Shimla: The Solan police have arrested a woman, along with her lover, for allegedly murdering her husband in Johar Patiala village of Bohli panchayat of Kasauli tehsil on the night of July 4.The victim, Rup Lal, 30, hailed from Nepal, and his 26-year-old wife, Chandra Chalawane, is also a Nepalese citizen. The alleged lover, Chakra…
Jhajjar: The mystery surrounding the discovery of two bodies near a private school in Jhajjar district Monday morning deepened after the police identified the victims as two men from Uttar Pradesh who had recently been working as property dealers in Rajasthan.Investigators suspect the victims were murdered elsewhere before their bodies were dumped near the school.The…
Jalandhar: Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Sunday called on Dera Sachkhand Ballan chief Sant Niranjan Dass.Dhillon expressed confidence that with the blessings of Sant Niranjan Dass, the BJP would form the govt in Punjab in 2027.He claimed that service to the poor and the Dalit community remained a fundamental pillar of the BJP’s…
Bahadurgarh: Two alleged members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang were killed Saturday night in an encounter with Haryana Police Special Task Force (STF) and Delhi Police Special Cell in Bahadurgarh area of Jhajjar district.The suspects, Pravesh of Tibba Danasher and Himanshu of Jakhod Khera in Hisar, were wanted for the June 11 daylight murder of…
Chandigarh: Mocking the Congress over its continuing internal turmoil in Punjab, the ruling AAP on Sunday accused the party of “double standards”, asking why it was waiting for directions from the high command after repeatedly attacking AAP over alleged remote control from Delhi.Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab media in-charge Baltej Pannu said the Congress…
Bathinda: Even though Punjab has not witnessed widespread excess rainfall this monsoon, a retired Indian Army officer and his serving son have alleged that their paddy field in Jeonwala village of Faridkot district has remained submerged for five days due to blocked drainage, damaging the crop despite repeated pleas to the district administration.Colonel Jarnail Singh…
Amritsar: A Panthic gathering organised by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Sunday decided to share Akal Takht directives declaring Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann a “Guru-Dokhi” (Guru’ adversary) and “Khalsa Panth Virodhi” (anti-Khalsa Panth) at village level and among all Sikh institutions.The meeting, held at Gurdwara Manji Sahib Diwan Hall in Amritsar, called Akal…
REWARI: At least five people sustained burn injuries after a powerful explosion at the house of a retired Army Subedar in Hans Nagar, Rewari, officials said on Monday.All five injured were referred to a higher medical centre for further treatment.A local resident, describing the scale of the blast, told ANI, ” There was a massive…
Police investigate the Sector 19 crime scene in Panchkula Panchkula: More than 24 hours after two men were found dead following a violent clash in Sector 19, Panchkula police are yet to make any arrests in the sensational double murder case, though several suspects have been detained for questioning.Investigators Saturday intensified efforts to crack the…
Panchkula: The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has sparked complaints from Panchkula residents, who allege that the mandated door-to-door voter verification is, in many cases, being reduced to a “come-to-the-BLO” exercise.Several residents claim that while booth level officers (BLOs) distributed verification forms and promised to return for collection and assistance, many never…
