Amritsar: Security has been stepped up across Punjab’s border districts ahead of Independence Day, with heightened surveillance along the International Border with Pakistan amid the threat of cross-border drone intrusions and attempts to disrupt peace.Security agencies are keeping a close watch on possible drone drops of arms, ammunition, explosives and narcotics. The BSF has intensified…
New Delhi: Congress MPs Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Jebi Mather, Amar Singh and other party MPs stage a protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the alleged police action against CJP protesters on July 20, at the Parliament House complex during the Monsoon Session in New Delhi on Thursday, July 30, 2026. (Photo: IANS/Qamar…
Hisar: The Fatehabad police on Thursday demolished a house allegedly built on panchayat land in Mirana village by three people linked to drug trafficking. The 6-kanal house was demolished in the presence of administration and police officials following an investigation into the properties and financial activities of Mirana residents Malkit, Surjit Singh and Manjit Kaur….
Bathinda: The Punjab and Haryana high court has stayed the recruitment process for 85 positions under the Punjab State Rural Livelihoods Mission following initial findings of irregularities in how candidate marks were awarded.Justice Sandeep Moudgil passed the order on Wednesday for 41 block programme manager and 44 cluster coordinator posts after reviewing a sealed report…
Chandigarh: The Election Commission has removed nearly 20.66 lakh voters of Punjab from the draft electoral roll published on Thursday, marking the start of the second phase of special intensive revision (SIR).The removals account for 9.63% of the state’s 2.14 crore registered voters, as of June 9, 2026. Over 1.93 crore electors or 90.37% of…
Chandigarh: The attack on SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal at a gurdwara in Nanded drew condemnation from BJP and Congress leaders on Thursday, while SAD leaders accused the AAP govt and Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring of politicising the incident.Senior BJP leader and national spokesperson R P Singh urged Maharashtra chief minister Devendra…
Shimla: Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu will address the people of Himachal Pradesh in a special Independence Day message to be broadcast on All India Radio, Shimla, at 8pm on Aug 14.The message will also be aired on FM Shimla, FM Hamirpur, FM Dharamshala and all relay centres of AIR Shimla.Sukhu’s recorded message will be…
Chandigarh: Their sale deeds are registered, govt dues have been paid, and their plots have even been converted from leasehold to freehold. Yet, for scores of Chandigarh families, the most basic proof of ownership — the mutation of their properties in their names — remains stuck in the files of the UT estate office, in…
SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema criticized AAP and Punjab Congress leaders for their social media posts (Photo credit: X) BATHINDA: SAD functionary and ex minister Daljit Singh Cheema has criticised Aam Aadmi Party and Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring over the posts on X after the attack on SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal.Cheema…
62-year-old accused, a resident of Solapur Bazaar in Pune. BATHINDA/NANDED: As Jaspal Singh was pinned to the ground after allegedly attacking Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal at a gurdwara in Maharashtra’s Nanded on Thursday, some people around him stepped in to restore his turban before police took him into custody.Singh’s turban had…
