The Latest Breaking News from Punjab

At least 11 people killed and 11 hospitalised in northern India’s Punjab state.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has expressed deep sorrow and anguish at the gas leakage incident that occurred in Giaspura in Ludhiana district on April 30.

Eleven people died and nine were hospitalized after a gas leak in Ludhiana in the northern Indian state of Punjab, a state lawmaker said on Sunday. A team from the National Disaster Response Force was at the site along with a team of experts to determine the cause and source…

A government statement said that 11 persons are so far dead in the incident. Police said the casualties comprise five females and six males. Two boys aged 10 and 13 are among the eleven who died in the incident, they said.

Eleven people died and nine were hospitalised after a gas leak in Ludhiana in the northern Indian state of Punjab, a state lawmaker said on Sunday.

'Sardar Prakash Singh Badal was a great leader, son of the soil and one of the most charismatic leaders of masses, farmers and weaker sections of society', Said Naveen Jindal. Read further on Dynamite News.

Border Security Force (BSF) troops on April 29 recovered a packet of heroin from a field near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Amritsar, an official said.

Twitter globally took down tweets from Indian users in response to an order from the Punjab & Haryana High Court issued in February, according to information from the social media platform provided to Saurav Das, a transparency activist and journalist whose posts were removed from the platform recently.

May, generally the hottest month in most of India, is likely to be particularly scorching in large parts of eastern India but Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat — while still sizzling — are likely to see increased rain and limited heatwaves, according to the India Meteorological Department

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday recovered a suspected contraband packet in Punjab's Amritsar sector. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Supreme Court on April 28 quashed cheating and forgery charges against former Punjab Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch Parkash Singh Badal two days after he passed away.