Jalandhar- Calling it a state-sponsored genocide of Sikhs, the Dal Khalsa said the Nov 1984 killings started after Rajiv Gandhi was sworn-in as Prime Minister of India on 31st Oct along with four cabinet colleagues at 6.45 pm. Party spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh trashed Punjab CM’s claim that Rajiv wasRead More

Mohali, Feb 12 Inspector Sukhdev Singh, SHO of the Phase XI police station, who was booked on charges of rape and criminal intimidation by the Chandigarh Police today, claimed that the registration of a case against the victim two years ago at the Phase 11 police station was the reasonRead More

Chandigarh, Feb 12 The groovy, foot tapping Punjabi numbers that keep emerging as chart-busters have caught the attention of the Punjab Police as liquor, drugs and violence often feature in the lyrics. Worried that songs glorifying liquor and violence may have an adverse effect on the impressionable minds of youngsters,Read More

Chandigarh, Feb 12 Chandigarh and its surrounding areas were lashed by thundershowers and strong winds on Monday ending a dry spell. Met Department officials had predicted rainfall in the region. Reports of rainfall were also received from parts of Punjab and Haryana. The maximum temperature on Sunday rose to aRead More

Chandigarh, February 12: The Punjab Police, led by DGP Suresh Arora, on Monday aggressively took on the social media to counter the growing threat of gangsters and criminals, with Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh formally launching their online campaign. With this, the Facebook page of Punjab Police (www.facebook.com/PunjabPoliceIndia), Twitter accountRead More

Chandigarh, Feb 12 The Chandigarh International Airport was closed for all air traffic on Monday for authorities to carry out runway expansion and repairs. Flight operations will remain suspended from February 12 to 26, an airport official said on Monday. The 15-day closure of the airport will roughly affect overRead More

Chandigarh, February 12: The Punjab Police on Monday took a digital leap in strengthening its capabilities to meet the contemporary law and order challenges, with Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh rolling out the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) project for tracking of crimes and criminals. The CCTNRead More

Faridkot, Feb 12 The Punjab director general of police (DGP) has formed a special investigation team (SIT) to further probe the alleged rape of a Dalit teacher at Adarsh School, Pacca Kalan (Faridkot), by the former school committee chairman and his son. The SIT, headed by inspector general (IG crime) Vibhu Raj,Read More

Hoshiarpur, A 22-year-old woman was killed in a celebratory firing during a pre-wedding function, reportedly by the bride’s father in Hoshiarpur on Saturday late night. The deceased identified as Sakshi Arora, a resident of Hoshiarpur was pursuing her last year in Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at a Jalandhar basedRead More

Amritsar, February 12 Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Sunday questioned the Punjab election commission as to why the number of NRI electors in the state was an abysmal 314. The election commissioner was here to review various facets of functioning of electoral machinery with the Punjab Chief Electoral officer (CEO),Read More