Shimla, June 28 (UNI) Accusing the Centre, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan of step-motherly treatment, Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has reiterated the state''s demand for 12 per cent free power royalty from the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) and stressed that all centrally-established power projects on state land should be transferred to the Himachal government after 40 years, as per state policy.
Phagwara (Punjab), June 28 (UNI) Taranjit Singh, the nephew of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sajjan Cheema, lost his life after his car collided with a truck on the Goindwal Sahib Road near Bhawanipur village late last night.
Islamabad, June 27 (UNI) At least seven people were killed and 27 others injured in rain-related incidents over the past 24 hours as heavy monsoon rains lashed Pakistan''s eastern Punjab province, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said late last night.
Batala (Punjab), June 27 (UNI) Mother of known gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, Harjeet Kaur, and his bodyguard Karanveer were shot dead by two unknown bike-borne assailants in Batala district yesterday late night, police said today.
Chandigarh, June 26 (UNI) In a landmark move aimed at promoting industrial growth and administrative efficiency, the Punjab Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, today approved a series of key decisions, including amendments to the state’s industrial land use policy.
Pune, June 26 (UNI) Southwest monsoon has advanced over some more parts of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab, with conditions being favourable for its further progress over remaining parts of the country during the next 3-4 days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.
Chandigarh, Jun 26 (UNI) The Punjab Cabinet, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, on Thursday approved significant amendments to the state’s conversion policy, enabling the conversion of industrial plots into Hospitals, Hotels, Industrial parks, and other permitted uses.
Chandigarh, June 26 (UNI) BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh today slammed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for “weaponising state agencies” to arrest Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia.
Hoshiarpur, June 26 (UNI) Two teams of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out early morning raids at two houses in Garhi Mohalla, Urmar, on Thursday, police sources said.
Chandigarh, June 26 (UNI) Thanks to the quick intervention and swift action of Punjab Governor and UT Chandigarh Administrator, Gulab Chand Kataria, a youth from Narayanbagad region in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand was rescued from bonded labour after 15 long years, police said.
Chandigarh, June 25 (UNI) In a development that has reignited political tensions in Punjab, the state Vigilance Bureau (VB) today arrested senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Cabinet Minister Bikram Singh Majithia on charges of amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Phagwara, June 25 (UNI) A major road accident was averted today near the Radha Soami Satsang Dera on the National Highway near Goraya when a high-speed truck hit a stationary tipper loaded with gas cylinders, causing the tipper to fall off the flyover, police and eyewitnesses said.
Ludhiana, June 24 (UNI) Following the victory in the Ludhiana West Assembly by-election, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP Punjab In-charge Manish Sisodia led a grand roadshow along with AAP leaders and workers to thank the people for electing the AAP candidate. Sisodia promised that AAP will make Punjab completely drug-free.
Chandigarh, June 24 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) hit back at Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) President Sukhbir Singh Badal’s statement regarding appointments in the Punjab government, saying Badal can clearly see the end of his political career approaching fast with the forfeiture of the SAD candidate’s deposit in the Ludhiana West Assembly by-election.
Ludhiana, June 21 (UNI) Four children drowned in a Ludhiana canal, police said on Saturday.
Chandigarh, Jun 21 (UNI) Four children from Ludhiana drowned in a canal while taking a bath, police said on Saturday.
Phagwara (Punjab), June 19 (UNI) A violent confrontation between two rival groups led to a fatal shooting outside a gym near the Shankar Bypass Canal in Nakodar on Wednesday late evening. One youth was killed and another seriously injured in what authorities are describing as a gang-related incident.