Around 45 per cent of the 1.76 crore electorate on Monday exercised their franchise till 2 pm in Punjab to elect the 117-member state Assembly.

"The polling percentage is up to 45 per cent till 1400

An estimated 65 per cent of 1.67 crore voters on Monday exercised their franchise in the Punjab assembly election which passed off peacefully barring minor skirmishes in some districts.

"The polling

In the first ever case of capital punishment in a drug crime, a special narcotics court here has awarded death penalty to a person while sentencing an African national to 15-years of rigorous imprisonment.

Around 1.76 crore voters will seal the fate of 1,078 candidates, including the two Chief Ministerial aspirants Parkash Singh Badal of ruling SAD-BJP and Amarinder Singh of opposition Congress, in f

A mild earthquake, measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale, was felt in parts of Haryana at 4.55 a.m. Sunday, Met officials said here.

The mild tremors were felt in the border areas of Rohtak and Sonipat

The hawk eyes of the Election Commission's surveillance teams nothwithstanding, the flow of liquor and drugs seems to be on ahead of Monday's ballot to pick a 117-seat Punjab assembly.

If the seizure

In the first ever case of capital punishment in a drug crime, a Special Narcotics Court here has awarded death penalty to a person while sentencing an African national to 15-years of Rigorous Imprison

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday lambasted the Akali Dal-BJP alliance government for wasting funds meant for Centrally-sponsored schemes on the sangat darshan programme (public interaction) and bringing down Punjab from its No. 1 position to 12th position. Mrs Gandhi was addressing a public rally in support of Congress candidates at Gurdaspur.

With polling just a week away in Punjab, Central leaders have descended on the state. The information and broadcasting minister, Ms Ambika Soni, who belongs to the state, is also slogging it out for last 10 days to ensure the victory of her party candidates.

Carrying forward their fight for a strong Lokpal, Team Anna members will campaign in Punjab on Tuesday.

The team's visit to Punjab will coincide with Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi's second visit to th