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Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Badal Singh. (Photo: PTI)

Parkash Badal warns cow vigilantes of strict action for breaking law

The Punjab chief minister also batted for dairy farmers who are being harassed in the name of 'gau raksha' (cow...

10 Aug 2016 9:24 AM IST

Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh. (Photo: PTI)

Cong' Amarinder Singh storms into police station, warns officials of...

Amarinder stormed into the police station after listening to the grievance of a local resident.

9 Aug 2016 12:24 PM IST

The girl shot her 41-year-old father once in the head with his .45-caliber handgun as he slept on a living room couch and her mother sleeping on the floor next to her husband. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Senior RSS leader Jagdish Gagneja shot at, Centre sends medical team

Police, meanwhile, have found the number of the motorcycle used by the assailants from the CCTV footage of Jyoti Chowk...

7 Aug 2016 9:38 AM IST

The infiltration bid was foiled by alert troops along the Line of Control in Keran Sector.(Photo: PTI)

Ban on movement of civilians along border from dusk to dawn

Movement of civilians from dusk to dawn along the international border with Pakistan in the district was banned from...

5 Aug 2016 8:10 PM IST

The solar-based eco-friendly Namma toilets being built by the Guntur Municipal Corporation in the city aiming at redefine the urban public sanitation.(Photo) DC

Punjab city to be open-defecation free, adopts 'Namma' toilet

Phagwara has become the first city in Punjab to adopt eco-friendly 'Namma' toilet, built at a cost of Rs 18 lakh.

27 July 2016 7:33 PM IST

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. (Photo: DC/File)

High-speed train between Amritsar, New Delhi soon: Suresh Prabhu

The Union minister also said railway stations of Amritsar and Ludhiana will be redeveloped with modern facilities.

18 July 2016 10:05 AM IST

Captain Amarinder Singh greeting his supporters during Halke Vich Captain campaign in Balachaur. (Photo: PTI)

Liquor ban not feasible in Punjab: Amarinder Singh

On who could be the CM face of the party in Punjab, he said it was the sole discretion and prerogative of the party high...

15 July 2016 9:25 PM IST

A devotee walks on burning coals at the Maa Maariamma Mela event in Jalandhar. (Photo: AFP)

Father drops son on red-hot coal during religious ritual

Bystanders rushed to the rescue and took the boy to hospital after other family members refused to accompany him.

14 Jun 2016 9:08 AM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Will end Punjab's drug problem in a month if voted to power: Rahul...

Rahul Gandhi also highlighted the alleged deterioration in the law and order situation in Punjab.

13 Jun 2016 2:56 PM IST

The Pathankot air base was attacked by heavily armed terrorists reportedly having allegiance to the Jaish-e-Mohammed, a terrorist organisation based in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, in which four terrorists and three security forces personnel were killed. (Photo: PTI)

Security increased at Pathankot airbase following intelligence inputs

Shoot at sight orders issued at the Air Force Station in Pathankot.

10 Jun 2016 10:25 AM IST

The pollution degrading the Golden Temple is growing, said environmental activist Gunbir Singh, who heads a group called Eco Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Operation Blue Star anniversary observed amid tight security

Nearly 8,000 police personnel, besides six companies of paramilitary forces are camping in Amritsar.

6 Jun 2016 9:58 AM IST

Monday marks the 32nd anniversary of the controversial Operation Blue Star. (Representational Photo: AFP)

SGPC allows media in Golden Temple on Op Blue Star anniversary

Earlier, the committee had asked Punjab police's help to keep media out of the Golden Temple.

5 Jun 2016 3:49 PM IST