Punjab News
Amritsar records 30-year high at 48 degrees Celsius
Chandigarh, May 23 : The Sikh holy city of Amritsar Thursday recorded its highest temperature in over three decades with the mercury hitting a high of 48 degrees Celsius as severe heat wave conditions prevailed over Punjab and Haryana....
Full StoryItalian envoy terms visit to Amritsar as successful
By Ravinder Singh Robin, Amritsar, May 23 : Italy's Ambassador to India Daniele Mancini has described his recent visit to Amritsar, and particularly to the Golden Temple, as a unique experience, and added that a place of spirituality in India affects people of any religion or belief....
Full StoryPunjab orders probe into 'vulgar' school books
Chandigarh, May 22 : The Punjab government has initiated a probe into the distribution of text books containing allegedly vulgar and irrelevant content in government schools, a minister said Wednesday....
Full StorySAD-BJP alliance scripts historic win in Punjab panchayat polls
Chandigarh, May 22 : The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP combine has gained majority in the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections in Punjab....
Full StoryAkali Dal-BJP sweep Punjab rural polls
Chandigarh, May 22 : The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine swept the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections in Punjab, the state election commission announced Wednesday....
Full StoryPunjab enacts law to save heritage buildings
Chandigarh, May 22 : Punjab has asked all its departments to seek permission from the cultural affairs department before renovating any government building that was constructed before 1947, an official said Wednesday....
Full StoryAkali Dal claims clean sweep in Punjab local polls
Chandigarh, May 21 : Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party combine Tuesday claimed a "clean sweep" in the zila parishad and block samiti elections....
Full StoryHisar sizzles at 46 degrees, as heat sweeps across Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, May 19 : Scorching summer heat sizzled most places in the pllains of Haryana and Punjab Sunday, recording temperatures of over 45 degrees Celsius, the Met department officials said here....
Full StoryViolence reported in Punjab local elections
Chandigarh, May 19 : Violent clashes between workers of Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and the opposition Congress were reported from at least two places as the polling for local self-government bodies ended Sunday evening, officials said....
Full StoryPresident to attend varsity convocation in Punjab
New Delhi, May 19 : President Pranab Mukherjee will attend the annual convocation of Lovely Professional University in Punjab's Phagwara Monday, an official statement said Sunday....
Full StoryOver 20 percent polling in Punjab local elections
Chandigarh, May 19 : Officials said 20-25 percent voting was reported from various parts of the state till noon in zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections being held in Punjab Sunday....
Full StoryMukherjee, Karzai to attend varsity convocation in Jalandhar
Jalandhar, May 17 : President Pranab Mukherjee will confer the first honoris causa degree of the Lovely Professional University (LPU) to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai at the varsity's convocation to be held in this Punjab city Monday (May 20), a varsity official said....
Full StoryRapper Honey Singh booked for singing vulgar songs
Chandigarh, May 17 : With the Punjab and Haryana High Court coming down heavily on the lewd lyrics of songs sung by singer-rapper Honey Singh, the Punjab Police Friday booked him for singing vulgar songs in public....
Full StoryRapper Honey Singh booked for vulgar songs
Chandigarh, May 17 : Punjab Police Friday booked singer-rapper Honey Singh for using obscene language in his songs, an official said....
Full StoryAkali Dal manifesto comes in handy for Congress (Punjab Newsletter)
By Jaideep Sarin, Chandigarh, May 17 : A top Congress leader displaying the manifesto of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab may appear odd, but that's exactly what is happening in Punjab these days....
Full StoryAIR Jalandhar steps into 65th year
Jalandhar, May 16 : All India Radio, Jalandhar, today completed 64 years of its existence as a public broadcaster....
Full StoryPunjab to launch plantation drive in water-logged areas
Chandigarh, May 16 : The Punjab Government has planned a special plantation drive for water-logged areas with the investment of Rs 90 crore....
Full StoryPrez to address univ convocation function in Punjab on May 20
Jalandhar, May 16 : President Pranab Mukherjee is scheduled to address and confer degrees on May 20 to students at the 3rd convocation function organised by the Lovely Professional University....
Full StoryPunjab frames policy for Cancer Fund
Chandigarh, May 16 : The Punjab Government has framed policy to arrange money for the 'Punjab State Cancer and Drug Addiction Treatment Infrastructure Fund Act-2013.' Stating this here today, a spokesman for the Health department said the policy framed for fund collection mandated to collect money under the sub article 6 A to 6 E from various government and semi-government departments....
Full Story543 polling booths declared sensitive for Panchayat elections
Jalandhar, May 16 : The district administration has made foolproof arrangements to hold May 19 elections for all the 11 Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishad in Jalandhar....
Full StoryAkalis have pushed Punjab into debt trap: Manish Tewari
Ludhiana, May 16 : Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari today said the Akali-BJP government had pushed Punjab into a vicious debt trap and ridiculed the state government for describing it as a productive debt....
