Tarn Taran: A domestic dispute in Tarn Taran’s Sangha village ended in two deaths after a man allegedly doused his brother-in-law with petrol and set him ablaze. The accused’s wife was fatally burnt while trying to save the victim, police said.Police have registered a murder case and arrested the accused, Sajan Singh, along with his…
Patiala: The Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL) has announced the transition of its outsourced workforce to direct contracts, following a recent state policy decision. This development comes five days after the Punjab govt resolved a major strike by outsourced power plant employees demanding direct contracts, which had threatened the state’s power supply during the…
Hisar: A former sarpanch was allegedly shot dead in Kharakheri village of Fatehabad district Saturday evening, sending shockwaves through the area.The assailants pumped three bullets into 50-year-old Rajendra Khileri.According to the police, Khileri was sitting at a dhaba when two unidentified youths arrived on a motorcycle and allegedly opened fire on him before fleeing the…
Chandigarh: Former Punjab director general of police Mohammed Mustafa urged Congress leadership to take decisive steps to address the ongoing turmoil within the Punjab unit and warned that continued indecision could further weaken the party ahead of the 2027 assembly elections.Mustafa, who is not a member of the Congress but earlier served as principal strategic…
CHANDIGARH: A building collapsed in Chandigarh’s Industrial Area on Saturday while rescue operations were underway to pull out people trapped under the debris. “It was a single-storey building which suddenly collapsed. Efforts are being made to rescue two people who are trapped,” a senior police official said, adding that personnel rushed to the spot after…
The incident took place on June 13, but CCTV footage of the entire episode has only now surfaced, revealing the gruesome sequence of events. TARN TARAN: In a horrifying incident, a man who had gone to his wife’s parental home to bring her back following a domestic dispute was allegedly doused with petrol and set…
CHANDIGARH: Notorious gangster Gurpreet Singh, alias Goldy Dhillon, who allegedly operated a gangster network in Punjab and Chandigarh from abroad, has been taken into custody in Spain, police sources said. Reliable sources confirmed that the gangster, who is named in cases involving threats to Aam Aadmi Party MLA Neena Mittal and the broad-daylight murder of…
Chandigarh: As many as 73,091 candidates will appear for the Level-3 (PGT) examination of the Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test (HTET) on Saturday at 238 examination centres across the state, with the Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH) claiming to have put in place elaborate security and administrative arrangements for the smooth conduct of the test.BSEH…
Chandigarh: Congress MP from Gurdaspur Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa met Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday in the backdrop of the turmoil with Punjab Congress, triggering intense speculation.Randhawa, a former deputy CM, had to issue a statement to “refute the mischievous political slant” being given to the meeting, saying it was scheduled earlier in connection…
Chandigarh: The Scientific Support Group (SSG) at PGIMER is playing a pioneering role in strengthening India’s efforts to regulate the contents, emissions and disclosures of tobacco and nicotine products, Dr L Swasticharan, deputy director general of health services, ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW), said Thursday.He was addressing a national workshop on “From Workflow…
