Punjab: Man booked for abducting girl on pretext of marriage
May 12, 2019, at 08:12 pm
Phagwara, May 12(UNI) On a complaint lodged by Manjit Kaur resident of Village Chachoki, the police have registered a case against a resident of the same village on the charges of abducting her daughter.
Punjab: Smuggling racket busted
Apr 24, 2019, at 05:37 pm
Moga, Apr 24 (UNI) The Counter Intelligence and Punjab police has busted a gang of interstate smuggling racket with the arrest of a West Bengal resident and recovered 1.5kg of heroin worth rupees 7.5 crore.
Punjab Accident: 5 including 4 family members injured
Apr 23, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Phagwara,Apr 23 (UNI) Five persons including four members of a family sustained serious injuries in a collision between a truck and a Nawanshahr bound car near Chiherru on National Highways on Tuesday morning.
Punjab: Five injured in road mishap
Apr 23, 2019, at 02:31 pm
Phagwara, Apr 23 (UNI): Five persons including four members of a family sustained serious injuries in a collision between a truck and a Nawanshahr bound car near Chiherru on National Highways on Tuesday morning.
Apr 20, 2019, at 09:48 pm
New Delhi, Apr 20 (IBNS): Raising speculations over his possible candidature to contest the Lok Sabha polls on saffron outfit's ticket, Bollywood actor Sunny Deol met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah here on Saturday.
Punjab: Most wanted criminals arrested with 4 pistols
Apr 20, 2019, at 08:13 pm
Chandigarh, Apr 20 (UNI) Haryana Police has arrested three most wanted criminals, carrying a total reward of Rs 1.30 lakh on their arrests, in separate incidents from Palwal district.
Punjab: Drug peddler lands in police net, contraband seized
Apr 13, 2019, at 04:04 pm
Phagwara, Apr 13 (UNI) The Goraya Police have arrested a drug peddler here and seized 300 gms of heroin from his possession.
Rahul Gandhi, Capt Amarinder Singh pay homage to martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh
Apr 13, 2019, at 03:43 pm
Amritsar, Apr 13 (UNI) Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder paid homage to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy, whose centenary is being observed on Saturday.
Punjab: Revenue patwari held for graft
Apr 09, 2019, at 05:24 pm
Chandigarh, Apr 9 (UNI) Punjab State Vigilance Bureau nabbed a Revenue Patwari red handed while accepting bribe of Rs 20,000.
Punjab: Drugs peddler arrested in Phagwara
Apr 03, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Phagwara, Apr 3 (UNI) The Phagwara City Police have arrested a drug peddler and recovered 110 intoxicant tablets from his possession last night.
Punjab: Man booked on charges of duping money
Mar 29, 2019, at 06:48 pm
Phagwara, Mar 29 (UNI) A man on Friday was booked under charges of duping money, police said.
Punjab: Man ends life by consuming poisonous substance
Mar 27, 2019, at 07:57 pm
Guru Har Sahai , Mar 27 (UNI) A man on Wednesday committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance here near village Shrinh.
Punjab: Bike rally against drugs held on Marty's Day
Mar 24, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Chandigarh, Mar 24 (UNI) To commemorate the 88th Martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed-e-Aazm Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, Thumpers Cafe club bikers in association with Special Task Force (STF) of Punjab Police took to the streets from Mohali to Chandigarh to increase awareness about the harmful effects of drug abuse in the state.
Punjab: Five held for ATM theft
Mar 22, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Patiala, Mar 22 (UNI) Five people were arrested and Rs 5.16 lakh was recovered from them, in connection with the various ATM thefts in Punjab, Patiala police said.
Punjab: Illicit liquor seized, 2 arrested
Mar 17, 2019, at 10:34 pm
Phagwara, Mar 17 (UNI) The Goraya Police have seized 10,400 litres of illicit liquor and arrested two people in this connection near village Atta in this district of Punjab.
Punjab: Flames engulf 30 temporary shops, 7 shanties
Mar 16, 2019, at 08:18 pm
Phagwara, Mar 16 (UNI/IBNS) More than 30 temporary shops and seven shanties of migrants have been gutted in a fire, which broke out in Kalsi Nagar market of Phillaur.
