HC won’t quash Agnivesh fir
The Punjab and Haryana high court has turned down a plea of social activist Swami Agnivesh seeking to quash an FIR filed against him for allegedly hurting sentiments of Hindus.
Ahead of student polls, war zone at Panjab University
A bulletproof armoured vehicle and commandos with automatic weapons, 600 security personnel and sealed gates, post-midnight raids on hostels and over 100 closed circuit television cameras (CCTVs)... t
Thank Kalmadi and Raja, not Anna: Jaspal Bhatti
Comedian and satirist Jaspal Bhatti wants that the praise for the recent anti-corruption campaign should not be given to Team Anna or the government or other important players. Instead, he says the cr
1 farmer dies in Punjab land stir
One person died and 10 others sustained injuries as the police charged with batons to foil a large group of farmers protesting acquisition of land for a power project at a village in Barnala district of Punjab.
Haryana to review Gurgaon land acquisition
The Haryana government on Tuesday told the Punjab and Haryana high court that it has endorsed the constitution of a high-powered committee to consider cases of petitioners in connection with acquisition of land for development of Sectors 58-63 in Gurgaon, which includes the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust at Ullahawas village.
Richie rich: Punjab's millionaire woman cop in CBI net
A palatial bungalow, lakhs in cash and jewellery, two luxury cars and a well-stocked bar with the best of international liquor brands - CBI sleuths stumbled upon all this and more during a recent raid
Punjab varsity V-C shot at, critical
An unidentified assailant shot at and critically injured Sikh academician Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia, whose recent appointment as the first vice-chancellor of the newly set up Shri Guru Granth Sahib World
Aide accuses Manpreet Badal of ‘family politics’
In what could be a considerable setback to Peoples’ Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Badal, one of his closest aides and former officer on special duty publicly announced his decision to quit the fledgl
SGPC general house polls to be Sept. 18
The ministry of home affairs has approved September 18 as the date for holding long overdue elections to the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee’s general house.
What happened to PM's honorary degree?
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished students to have ever studied at Panjab University. But his name seems to be curiously missing from a list of those given an