Punjab

Chandigarh, Oct 20: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday cancelled the sixth edition of the World Kabaddi Cup scheduled to be held across the state in November following violence after the desecration of the Sikh holy…

In a shocking development, a retired army man, Subedaar Saroop Singh was arrested in Amritsar, Punjab on spying charges. He was allegedly working with a Pakistan ISI operative. Singh was asked to provide information about the movement of…

Chandigarh, Sep 21: Despite a poor monsoon season this year, with rainfall deficiency being 55 to 60 percent, foodgrain states Punjab and Haryana are looking forward to procurement of 17.2 million tonnes of paddy this year. Punjab, where…

New Delhi/Chandigarh, Aug 29: The AAP on Saturday suspended parliamentarians Dharamvira Gandhi and Harinder Singh Khalsa from primary membership of the party and initiated disciplinary proceedings against them. Both are Lok Sabha members…

Chandigarh, Aug 20: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to expand its base in Punjab by enrolling 25 lakh members, an official said on Thursday. An AAP spokesman said the party's "Punjab Jodo" campaign has been launched under which 25…

Chandigarh, Aug 13: O.P. Munjal, founder chairman of bicycle giant Hero Cycles, died in Punjab's Ludhiana city on Thursday, family sources said. Munjal, 86, was admitted to the Hero Heart Institute at Ludhiana's Dayanand Medical College…

Chandigarh, Aug 10: A canal that was to link two major rivers in Punjab and Haryana is awaiting a presidential reference for the past over 10 years to decide its fate. The Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal, that was planned and major portions…

Gurdaspur (Punjab), Aug 6: Despite Home Minister Rajnath Singh's statement in parliament that the three terrorists who launched the attack in Dinanagar town of Punjab's Gurdaspur district on July 27 had entered India by crossing the Ravi…

New Delhi, Aug 5: Assuring parliament that no state would be shortchanged in the federal distribution of finances, union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday assured states with special problems that their interests would be fully…

Dinanagar (Punjab), July 28: The global positioning system (GPS) sets recovered from the three terrorists killed here clearly indicates to a Pakistan link in Monday's terror attack in Punjab's Dinanagar town, sources said on Tuesday. The…