Punjab records 25 new cases, tally reaches 2,106
May 26, 2020, at 07:56 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: The total number of Coronavirus cases in Punjab rose to 2,106 after 25 confirmed new infections were reported from the state on Tuesday.
Punjab CM orders rapid coronavirus testing, action against violators of rules
Apr 17, 2020, at 08:14 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered rapid coronavirus testing and strict enforcement with regard to the compulsory wearing of masks in public, and asked the police to take stringent action, including the imposition of challans, against violators.
Punjab cop's hand chopped off in Patiala as he attempts to enforce lockdown
Apr 12, 2020, at 12:42 pm
Patiala/IBNS: In a horrific incident, a Punjab cop's hand was chopped off in Patiala district by some local people when the personnel tried to enforce COVID-19 lockdown on Sunday morning, officials confirmed.
Youth found murdered in Punjab's Bassi Pathana
Feb 05, 2020, at 11:30 pm
Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab/UNI: A youth was found murdered in railway colony, Bassi Pathana in Punjab on Wednesday.
Flames engulf 30 temporary shops, 7 shanties in Punjab
Mar 16, 2019, at 06:48 pm
Phagwara, Mar 16 (UNI/IBNS): More than 30 temporary shops and seven shanties of migrants have been gutted in a fire, which broke out in Kalsi Nagar market of Phillaur.
Nitin Gadkari laid foundation stones for two road projects worth Rs 746 crore in Punjab today
Feb 25, 2019, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stones for two road projects worth Rs 746 crore on Monday one each at Phagwara in Kapurthala district and Anandpur Sahib in Roopnagar district of Punjab.
Navjot Sidhu on brink of losing voice: Punjab govt
Dec 07, 2018, at 08:22 pm
Chandigarh, Dec 7 (IBNS): Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu is on the brink of losing his voice, the state government has said.
BJP sweeps Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand; Cong to take Punjab
Mar 11, 2017, at 04:19 pm
Lucknow, Mar 11 (IBNS): As counting progressed it is a saffron surge in heartland India with the BJP crossing the halfway mark in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in a massive show of mandate while Congress is taking over in Punjab where the Akalis are losing badly and AAP emerged as the second force.
Punjab CM Badal distances himself from Udta Punjab row
Jun 09, 2016, at 10:06 pm
Chandigarh, June 9 (IBNS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said it is not his or his government's concern if the film Udta Punjab, themed on the problem of drug addiction in the state, was censored or banned, choosing to distance himself from the raging controversy.
Mehbooba writes to Punjab CM over mutton traders' issue
Apr 30, 2016, at 04:39 am
Srinagar, Apr 29 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday wrote to her Punjab counterpart Parkash Singh Badal to take up the issue of harassment of her state's mutton traders and importers.
Want to gift Punjab a new kind of government: Rahul Gandhi
Apr 16, 2016, at 07:55 pm
Chandigarh, Apr 16 (IBNS) Promising action against drugs in Punjab, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who is currently visiting the state, said that the Congress will take strict action against drug dealers if elected tom power.
Rahul Gandhi to travel to Chandigarh on Saturday, to interact with party workers
Apr 15, 2016, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi, Apr 15 (IBNS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is set to travel to Chandigarh on Saturday, where he will interact with his party members.
Three-year-old girl raped, survives slit throat in Punjab
Mar 14, 2016, at 04:35 pm
Ludhiana, Mar 14 (IBNS) In a macabre incident a three-year-old girl was first raped and then her throat was slit by a man in Punjab's Ludhiana, reports said.
Suspicious men, who cause alert in Firozepur cantonment turn out to be soldiers
Jan 12, 2016, at 06:59 pm
Ferozepur, Punjab, Jan 12 (IBNS) The army cantonment in Punjab's border district of Ferozepur was put on a high alert for a brief period after a villager informed about about "suspicious" men in military fatigues, who later turned out to be soldiers checking communication lines, reports said.
Pathankot attack: Punjab police officer, friend and cook being interrogated by NIA
Jan 06, 2016, at 04:12 pm
Pathankot, Jan 6 (IBNS) Punjab police officer Salwinder Singh, his friend and cook, who were allegedly abducted by the terrorists a day before the attack on the Pathankot air base on Saturday, are being questioned by the National Investigation Agency.
