After the Centre alleged a ‘security breach’ during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab on Wednesday, Punjab government spokesperson Dr Raj Kumar Verka said, “The allegations of security breach are baseless.” “The rally flopped as BJP leaders failed to attract crowds,” said Dr Raj Kumar Verka. Prime Minister NarendraRead More

A massive blaze broke out at a fabric export unit in Bholapur village on Chandigarh Road on Wednesday afternoon. Labourers working at the fabric unit, Jawandsons, had a close shave as operations were on when the fire broke out at around 3pm. Panic gripped the area as thick clouds ofRead More

New Delhi: Punjab politician Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, who joined the BJP a few days ago, has been accorded Z category VIP security cover by the Union government, official sources said on Wednesday. Sodhi, an MLA for the last four terms and who is considered close to former Punjab chiefRead More

The Congress watched with bated breath on Monday as results of the Chandigarh civic polls poured in. They proved to be a mixed bag and a possible warning sign. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s slip has given some cheer to the Congress. But this has been overshadowed by the good performanceRead More

BATHINDA: Two weeks after ending their year-long protest against the farm laws, as many as 22 farmer groups on Saturday formed a joint political front to contest the upcoming assembly elections in Punjab. The political outfit has been named Sanyukt Samaj Morcha, taking after the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), theRead More

The person killed during the Ludhiana court blast on Thursday has been identified as former policeman who had earlier been jailed for drug links. Gagandeep Singh, a former head constable, was dismissed from the service in 2019 and spent two years in jail, sources said. Singh was in jail forRead More

Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh expressed concern over the recent incidents of lynching reported in Amritsar and Kapurthala. Condemning the attacks that shook the state on Saturday and Sunday, Amarinder Singh said that there is no justification for mob lynching. “There is no justification for mob lynching whatsoever,Read More

Nine days after a factory owner was robbed of ₹9.5 lakh on RK Road near Cheema Chowk, three of the six robbers were arrested on Sunday. A former staffer, Sonu Kumar, who had worked at the hosiery factory as a sanitary worker for three years, was the mastermind of theRead More

Chandigarh, December 14, 2021: Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) chief Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday warned Punjab Police officials against allegedly intimidating his party workers at the behest of some local Congress leaders, saying he would take all necessary measures to come down heavily on such hooligans in uniforms. The formerRead More

Actor-model Harnaaz Sandhu made history today after getting crowned Miss Universe 2021. She brought home the crown after 21 years and her fans could not be more excited. Lara Dutta had won the crown last in 2000 for India and the industry has waited long enough. Harnaaz has made herRead More