Punjab
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Cabinet approves construction of Zirakpur bypass from Punjab to Haryana: Check cost, project length
India | Apr 09, 2025, 03:53 PM ISTThe Zirakpur bypass starts from NH-7 (Chandigarh-Bathinda) in Zirakpur. It terminates at NH-5 (Zirakpur-Parwanoo) in Panchkula of Haryana, to avoid the highly urbanised and congested stretch of Zirakpur in Punjab and Panchkula in Haryana.
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BSF jawan injured while foiling IED attack on India-Pakistan border in Punjab
Jammu and Kashmir | Apr 09, 2025, 02:36 PM ISTA BSF jawan sustained serious injuries while foiling a major IED attack near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab. The explosive device was planted to target both security forces and farmers. Swift action by the patrol party and bomb squad averted a large-scale tragedy.
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Punjab Board PSEB 8th Result 2025 out, Puneet Verma, and Navjot Kaur achieve perfect 100 marks
Exam Results | Apr 04, 2025, 06:49 PM ISTPunjab Board PSEB 8th Result 2025 has been announced. The link to the results are available on pseb.ac.in. As per results, the overall pass percentage is 97.30%. Check details here.
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Punjab Board Class 8th Result 2025 out: Check alternative websites for scorecards
Exam Results | Apr 04, 2025, 06:26 PM ISTPunjab Board Class 8 Result 2025 has been announced by the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), Mohali. Students and parents awaiting for the PSEB 8th results can download their scorecards using roll number, date of birth and other details on the login. Check details here.
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Punjab Police dismisses woman constable held with over 17 grams of heroin
India | Apr 03, 2025, 10:05 PM ISTPunjab Police acted on a tip-off stating Constable Amandeep Kaur's car was searched and 17.71 heroin was recovered from her posession. She is booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
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Bulldozer action in Punjab: Illegal property of drug peddler demolished in Amritsar | VIDEO
India | Apr 02, 2025, 10:15 AM ISTAmritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that the step was taken reportedly on the instructions of the Chief Minister as part of his 'drug free Punjab' initiative.
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Punjab govt has withdrawn SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia's Z+ security cover, claims Sukhbir Badal
India | Apr 01, 2025, 08:04 PM ISTMajithia was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act on December 20, 2021, when the then chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi-led Congress government was in power.
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Punjab government revises school timings, check new schedule
Exam Results | Apr 01, 2025, 06:52 PM ISTThe Punjab government has announced new school timings for the academic session 2025-26. All government, semi-government, and aided schools have been instructed to adhere to compliance with the new timings. Read on to know more.
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Bajinder Singh, self-proclaimed pastor, convicted in 2018 rape case, sentencing on April 1
India | Mar 28, 2025, 03:37 PM ISTA Mohali POCSO court has convicted controversial pastor Bajinder Singh in the 2018 Zirakpur rape and sexual assault case. The court will announce his sentence on April 1. Singh, arrested in 2018 while attempting to flee to London, was charged under multiple IPC sections.
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OPINION | Waqf issue: Who is trying to polarise Muslims?
India | Mar 27, 2025, 05:55 PM ISTAt an iftar party hosted by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, state minister Mohammed Zama Khan alleged that some Islamic clerics are trying to mislead Muslims on the Waqf issue.
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Punjab Budget 2025: State to conduct first-ever 'drug census', announces minister
India | Mar 26, 2025, 06:13 PM ISTPunjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema presented the Punjab Budget 2025 with a Rs 2.36 lakh crore allocation, prioritizing the state’s first-ever ‘drug census,’, universal health insurance, and crop diversification for farmers.
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Farmers Protest: Police Uses Bulldozers To Remove Concrete Barricades Erected At Shambhu Border
News | Mar 20, 2025, 11:09 AM ISTFarmers Protest: Security was heightened at the Haryana - Punjab Shambhu Border as Haryana Police removed concrete barricades erected at the border.
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Farmers protest: Security tightened at Shambhu border as police remove concrete barricades | VIDEO
India | Mar 20, 2025, 09:32 AM ISTPunjab Police said that the protest sites have been cleared after dismantling temporary structures and stages, and removing trolleys and other vehicles stationed by the farmers. Notably, farmers have been protesting in support of various demands including a legal guarantee to MSP for crops.
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Punjab Police crackdown at Shambhu Border: Farmer leaders detained, protest sites razed
India | Mar 20, 2025, 07:05 AM ISTThe Punjab Police on Wednesday cleared protesting farmers from the Shambhu border and dismantled temporary protest structures, detaining several farmer leaders including Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Sarvan Singh Pandher.
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Masked miscreants vandalise Himachal bus in Punjab amid row over flag issue, check details
India | Mar 19, 2025, 11:11 AM ISTA Himachal road transport bus has been attacked in Kharar in Mohali when it was going from Chandigarh to Hamirpur in Himachal.
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Punjab officials raid unhygienic momo factory, find severed dog's head in fridge
India | Mar 18, 2025, 07:58 PM ISTPunjab health officials raided a momo factory in Mohali, discovering shocking unhygienic conditions and a severed dog’s head in a fridge. The unit had been supplying food across Chandigarh and nearby areas for over two years.
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Punjab Speaker flags errors in NCERT's Punjabi textbook, demands immediate review
India | Mar 18, 2025, 06:38 AM ISTPunjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan pointed out significant spelling mistakes and factual inaccuracies in the book 'Punjabi Primer'.
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Amritsar grenade attack main accused killed in encounter, say Punjab Police sources
India | Mar 17, 2025, 10:05 AM ISTAmritsar grenade attack: A blast occurred in Amritsar around midnight on March 15 when an unidentified attacker who came on a motorcycle hurled an explosive device towards a building, damaging a portion of its wall and shattering window panes.
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Punjab: Three arrested after Shiv Sena leader shot dead, minor suffers bullet injuries in Moga
India | Mar 15, 2025, 02:52 PM ISTPunjab: The accused were arrested following an exchange of fire with police at Malout in Muktsar district.
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Grenade attack rocks Amritsar's Khandwala area, CCTV footage shows two bike-borne miscreants | Watch
Crime | Mar 15, 2025, 11:35 AM ISTThe miscreants arrived in the Khandwala area with a flag on their motor cycle. After waiting for a couple of seconds, one of them threw grenade before they fled away. The massive explosion caused panic in the area.