The Haryana Police, under their recently launched 'Operation Trackdown, have, in 11 days, arrested more than 3,000 criminals, said officials, adding that this has reinforced the state government’s firm commitment to ensure safety and dismantle organised crime syndicates.
A CBI court here on Friday sent Punjab Deputy Inspector General of Police, Ropar Range, Harcharan Singh Bhullar, to 14 days' judicial custody following his arrest on bribery charges and the recovery of a massive amount of cash and jewellery weighing about 1.5 kg from his house.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a financial assistance of Rs 1,600 crore for flood-hit Punjab, besides Rs 12,000 crore already in the state’s kitty.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Punjab and Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday to take stock of the situation of monsoon fury that left a trail of widespread destruction in both northern states.
After three hours of intense debate of allegations and counter allegations, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday unanimously decided to refer the highly emotive Punjab Prevention of Offences Against Holy Scriptures Bill of 2025 to a select committee for consultation with all stakeholders.
A Mohali court on Sunday remanded senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia to 14-day judicial custody in a disproportionate assets case.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal along with his party leaders and activists were detained by the Punjab Police on Wednesday as they were heading towards Mohali, near here, to express solidarity with arrested party leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who would be produced in a court later in the day.
Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Sunday that in a major counter-espionage operation, Amritsar Rural Police have arrested an Indian Army personnel and his aide suspected of espionage activities linked to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
At least five people were killed and 34 injured on Friday in a blast at a double-storey illegal firecracker factory located on the outskirts of a village in Punjab’s Muktsar district, police said.
After eight hours of intensive questioning at his residence, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Friday arrested AAP legislator from Jalandhar Central, Raman Arora, the third AAP lawmaker to face action for corruption, over charges of fake municipal corporation notices and extortion for the past three years.
The Haryana Police have arrested six people, including a Hisar-based YouTuber and travel blogger Jyoti Malhotra, on charges of spying and passing sensitive information to Pakistani operatives, officials said on Saturday.
Multiple enemy-armed drones were spotted flying over Khasa Cantonment in Amritsar in Punjab and they were instantly engaged and destroyed by air defence units, the Indian Army said on Saturday.
The highly revered Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of the founder of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak Dev, in Pakistan's Punjab province is safe, the Indian government said.
Police officials told the media that the blast took place owing to drone that was later intercepted and which got destroyed by the Army's air defence system, but it landed at a house in Khai Pheme Ke village.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will be meeting farmers again in Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, on Wednesday as part of the Government of India’s outreach with them over their long-pending demands, including a legal guarantee on the minimum support price (MSP) for crops.
Congress legislator and ex-AAP leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Sunday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Central government to take cognizance of gross misuse of official accommodation in Chandigarh meant for ministers of the Punjab government being used as Aam Aadmi Party office for political activities.
In a major crackdown on drug networks, Amritsar Rural Police apprehended two hawala operators -- Sukhjit Singh and Ranbir Singh, who were facilitating illegal financial transactions linked to drug trafficking with seizure of Rs 17,60,000 cash and $4,000, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday.
The second round of meeting between a three-member Central government delegation, led by Union Minister for Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and protesting farmer unions ended here after three hours on Saturday night with a positive approach and cordial manner.
Leaving the AAP government in Punjab red-faced, its NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal had been heading a department that existed only on paper without allocation of staff for nearly 20 months.
In the resumed talks, the Union government representatives are expected to be led by Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who was not present in the last meeting on February 14, along with Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi.
A 28-member delegation of farmers, including fasting leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Sarwan Singh Pandher, attended the meeting with the Centre to resolve their issues, including a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP).
A US military aircraft carrying the first batch of 104 illegal Indian immigrants, with the highest number of 33 each from Haryana and Gujarat, reached Amritsar in Punjab on Wednesday.
A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Saturday convicted Himachal Pradesh Inspector General of Police Z.H. Zaidi and seven others for the infamous custodial death of an accused in gangrape-murder of a minor in 2017.
“Operation is underway. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), police and fire teams are at the spot. The reason behind this mishap will be investigated," Senior Superintendent of Police Deepak Pareek told the media.
-president-and-five-time-Haryana-Chief-Minister-Om-Prakash-Chautala.jpg "Om Prakash Chautala: Five-time Haryana CM who cleared Class 10, 12 exams at age of 87")
Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) president and five-time Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, whose family ruled the state’s dusty and defection-ridden politics for decades largely in rural areas with predominant Jat voters, died in Gurugram after a cardiac arrest on Friday.
