CM HANDS OVER CHEQUE WORTH RS 1 CRORE (EACH) AS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES OF TWO MARTYRS Sangrur: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday handed over cheques worth Rs 1 crore (each) as financial assistance to families of two martyrs of who had attained martyrdom during line ofRead More

AAP, BJP bet on turncoats for Jalandhar (West) battle Jalandhar: The Aam Aadmi Party has chosen former BJP leader Mohinder Bhagat as its candidate for the Jalandhar (West) bypoll. He is also the AAP Jalandhar (West) in-charge. The BJP has fielded former Jalandhar West AAP MLA Sheetal Angural who, alongRead More

Pannun case: Nikhil Gupta pleads not guilty in US court New York/Washington: Indian national Nikhil Gupta, accused of being involved in a murder-for-hire plot against a Sikh extremist on American soil, on Monday pleaded not guilty in the case at a federal court here. #Czech police releases visuals of #NikhilGuptaRead More

Dosanjh tries to teach Fallon the Punjabi language New York: In a delightful collaboration between Indian music sensation Diljit Dosanjh and American talk show host Jimmy Fallon, backstage fun clips from ‘The Tonight Show’ have been making waves on social media. The duo’s chemistry and infectious humour have left fansRead More

VIGILANCE BUREAU NABS ASI FOR TAKING RS 10,000 BRIBE Chandigarh:  The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its drive against corruption in the state, on Tuesday has apprehended an Assistant Sub Inspector of Police (ASI) Nirmal Singh, posted at police station Dhanola, Barnala district while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000.Read More

CM Mann leave for Delhi to discuss cabinet reshuffle, Lok Sabha poll performance Chandigarh: CM Bhagwant Mann and National General Secretary (Organisation) Sandeep Pathak on Wednesday left for Delhi to hold deliberations on the cabinet reshuffle and party’s performance in the just concluded Lok Sabha polls. The two are expectedRead More

4 arrested for Indian-origin man’s killing in Canada Ottawa: A 28-year-old Indian-origin man was shot dead in a suspected “targeted killing” in Canada’s British Columbia province, according to the police, who have arrested and charged four people with first-degree murder in connection with the case. Yuvraj Goyal was found deadRead More

Manila murders no deterrent for Punjabi financiers’ biz dreams Chandigarh: The murder of a middle-aged Nurmahal man in Manila last week has once again stirred up a debate on why Punjabis still prefer to go to Manila and carry out finance business there when it continues to be unsafe forRead More

Lawmakers can speak Punjabi in Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly Islamabad: Lawmakers in Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly will now be able to speak in at least four indigenous languages, including Punjabi, in the House apart from English and Urdu after an amendment was made. A special committee of the Punjab Assembly, led byRead More

NRI woman alleges no action on plot grab plaint, Chandigarh court orders FIR Chandigarh: A local court has directed the Chandigarh Police to register an FIR against three persons on a complaint of 82-year-old NRI woman, Chander Sharma, who alleged that they had grabbed her plot worth crores. Chander SharmaRead More