Full StoryScam unearthed at Information Collection Centres
Patiala, May 16 : Punjab Excise and Taxation Department has unearthed a scandal at the barriers (Information Collection Centres), wherein some of the Inspectors and Data Entry Operators were conniving with the dealers to change the value or the nature of the commodity which had crossed the barrier....
Full StorySukhbir okays Rs 211 cr reahab project for Bist Doab canal
Chandigarh, May 15 : The Doaba region of Punjab is all set to get a big boost with Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal giving his nod to Rs 211 crore rehabilitation project of Bist Doab Canal and its distributaries....
Full StoryASI chases journalists with gun, suspended
Jalandhar, May 13 : An Assistant Sub Inspector of the police posted at PS division no 4 today chased away journalists of some news channels and print media out of the premises of the police station on gun point....
Full StoryPunjab Govt fails to submit ATR on SC sub plan funds
Jalandhar, May 13 : The Punjab government officials, who had been summoned by the National Scheduled Castes Commission to present an action taken report regarding the non-implementation of the SC Sub Plan funds worth Rs 4039 crore, failed for the second time to produce the relevant documents....
Full StoryPunjab urges Centre to double crop damage compensation
Chandigarh, May 13 : Punjab Revenue and Rehabilitation Minister Bikram Singh Majithia today underlined the need for major enhancement in the present limit of Rs 6,000 per hectare compensation under State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) in case of crop damage beyond 50 per cent....
Full StoryPunjab Police raid Gurgaon builder's office
Gurgaon, May 13 : The office of a realtor was Monday raided in Gurgaon by Punjab Police in connection with a complaint of a Rs.210 crore fraud in Ferozepur in Punjab, Haryana Police said....
Full StoryShahbaz set to become Punjab chief minister, again
Islamabad, May 13 : Shahbaz Sharif is likely to become the chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab province again, a media report said Monday....
Full StoryJalandhar putting dogged fight against Patiala
Patiala, May 11 : Defeat seems to loom large in the face of Jalandhar as it is putting up a dogged fight, having scored 162 for 3 in 65 overs in the second essay against formidable Patiala, on the penultimate day of the ongoing Dhruv Pandove Trophy (Under-19) here....
Full StoryRailway traffic disrupted on Ludhiana-Phillaur section
Phillaur, Punjab, May 11 : Up line rail traffic remained distrupted on Ludhiana-Phillaur rail section for more than one hour due to cracks that in the railway lines near Phillaur railway station owing to extensive heat last night....
Full StoryTimely action could have saved Sarabjit's life: Badal
Bhikhiwind (Punjab), May 11 : Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Saturday said that had the Congress-led UPA central government acted in time, the life of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh could have been saved....
Full StoryThunderstorm lashes Chandigarh, cools temperature
Chandigarh, May 11 : Rain preceded by a storm gave respite to residents of Chandigarh and surrounding areas Saturday afternoon from the scorching heat of the last one week....
Full StoryMinisterial resignations seen as setback to Punjab (News Analysis)
By Jaideep Sarin, Chandigarh, May 11 : Two controversies, both swirling around ministerial malfeasance and impropriety, may not have anything to do directly with Punjab but the state is experiencing its political fallout....
Full StoryPoliticians made capital out of Sarabjit's death (Punjab Newsletter)
By Jaideep Sarin, Chandigarh, May 11 : They were of no use to him when he was alive. But when Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh died after being beaten up inside a Lahore prison, top politicians made sure that they were seen at every occasion associated with his sacrifice....
Full StoryMohali to get seven new sports stadiums next month
Mohali, May 10 : Known so far for the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium, Mohali is all set to get seven new sports stadia next month....
Full StoryChemists' shops remain shut in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, May 10 : A majority of the chemists' shops in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh remained shut Friday following the call for a nation-wide, one-day strike against the central government's new drug policy and its impact on traders....
Full StoryKings XI Punjab restricted to 145-6
Mohali, May 9 : Despite a century partnership between Adam Gilchrist and Shaun Marsh, Kings XI Punjab were restricted to 145 for 6 in stipulated 20 overs by Rajasthan Royals in the 55th encounter of the Pepsi Indian Premier League at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here today....
Full StoryPolice seize 21 quintals of poppy husk in Jalandhar
Jalandhar, May 9 : The district rural police seized a truck load of poppy husk from the area of Kartarpur....
Full StoryAkalis bent upon disturbing peace in Punjab: Bajwa
Amritsar, May 9 : Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) general secretary Fateh Jung Singh Bajwa today said Akalis were bent upon disturbing peace in Punjab while referring to murder of a youth Congress leader and attack on a Congress MLA....
