The Latest Breaking News from Punjab

CHANDIGARH: Former food and civil supplies minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu of the Congress failed to get any relief from the Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday as the court did not issue any notice on his petition to the Punjab government and adjourned the case for next hearing to…

CHANDIGARH: In view of constant increase in the number of Covid-19 positive cases since last week, the Punjab health and family welfare department has issued directions to ensure supply of essential medicines at the door steps of the home-isolated patients.

CHANDIGARH: Heavy debt burden accounted for 88% of farmer suicides that occurred in Punjab between 2000 and 2018 – a period that witnessed 9,291 deaths -- finds a new study based on a primary survey by the Punjab Agriculture University (PAU). Of these, more than 77% were those of marginal…

CHANDIGARH: Heavy debt burden accounted for 88% of farmer suicides that occurred in Punjab between 2000 and 2018 - a period that witnessed 9,291 deaths -- finds a new study based on a primary survey by the Punjab Agriculture University (PAU). Of these, more than 77% were those of marginal…

Amritsar: International Yoga Day was celebrated in Punjab and Haryana, and by the BSF on the international border with Pakistan.

MOHALI: IAS officer Sanjay Popli, who has been arrested by the Punjab vigilance bureau for allegedly demanding a bribe in exchange for clearing tenders for laying sewerage pipeline in Nawanshahr, was produced in a local court which sent him on four-day police remand on Tuesday.

JALANDHAR: Having gotten the best from Punjab in the state’s assembly elections about 100 days ago, the Aam Aadmi Party government now faces a test in terms of delivering on its promises on chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s home turf.

CHANDIGARH: It’s after almost two years that the students of Punjab University will appear for offline examinations. The tests for all major courses start on Wednesday. Due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, all examinations in the previous two years were in the online mode.

MANSA: On the expiry of 7 days police remand of gangster Lawrance Bishnoi, he was produced in the court at Mansa at about 10pm on Tuesday in noted Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu aka Sidhu Moose Wala's killing case.

BARNALA: Lashing out at the opposition for making hue and cry over the alleged deterioration of the law and order situation, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said that the state is in safe hands and the law and order situation is completely under control.

BARNALA: Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring asked the people of Sangrur parliamentary constituency that this is the time to avenge Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder that was the outcome of criminal negligence and failure of the AAP government to protect his life despite such grave threats, while wrapping up…