The deceased was identified as Des Raj, a resident of Una, Himachal Pradesh. (Representative Image) CHANDIGARH: A 43-year-old vegetable trader was allegedly stabbed to death following a dispute over parking a vegetable-laden pickup vehicle at the Sector 26 grain and vegetable market late on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Des Raj, a resident of…
During an Independence Day celebration at NIS Patiala, a lightweight false ceiling unexpectedly collapsed, causing a moment of chaos PATIALA: A portion of the lightweight false ceiling inside a wrestling hall at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) in Patiala caved in on Saturday during a special Independence Day function organised to honour…
Police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesters belonging to the Quami Insaaf Morcha. CHANDIGARH: Chandigarh Police on Saturday used tear gas shells and water cannons to disperse protesters who attempted to breach barricades during a march towards Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria’s residence, demanding the release of Sikh prisoners, including Jagtar…
Sukhbir Singh Badal stated he would never allow anti-national forces to disturb Punjab’s peace. CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal Friday said he would never allow anti-national and anti-Punjab forces to disturb peace in the state, in his first public reaction after surviving a kirpan attack at a gurdwara on the outskirts…
Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa Chandigarh: Former Punjab deputy chief minister and Member of Parliament Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Friday strongly condemned the firing incident outside the Amritsar residence of former Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh, terming it deeply disturbing and reflective of deteriorating law and order in the state.Randhawa said the incident outside…
Hisar: An additional district and sessions judge-cum-special judge of the fast track court in Fatehabad on Friday sentenced a man to five years’ imprisonment in a POCSO case involving a minor girl, besides imposing a total fine of Rs 50,000.The court, presided over by Additional District and Sessions Judge Amit Garg, convicted the accused under…
Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Shimla: Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday announced the establishment of Himachal Pradesh’s first science college in Hamirpur at an estimated cost of Rs 100 crore. He said 80 kanals of land had been identified for the project and Rs 20 crore had already been released.Addressing the…
Two youths Bathinda found dead in Bathinda Bathinda: In a tragic incident, dead bodies of two youths were spotted in Bathinda on Friday. A syringe was found stuck in the arm of one of the youths, raising suspicion that they might have died of drug overdose.The deceased have been identified as Gurwinder Singh (29) and…
Police evict protesting BKU Ekta Sidhupur members from a railway track at Chandbhan village and near Ferozepur Bathinda: Ahead of Independence Day, Faridkot district police on Thursday evicted BKU Ekta Sidhupur protesters from outside Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan’s residence at Sandhwan village. The police also removed activists from two railway protest sites on…
Police evict protesting BKU Ekta Sidhupur members from a railway track at Chandbhan village and near Ferozepur Bathinda: Ahead of Independence Day, Faridkot district police on Thursday evicted BKU Ekta Sidhupur protesters from outside Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan’s residence at Sandhwan village. The police also removed activists from two railway protest sites on…
