Nishan Singh from Basti Chandewali, Sukhdev Singh from Dhole Wala...

In a continued effort to combat the growing menace of drug abuse, the Malerkotla Police, led by SSP Gagan Ajit Singh, organised a series of sports events across the Malerkotla, Amargarh, and Ahmedgarh subdivisions. The subdivision-level events featured competitions in...