Nauni V-C locks himself in office after faculty standoff
In an unprecedented development at Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, officiating vice-chancellor HS Baweja locked himself inside his office and summoned police...
Punjab cuts workers’ pension citing ₹360-cr liability, but real cost is ₹4.4 cr
The Punjab Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board slashed pension benefits earlier this year claiming the existing scheme would impose an unsustainable ₹360-crore annual burden....
J&K Oppn MLAs accuse NC leaders of fund diversion, constituency interference
Two opposition legislators from North Kashmir—Peoples Conference (PC) chairman Sajad Lone (Handwara) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Mir Mohammad Fayaz (Kupwara)—have accused ruling National Conference...
Majithia skips SIT summons in 2021 drug probe; SAD alleges SC order violation
Patiala: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia failed to appear before the Punjab Police special investigation team (SIT) at the Patiala Police Lines on...
4 killed, 20 injured as tourist bus overturns on Phagwara-Chandigarh highway
Four people were killed and more than 20 injured when an Amritsar-bound tourist bus overturned near Majari village on the Phagwara-Chandigarh national highway early on Monday....
HC hands over ED probe on high-level Punjab graft to CBI
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday handed over an investigation into Enforcement Directorate (ED) letters detailing alleged top-level government corruption in Punjab directly...
Fleeing after crash, ‘drunk’ driver rams into multiple cars in Kharar
A midnight hit-and-run turned into another round of crashes in Sunny Enclave after a Kia Sonet, allegedly driven by an intoxicated man, sped into the residential...
Speeding car hits man outside Panchkula nightclub
A 26-year-old was severely injured after a speeding Hyundai Creta hit him outside a nightclub in Sector 5 around 3:30 am on Sunday. The driver allegedly...
Gangster Goldy Dhillon, aide claim responsibility for Amritsar influencer Mad Sandhu’s murder
Gangster’s alleged post appears on social media, claiming the social media creator Mad Sandhu was ‘corrupting the younger generation’; police verifying authenticity A day after Punjabi...
Punjab influencer burnt alive: Month on, Chandigarh Police groping in dark
Even as it has been over a month since Punjabi influencer Manjeet Kaur died after she was abducted and burnt alive, police have yet to make...