Pathankot operation still going on: NSG
Jan 04, 2016, at 11:21 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS): The NSG on Monday said the operation at the Pathankot Airbase attack in Punjab, which has been attacked by militants since Saturday, is currently going on.
United Jihad Council claims responsibility for Pathankot attack?
Jan 04, 2016, at 10:37 pm
Srinagar, Jan 4 (IBNS) In a major development, the United Jihad Council (UJC), a conglomerate of militant outfits, on Monday claimed the responsibility for Pathankot Airbase attack in Punjab were all the six militants, seven Indian security personnel, including one official of the National Security Guard, one IAF Garud commando and five Defence Services Corps (DSC) personnel, have been killed.
Pathankot operation: All 6 militants killed
Jan 04, 2016, at 10:03 pm
Pathankot, Jan 4 (IBNS): All the six terrorists, who had attacked the Pathankot air base in Punjab, have been killed, media reports said on Monday.
Pathankot operation continues, 6 IAF men killed
Jan 03, 2016, at 10:56 pm
Pathankot/New Delhi. Jan 3 (IBNS) Amid the ongoing operation in the Pathankot Air Base where militants have attacked, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi on Sunday said Air Force has lost 6 personnel so far.
Pathankot attack: Search operations continue
Jan 03, 2016, at 03:12 pm
Pathankot, Jan 3 (IBNS): Search and combing operation is currently going in the Indian Air Force (IAF) frontier base near Pathankot town in Punjab on Sunday, reports said.
US condemns militant attack in Punjab
Jan 03, 2016, at 02:22 pm
Washington, Jan 3 (IBNS): The US has condemned the militant attack on an air force base in Punjab on Saturday.
President Pranab Mukherjee condemns Pathankot attack
Jan 03, 2016, at 05:50 am
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Air Force Base in Pathankot in Punjab.
Rajnath Singh removes tweet on militant casualty
Jan 03, 2016, at 05:46 am
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): Amid confusion over the number of casualty in the Pathankot attack, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday removed the tweet concerning the death of militants in the incident.
Rajnath Singh vows to give befitting reply to terror attacks
Jan 02, 2016, at 05:20 pm
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS) Condemning the terror attack at Pathankot Air Force base in Punjab, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday vowed to give a befitting reply, reports said.
Kejriwal visits Punjab, condemns desecration of holy books
Oct 24, 2015, at 10:54 pm
Amritsar, Oct 24 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday visited Punjab to meet families of anti-desecration protest victims.
Satya Bharti Abhiyan gives boost to sanitation in rural Punjab
Aug 13, 2015, at 09:36 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): Bharti Foundation’s ‘Satya Bharti Abhiyan’ initiative, which is aimed at improving rural household sanitation, on Thursday said that it has constructed and handed over 5000 Individual House Hold Latrines (IHHL) free of cost in 210 villages across district Ludhiana in Punjab.
Punjab school girl sets herself on fire after sexual harassment
Aug 11, 2015, at 07:39 pm
Chandigarh, Aug 11 (IBNS) In a shocking incident, a class 12 girl in Punjab who had complained of being sexually harassed for 20 days by three boys has died after setting herself on fire.
Pakistan condemns terror attack in Punjab
Jul 28, 2015, at 04:13 am
Islamabad, July 27 (IBNS): Pakistan on Monday condemned the terror attack in Indian state of Punjab which left several people dead.
Gurdaspur Operation ends, all terrorists killed
Jul 27, 2015, at 11:57 pm
Gurdaspur, Punjab, July 27 (IBNS) The anti-terror operation in Punjab's Gurdaspur district has come to an end with security forces killing all the three terrorists, reports said.
Punjab denies prior warnings on terror attack
Jul 27, 2015, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi/Gurdaspur, Punjab, Jul 27 (IBNS) As intelligence inputs reportedly suggested a revival of Khalistan movement media reports on Modnay claimed that there were prior warnings of attacks on police stations and gurdwaras, which the Punjab government may have ignored.