Centre nod for modern passenger terminal for Kartarpur corridor
Mar 09, 2019, at 09:29 pm
New Delhi, Mar 9 (UNI) The Centre has approved a state of art passenger terminal building for Kartarpur Corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district in Punjab to the international border, a senior government functionary said here on Saturday.
Amarinder Singh rededicates Shahpur Kandi Dam project to people of Punjab
Mar 08, 2019, at 05:46 pm
Shahpur Kandi , Pathankot, Mar 8 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday rededicated to the people of the state the vital Shahpur Kandi Dam project, construction on which is all set to begin at a cost of Rs 2073 crore.
Cleanliness drive in Punjab to mark International Women's Day
Mar 08, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Chandigarh, Mar 8 (UNI) The Punjab State Social Welfare Board organised Swachh Bharat Abhiyan with active participation of the staff in the office led by Chairperson Gursharan Kaur Randhawa on International Women’s Day today. The celebration started with a motivational speech by Gursharan Kaur Randhawa. After that, all staff members took pledge on cleanliness and a drive was also launched aimed at cleaning the premises of the office.
SAD condemns Rahul Gandhi for 'lies' about farm debt waiver in Punjab
Mar 07, 2019, at 06:08 pm
Chandigarh, Mar 7 (UNI) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday condemned Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his statement regarding farmer debts waivers and not mentioning 900 farmer suicides in the state, and alleged Rahul had parroted lies including those about ‘rozgar’ given to the youth when the Congress government was taking away jobs rather than giving any.
Punjab: Vigilance officials nab sub-inspector for taking bribe
Mar 06, 2019, at 06:44 pm
Chandigarh, Mar 6 (UNI/IBNS): Punjab State Vigilance Bureau nabbed a Sub-Inspector red handed for accepting bribe of Rs one lakh.
Punjab Cabinet extends 5 pc reservation in allotment of houses to '84 riot victims
Feb 17, 2019, at 04:48 pm
Amritsar, Feb 17 (UNI): Victims of the 1984 riots and terror attacks in Punjab are set to get a major relief with the Punjab Council of Ministers deciding to extend them five per cent reservation in allotment of plots/houses by Urban Estates/Improvement Trust/Pepsu Township Development Board, without any financial concession, for five more years.
AAP to contest Lok Sabha elections alone in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana: Gopal Rai
Jan 18, 2019, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday said they are going to contest the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana alone.
Narendra Modi to visit Punjab tomorrow
Jan 02, 2019, at 05:32 pm
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Punjab on Jan 3, 2019.
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh declines Pakistan invitation for Kartarpur corridor event
Nov 25, 2018, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IBNS): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday declined the invitation by Pakistan to attend the ground-breaking event for the Kartarpur corridor on the other side of the border.
Amritsar grenade attack: Suspected main accused arrested
Nov 24, 2018, at 09:53 pm
Amritsar, Nov 24 (IBNS): Nearly a week after a grenade attack incident left three killed in Amritsar's Adhiwala village, the Punjab Police on Saturday said they have arrested the main accused of the attack.
Priest who gave statement against rape-accused Bishop Mulakkal found dead in Jalandhar
Oct 22, 2018, at 01:12 pm
Jalandhar, Oct 22 (IBNS): A priest who gave statement against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who has been accused of raping a nun, was found dead in Jalandhar, Punjab on Monday, media reports said.
Amritsar railway mishap is an accident, not the time to point fingers: Navjot Singh Sidhu
Oct 21, 2018, at 08:37 pm
Amritsar, Oct 21 (IBNS): Punjab Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said the Amritsar train mishap incident killing over 60 people on the track is an 'accident' and no one should point fingers at others over the issue even as his wife’s presence as chief guest at the Dussehra event where the tragedy occurred was criticised.
Bollywood celebrities mourn loss of lives in Amritsar train trgedy
Oct 20, 2018, at 11:49 am
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IBNS): Bollywood celebrities have mourned the death of more than 50 people in a major train mishap during a Dussehra festival celebration in Punjab on Friday.
Sacrilege law: Punjab's "aping of Pakistan" invites condemnation
Aug 23, 2018, at 04:26 pm
Chandigarh, Aug 23 (IBNS): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh may have other ideas about the sacrilege law, which has been passed unanimously by his cabinet, but to critics, it's another way to suppress free speech, similar to Pakistan's condemnable blasphemy laws.