BSF constable fires at colleagues, five killed
GS PAUL Amritsar, March 6 A BSF constable allegedly opened fire indiscriminately at the force’s headquarters here on Sunday, leaving four of his colleagues dead, before...
Punjab News
Bathinda villagers hold ‘thikri pehra’ to curb drug menace
Sukhmeet Bhasin Bathinda, March 6 Irked over drug-related deaths in the district, villagers have taken it upon themselves to catch drug peddlers and smugglers. Several villages,...
Costlier coal adds to fund-starved PSPCL’s problems
Aman Sood Patiala, March 6 After having faced power cuts during and post paddy season last year, Punjab may face the same situation this season. The...
Charanjit Singh Channi seeks appointment with Amit Shah
Chandigarh, March 6 Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has sought time from Union Home Minister Amit Shah to put across Punjab’s point of view on its...
‘Fake transactions’ in Barnala coop society, secretary booked
Parvesh Sharma Barnala, March 6 A financial scam of around Rs 1 crore in a cooperative society here has come to the fore wherein its secretary...
UKRAINE CRISIS: Stuck in Pesochin, 1K finally make it to Romania
Aparna Banerji Jalandhar, March 6 Four days after they first stepped out of their bunkers at Kharkiv on March 2 to board a train (which they...
BBMB ROW: Not barred, but aspirants fear they may not qualify
Vijay Mohan Chandigarh, March 6 The recent Union Government notification amending the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Rules does not change the norms regarding representation for...
3 drug peddlers held in in Sriganganagar
Abohar: Three drug peddlers were arrested in Sriganganagar on Sunday. The police seized 2.7 kg opium from Naveen of Sriganganagar and Amardeep of Chak 11-BD village....
Man dies in ‘custody’ in Fazilka, kin allege torture
Fazilka, March 6 A scrap dealer who was allegedly detained for buying stolen material allegedly died in the Fazilka police custody. Irate family members blocked Fazilka-Ferozepur...
Acid test for 5 leaders of Gurdaspur Congress
Ravi Dhaliwal Gurdaspur, March 6 The fortunes of five Gurdaspur-based Congress leaders, including three Cabinet ministers and an MP, hang in the balance even as their...