The rain ebbed on Tuesday after three days of incessant downpour, which left behind a trail of destruction in several parts of Punjab and Haryana where properties worth crores were damaged and nine lives lost.The governments in both states have stepped up efforts to provide relief to affected people even as they scramble to conduct […]
Level in the Ghaggar at Bhankhapur (near Dera Bassi) shows that the level was 11,555 cusecs, much lower than Sunday’s, when the water level had crossed the danger mark. However, downstream, a breach has been reported in the Narwana branch – 52 km from Bhankhapur, which has led to flooding of the villages near the […]
With the passing of every hour, the situation in Patiala seems to be turning grave as the Punjab government has sought the help of more Army personnel to deal with floods in the district.In a communication sent to the Adviser of Civil Military Affairs of GOC-in-C Secretariat at the Western Command in Chandimandir, the Punjab […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday made an impromptu visit to Haryana’s Sonepat district and interacted with people and spent time with farmers working in the fields. He also took part in paddy sowing, a senior party leader from the state said. Gandhi reached Sonepat district’s Madina village early on Saturday.“It was an impromptu visit […]
In a major breakthrough, the Ludhiana Police on Saturday claimed to have solved a sensational triple murder case in less than 12 hours with arrest of the accused. Three members of a family were found murdered in their house in a densely populated area here on Friday. The deceased were identified as Chaman Lal (75), […]
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today accused former CM Capt Amarinder Singh of being in cahoots with UP gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, saying he facilitated the sale of prime Waqf Board land in Ropar to his sons. Pritpal Singh Baliawal, spokesperson for Capt Amarinder, denied the allegations. Interacting with mediapersons here, Mann said while Capt Amarinder […]
The ruling BJP kick started its long anticipated party overhaul appointing new chiefs in Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Jharkhand.Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar has been named Punjab unit president replacing Ashwani Sharma. The BJP has also replaced Bandi Sanjay as Telangana unit president appointing G Kishan Reddy in his place.
An assistant sub-inspector of the Punjab Police was held in Ferozepur for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000, officials said.According to a statement issued by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau here, ASI Gurdeep Singh was posted at a police station in Zira. Sanjeev Kumar, a resident of Zira, accused the ASI of demanding Rs 10,000 […]
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested a revenue official and his private assistant for allegedly accepting bribe.Gurpreet Singh, posted as ‘patwari’ in Muktsar district, was arrested on the complaint of a resident of Bhullar village, the Bureau said in a statement on Wednesday. The complainant, Gurpal Singh, had alleged that the revenue official had demanded […]
The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the Punjab Universities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023.The Bill aims at removing the governor from the post of chancellor of all 11 state universities. The SAD supported the Bill.Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said if they could not appoint V-Cs they would be letting down the mandate given by the […]