Brother kills sister for honour in Landke village in Punjab

In yet another case of honour killing, a man strangled his 14-year-old sister to death in Landke village of this Punjab district Wednesday, police said.

According to the police, the accused, identified as Lakhwinder Singh, murdered his sister Preeti because

Ruchika Girhotra case: No parole for Rathore

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday refused to release Ruchika Girhotra molest accused and former Haryana top cop SPS Rathore from jail on parole.

Dismissing Rathore’s petition against his 18-month jail term, the court reportedly said the act

Punjab police bust women masseur racket with the arrest of a man and woman

Punjab Police Tuesday claimed to have busted a female masseur racket in this district with the arrest of a man and woman, who have been accused of blackmailing and duping people of lakhs of rupees over the last two months.

Gurmeet Singh and Ruby were arrest

Indian women wrestlers confident of rich haul in Games

With women’s wrestling being included for the first time in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) here in October, Indian grapplers are an enthusiastic lot and expect at least three to four gold medals.

“We are very happy that women’s wrestling has been included in

Youth found dead in Punjab in suspected honour killing

A man in his mid-20s has been killed in Punjab’s Sangrur district, police said Monday and suspected it to be a case of honour killing.

The body of Raja Ram was recovered early Monday by his relatives and the police from railway tracks in a village near Sang

Flood threat looms over border villages in Punjab

Threat of inundation looms over scores of villages of the border district of Ferozepur in Punjab as the Satluj river was overflowing because Pakistan was diverting flood waters on its side of the boundary into it.

Several thousand acres of land have been su

Five workers killed in Punjab paper factory blast

At least five workers of a private paper factory near Malerkotla town in Punjab were killed when a blast took place in the boiler of the unit Saturday, police officials said.

While five workers died instantly, three others were injured in the accident.

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Process to release water from Bhakra Dam starts

The Bhakra-Beas Management Board (BBMB) Saturday morning started the process of releasing nearly 55,000 cusecs of water from the Bhakra Dam.

The release of water from the 225 metre high dam, which is located in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh along the border

Punjab to have rural godowns to store food grains

In a bid to protect food grains from spoiling due to inadequate storage facilities, Punjab and Sind Bank has come up with an initiative to extend credit for the construction of rural godowns in Punjab.

The Punjab government is fully supporting this initiati

High security in Chandigarh for farmers’ rally

Elaborate security arrangements were made in Chandigarh and all 20 entry points from Punjab were sealed Tuesday in view of a farmers’ rally here, police said.

“We have made elaborate law and order and security arrangements. All the 20 outer-border nakas hav

Panjab University’s dental college faces disaffiliation

Panjab University’s Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences will no longer be able to admit new students as its affiliation has been cancelled for failing to meet guidelines.

The Dental Council of India (DCI) decided to cancel the affiliation

Sarnas appear before Akal Takht, panel set up on Phoolka charges

The Sikh high priests Saturday formed a five-member committee to look into a controversy involving 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims’ lawyer H.S. Phoolka and the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Paramjit Singh Sarna and his brother.

The

No threat to CWG from Punjab-based terrorists: Sukhbir Singh Badal

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Wednesday said he was not aware of any threat from state-based terrorists to the October Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

“We have received certain inputs on terrorists’ activities, from the intell

Case against Preity Zinta, other Kings XI owners stayed

In partial relief to Bollywood actress Priety Zinta and other three owners of Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Tuesday stayed the proceedings of a case against them in a local court here till Sep 22. Read Full Story

ISI agent living under cover in Punjab arrested

A man suspected to be an agent of Pakistan’s spy agency ISI has been arrested with fake identification documents, including a PAN card, voter identity card and driving license, in this border district, police said Tuesday.

Razaullah, 24, had been

Two kids drown in holy pond in Punjab

Two children drowned in the holy pond of Gurudwara (Sikh shrine) Kaulsar in this Punjab city, police said Monday.

Sonu, 9, and Sanju, 11, had come to take a dip in the pond with a group of friends Sunday evening.

“Sonu slipped into the sarovar

Five terrorists held in Punjab, arms recovered

Punjab Police Wednesday arrested five terrorists here and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession, officials said.

“On the basis of a tip-off, we laid a trap and arrested five terrorists. All of them were wanted in many pending cases.

Honour killing of research scholar alleged

Students of the Panjab University have filed a complaint with a human rights panel alleging that a 25-year-old woman, who her family said died of heart attack, was actually killed by her father and brother for their ‘honour’.

According to the com

Punjab Police arrest two in fake currency scam

An inter-state fake currency racket has been busted with the arrest of two people from Punjab’s Sangrur town, police said Wednesday.

According to the police, fake currency with a face value of Rs.15 lakh was recovered late Tuesday from the accuse

Punjab court grants bail to Russian woman

A local court here Tuesday granted bail to Russian woman, Olga Timoshik, who was arrested last month for assisting a German spy.

After hearing the arguments, Additional Sessions Judge Surinder Mohan granted bail to Timoshik, 31, who was arrested