Canadian police in Chandigarh for Kanishka probe

A team of police personnel from Canada on Tuesday held talks with the top brass of Chandigarh police and CBI here in connection with the bombing of Air India flight ‘Kanishka’ in 1985.

The five-member team is on a visit to Chandigarh and Punjab to probe a few leads in connection with the incident in which […]

Bureaucrats not on Punjab CM’s deadline

This time it is the Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal who’s getting a first hand taste of India’s famed – some may say notorious – babudom. TheCM’s office had issued a circular to all financial commissioners and principal secretaries as far back as mid-April this year directing them to submit the list of decisions […]

Punjab win by 41 runs against Rajasthan

Kings XI Punjab beat Rajasthan Royals by 41 runs in the 56th Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday. Chasing a big target of 222 runs set by Kings XI Punjab, the Rajasthan team scored 180 for the loss of seven wickets. ( Watch )
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Skirmishes mark PRI polls in Punjab

Though not as volatile or charged up as the first phase of Panchayati Raj Institution polls, elections to gram panchayats held on Monday across Punjab were conducted in an immensely tense atmosphere and had their share of violence, shootouts, bogus voting, ballot snatchings, technical glitches and postponements, besides announcements of repoll at several places. According […]

Badal denies irregularities in Panchayat elections

Denying allegations of irregularities in the recent Panchayat elections in Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday said that there had been “too much exaggeration” of the incidents during the election to 12,081 Panchayats.
Addressing a press conference here Badal said that the SAD-BJP alliance government has passed with gold medals its four tests- election […]

Punjab clears 11 mega projects

The Punjab government today cleared 11 new mega projects worth Rs.11,170 crore which includes six industrial and five agro-industrial projects.
While the projects in the industrial sector involve capital outlay of Rs.9920 crore and agro sector attracts investment of Rs. 1250 crore, said an official release issued here […]

Punjab police move complaint against Ness Wadia

A senior Punjab police officer Sunday moved an official complaint against businessman and Mohali team co-owner Ness Wadia charging him of using derogatory language against him, police and the district administration in Mohali during an Indian Premier League (IPL) match.
Mohali Senior Superintendent of Police RS Khatra sent a complaint to the Mohali deputy commissioner with […]