Full Story3 Punjab-based smugglers held with 500 gms gold in Jammu
Jammu, May 9 : Three Punjab based smugglers were arrested along with 500 grams of gold at a nakka laid down in this winter capital of the state....
Full StoryLife terms for three in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
New Delhi, May 9 : A Delhi court Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment three convicts in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has been acquitted....
Full StoryJuan Carols holding tennis camp at CLTA
Chandigarh,May 8 : As many as 40 trainees are attending a coaching camp being conducted by former Davis Cupper and Director of Training Courses International Tennis Federation Juan Carlos Andrade Her4mandez of Spain at the Sector 10 Tennis Stadium here....
Full Story18 Cadets selected for NDA coaching
Jalandhar, May 8 : Deputy Commissioner-cum-Chairperson of District Sainik Welfare Board Shruti Singh today presented cheques worth Rs 18 lakhs as financial assistance to 18 cadets selected for pre-exam NDA coaching to enable them to go through in the examination successfully....
Full StoryPakistani prisoner Sanaullah 'extremely critical'
Chandigarh, May 8 : Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, who is in a hospital here after being attacked in a Jammu jail last week, suffered renal failure Wednesday and doctors said that his condition was "extremely critical"....
Full StoryNirpreet Kaur breaks fast at Jantar Mantar
New Delhi, May 8 : Nirpreet Kaur, one of the key witnesses and victim of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, broke her six-day-old fast here Wednesday after Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal assured support for her fight for justice....
Full Story1984 anti-Sikh riots: Badal meets PM
New Delhi, May 8 : Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here and demanded for the formation of a Supreme Court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case....
Full StorySajjan acquittal: SAD delegation to meet President
New Delhi, May 8 : Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders will meet President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday and submit a memorandum on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots verdict that acquitted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar....
Full Story2 men committed suicide in Punjab
Moga, May 8 : Two men committed suicide by hanging themselves with ceiling fans yesterday, one in Nihal singh wala and the other in Baghapurana areas of the district....
Full StoryBhullar's wife appeals to Supreme Court for stay on his execution
New Delhi, May 7 : Punjab militant Devinderpal Singh Bhullar's wife has appealed to the Supreme Court seeking a stay on his execution....
Full StoryFamily of 1971 PoW living between hope and despair
Faridkot, Punjab, May 7 : The family of BSF sepoy Surjit Singh, a prisoner of war for the last 42 years in Pakistan, is living between hope and despair after the killing of Sarabjit Singh in Kot Lakhpat Jail at Labore....
Full StoryRailways bribery case: Another accused held in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, May 7 : The CBI Tuesday arrested Ajay Garg, an industrialist, here in connection with the railways bribery case, an official source said....
Full StoryAttari (Punjab), May 7 : Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay's brother and another relative crossed over into India Tuesday, four days after he was critically injured in an attack by a fellow inmate in Jammu's Kot Bhalwal jail....
Full StoryMiller makes it memorable for Kings XI Punjab
MOHALI, May 6 : David Miller played a spectacular century as Kings XI Punjab snatched a stunning six-wicket victory with two overs to spare against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 51st match of the Indian Premier League at the packed Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here tonight....
Full StoryPunjab win toss and elect to bowl
Mohali, May 6 : Punjab won the toss and invited Royal Challengers Bangalore to bat in the 51st match of the Indian Premier League at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here tonight....
Full StoryMarkfeed leads in wheat procurement in Punjab
Chandigarh, May 6 : Wheat Procurement is on full swing in Punjab. State procurement agency MARKFED achieved first position in wheat procurement....
Full StoryPunjab all set for transformation of revenue dept: Sukhbir
Chandigarh, May 6 : Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today finalised the blue print of total transformation of Revenue Department by eliminating redundant procedures and controls, empowering the common citizens to get services as a matter of right....
Full StoryPunjab govt fine tune crops diversification proposal
Chandigarh, May 6 : After marathon discussions with various stakeholders in the much needed agriculture diversification program, the Punjab Government has finalised the proposals in this regard....
Full StoryDr Jaspal Singh to release Ist volume of 'Peelay Pattar'
Patiala, May 6 : Punjab University Vice-Chancellor Jaspal Singh will release the first volume of the magnum opus, 'Peelay Pattar' (Yellow Leaves) to mark late poet Harbans Bhalla's...
Full StoryPakistan high commissioner in Chandigarh to meet Sanaullah
Chandigarh, May 6 : Pakistan High Commissioner Salman Bashir arrived here Monday to visit Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, who continues to be in a deep coma at the PGIMER hospital here after he was attacked inside Jammu jail....
Full StoryPak High Commissioner to visit injured prisoner
New Delhi/Chandigarh, May 6 : Pakistan High Commissioner Salman Bashir will visit injured Pakistan prisoner Sanaullah Haq, who was attacked by inmates in an Indian jail last week, at a Chandigarh hospital on Monday....
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