Chandigarh: An Army jawan posted in Jammu and Kashmir has been arrested for allegedly imparting online training to the man who hurled a grenade at the residence of a Jalandhar-based YouTuber last month, Punjab Police said on Thursday. A court in Jalandhar sent the jawan, Sukhcharan Singh, to five-day police remand, police officials said. The … Read more
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said his government has provided over 55,000 government jobs to youth in the state during its 36-month tenure. Addressing an event to distribute appointment letters to over 700 newly recruited teachers, Bhagwant Mann congratulated them and expressed hope that they would discharge their duties sincerely. He said … Read more
Mohali: A man who allegedly pushed a 39-year-old scientist during a parking altercation in Punjab’s Mohali, leading to the latter’s death, was arrested on Saturday, police said. The accused, Maninder Pal Singh Monty, will be produced in court on Sunday, the police added. On Tuesday night, Monty had reportedly pushed Dr Abhishek Swarnkar, who worked … Read more
Chandigarh: Five passengers including a woman were killed and over two dozen were injured after a private bus fell into a drain in Punjab’s Faridkot district on Tuesday, officials said. The accident occurred on the Faridkot-Kotkapura road at around 8 am when the bus carrying 36 passengers was going from Muktsar to Amritsar, they said. … Read more
Further investigation is underway in the matter, the sources said. Chandigarh: A “low-intensity explosion” took place in Raimal village in Punjab’s Batala on Monday evening, causing panic in the area. Police sources said a “loud sound” was heard near a house, which is stated to be owned by a relative of a police personnel. It … Read more
New Delhi: A large amount of cash and liquor have been seized from a car with a “Punjab government” sticker in election-bound Delhi, police said yesterday, adding that AAP pamphlets were also found in the car. The BJP soon launched an attack on the Aam Aadmi Party, after which the Punjab government clarified the car … Read more
A group of doctors performing a surgery at a government-run hospital in Punjab’s Patiala were forced to halt the procedure after alleged continuous power outages, including the emergency lights in the operation theatre (OT). A viral video from Rajindra Hospital in Patiala shows the doctors and staff standing around the patient, who was being operated … Read more