punjab news

 CHANDIGARH Punjab, the country’s grain bowl, is battling one of its worst floods in decades, which have impacted nearly four lakh people, claimed 48 lives, affected about 2,000 villages, and …

Punjab floods: The district administration of Amritsar announced on Sunday that schools will be closed on September 8 amid floods in the state. They will reopen on Tuesday, except for …

Jalandhar: Congress MLAs from North Avtar Singh Junior and Jalandhar Cantonment Pargat Singh visited the Shaheed Babu Labh Singh Civil Hospital and slammed the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) …

In a significant crackdown, the Punjab Police on Sunday busted a trans-border arms and drugs smuggling module, backed by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, in Amritsar and arrested five key …

Hoshiarpur: A mini bus overturned near Sagran village of Hoshiarpur district on Monday, leaving nine people dead and 33 others injured, police said. A car was also involved in the …

A decomposed body of a 40-year-old man was found stuffed inside a blue drum in Ludhiana’s Sherpur area on Wednesday morning when ragpickers saw a strong foul smell coming from …

  The Hindu Bureau CHANDIGARH The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Wednesday arrested former State Minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia in connection with an …

The Punjab Police on Saturday said it had busted a terror module of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). The BKI terror module was operated by a UK-based hamdler, who was …

Amritsar authorities issued strict warning for residents early Sunday morning, urging residents to ‘stay indoors and away from windows’ of their house. This comes after ceasefire violations on Saturday night. …

Amid India-Pakistan rising tensions and as both clash with drone-missile attacks, various districts in India observed blackout yesterday, including orders from the respective administration regarding closure of schools, non-approval of …