BSF stops Akal Takht leader from offering prayer at India-Pakistan border
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on Monday stopped Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj from holding an ardas (a prayer) for the reopening of...
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Mohali: Rights panel takes note of non-compliance with its order under RTE Act
The Punjab Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) has taken cognisance of alleged non-compliance with its previous instructions to Narayana e-Techno School, Sector 119, to grant admission to...
Mohali: Man put behind bars for life for repeatedly raping minor daughter
A local fast-track court has sentenced a man to imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life for repeatedly raping and assaulting his minor daughter. The...
Body of Jammu woman cremated at in-laws’ house after kin clash with cops over ‘suspicious death’
Following the death of a 38-year-old woman under suspicious circumstances, her parents, siblings, relatives and villagers stormed the house of her in-laws in Sai Sardari village...
Chandigarh: PGT shortage leaves UT schools dependent on contractual teachers
City’s government schools are continuing to plug the shortage of postgraduate teachers (PGTs) and lecturers through contractual and guest appointments, even as 129 sanctioned PGT posts...
Ludhiana: Auto-rickshaw driver dies as speeding car crashes into vehicle
An auto-rickshaw driver died after a speeding Maruti Suzuki Swift rammed into his vehicle near Kohara Chowk on Sunday. The car driver fled the spot after...
3 Ludhiana schools get bomb threat emails again
Three private schools in Ludhiana received bomb threat emails on Monday, prompting the evacuation of students and staff and extensive security search of the campuses, even...
Ex-SAD leader Amarjit Singh Chawla terms Akal Takht excommunication discriminatory
Amritsar: A day after being excommunicated from the Khalsa Panth by Akal Takht over rape allegations, former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and SGPC member Amarjit...
Kartarpur Corridor: Devotees from India, Pakistan to gather at Zero Line for joint prayers
Amritsar: To mark the Joti Jot (eternal immersion) Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Dev, Sikh devotees from India and Pakistan will gather at their respective sides of...
Guest Column| Beyond arrests: Sharpen the strategy to tackle drug menace
Punjab’s struggle against drugs is neither imaginary nor unique. Substance dependence troubles many Indian states, although the drugs consumed, their routes of supply, and the severity...