Punjab News

Punjab and Haryana high court strikes down Section 147A of Income Tax Act

Punjab and Haryana High Court bins FIR over Yaariyan 2 song: Visuals not insult to Sikhs

Petition filed against CJP's Saurav Das over post on Punjab and Haryana high court's order

Punjab CM calls for CII collaboration on sustainable crop residue management

Court restrains Majithia, Khaira, ex-judge from posting defamatory content against Punjab CM’s wife

‘Poisoning proved, not her role’: 23 years on, Punjab and Haryana High Court acquits wife

Rs 20 ‘wrongly’ debited from bank account, Punjab man wins Rs 15,000 compensation

Court restrains retired judge, Majithia, Khaira over bribe claims against Punjab CM’s wife

Ahead of Punjab elections, Rahul Gandhi seeks Finance Minister’s resignation over ‘torture’ claims

Channi camp skips Warring show as rift persists in Punjab Congress

Punjab government enforces ‘no work, no pay’ as employees’ observe pen-down strike

Will make all in Punjab Congress stakeholders in party: Sachin Pilot

Punjab Congress protest over drug menace, law and order; police use water cannons

Punjab man, who questioned minister over drug menace, dies after consuming poison

With Sachin Pilot, Punjab Congress look at fresh start but old fault lines remain

Won’t be browbeaten, says new Punjab and Haryana high court chief justice on Day 1

Punjab CM, ministers skip Justice Mishra’s swearing-in

State consent not taken, put High Court Chief Justice appointment on hold: Punjab Government

An estimated 13.37 crore names have been deleted across the country from draft electoral rolls prepared during the Election Commission s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) over the past year. One of them is that of the youngest Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha, who

From digitally dressing up a turbaned Sikh politician in an off-shoulder woman outfit to showing a chief minister being slapped inside a classroom, the social media battle between political rivals in Punjab seems to have hit a new low in the run-up to the Asse

The Punjab government Wednesday instructed all law enforcement authorities in the state not to issue any new arms licences amid concerns over alleged irregularities. Government sources revealed that Chief Secretary K A P Sinha issued oral directions to all dep

The Enforcement Directorate has for a third time sought registration of an FIR against a number of private persons and senior officials of Punjab government allegedly involved in corrupt practices. In a third letter, written to DGP Gaurav Yadav on August 31, t

The espionage investigation in Ludhiana has taken an international turn, with police uncovering a Dubai link to the alleged Pakistan-backed surveillance network. The link emerged during the interrogation of 21-year-old Aakash, a distant relative of prime accus

The Prime Minister s recognition of young people who overcome addiction as real warriors and his call to give them a second chance can mark an important step for India s public-health approach. It strengthens the voices of people in recovery and reflects a glo

As Punjab heads towards the 2027 Assembly elections, cricketer-turned Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh s X account has emerged as a new political battleground, with the BJP leader using videos of alleged drug abuse, crime, poor infrastructure and government scho

A bench of Justice Shalini Singh Nagpal issued the notice to the Punjab government and adjourned the case to September 15. The notice came on a petition filed by Gagandeep Singh through advocate Dinesh Mahajan

Patiala/Ferozepur, Shops and markets remained shut while traffic movement was hit on the highways at many places in the state on Friday in the wake of a 'Punjab Bandh' call given by the Qaumi Insaf Morcha to press for the release of 'Bandi Singhs' . Heavy poli

The seven-hour Punjab bandh call by the Qoumi Insaaf Morcha from 7 am, demanding the release of Sikh prisoners, received a mixed response across the state on Friday morning, with comparatively scant traffic on roads and markets remaining closed in several part

The seven-hour Punjab Bandh call given by the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha for the release of Sikh prisoners is likely to cause disruptions in the state on Friday. The morcha, which has gathered support from several religious, social, farmer, employees organisations an

A consumer commission in Punjab has directed an airline to refund Rs 1.37 lakh in airfare and pay an additional Rs 35,500 to a passenger who was denied boarding after airline staff allegedly treated London, a transit point on his journey to the United States

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) decision to introduce minimum qualifying marks for interviews for recruitment to Assistant Professor posts in state s Government Medical Colleges, observing that the recru

Jalandhar member of Parliament (MP) and former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi skipped the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Wednesday, citing preparations for his public administration examination at Panjab University. Channi s absence

Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) looking to park their foreign currency savings in India have only a few days left to take the benefit of zero hedging costs on 3-5 year Foreign Currency Non-Resi

A security guard, an 11,800-kilogram tanker and a milk theft worth Rs 7,68 lakh-these were the elements of a peculiar case before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which recently granted bail to the guard accused of being involved in the alleged theft. Justic

A consumer commission in Punjab has directed an airlines to refund ticket price and pay an additional Rs 30,000 to a passenger after finding the airline liable for deficiency in service for failing to provide any valid justification for allegedly refusing boar

In Punjab fray, buzz grows: Can Amritpal Singh contest polls from Malwa, Majha Amritpal Singh Punjab elections 2027, Amritpal Singh Khadoor Sahib, Amritpal Singh Dhuri, Bhagwant Mann, Amritpal Singh cases, Amritpal Singh arrest, who is Amritpal Singh, Punjab A

The standoff at the Khanauri border between Punjab and Haryana ended on Wednesday afternoon with the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) calling off its sit-in near NH-52 after the Centre agreed to hold talks with the farmers organisation, paving the way for

Following Aam Aadmi Party s Punjab co-in charge Satyendar Jain s arrest on Tuesday, months ahead of elections in the state, the party has lashed out against the timing of the arrest, calling it an attempt to derail its re-election bid. Jain, a former Delhi min

The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that courts should ordinarily defer to the opinion of subject experts in academic matters and should not interfere with examination answer keys once they have been scrutinised and finalised through a proper expert-rev

Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot, has suspended nearly 200 administrative wing employees after suspicions were raised over their appointments. According to officials familiar with the matter, the action came after the state government

The BJP has assigned senior leaders key election responsibilities ahead of the 2027 assembly polls. General secretary Vinod Tawde will oversee the Uttar Pradesh campaign, while Satish Poonia will handle Punjab and Tarun Chugh will be in charge of Gujarat

The Chandigarh Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has found a study-abroad consultancy guilty of unfair trade practice after it failed to deposit a student s tuition fee with a Canadian university and did not process her visa, resulting in her losing admis

With the deadline set by the high court to clear pending Dearness Allowance (DA) ending Monday, the Punjab government is now looking for a middle path to resolve the issue, by paying 6 per cent interest on the arrears rather than immediately clearing the dues

Refusing to quash a case of forgery and cheating against a senior constable in Patiala though the parties arrived at a mutual compromise, the Punjab and Haryana High Court observed that since the accused is a public servant who allegedly forged a job appointme

The Centre has directed the Punjab government to immediately assist the families of the men from the state who were allegedly lured to Russia by travel agents on the promise of jobs, later forced into the Russian armed forces, and died during the ongoing confl

Two lakh trees have been mapped, geo-tagged and entered into a digital database across several parameters in Ludhiana, marking the first-ever tree census conducted for a Punjab city. The census assumes significance as the industrial city continues to grapple w

A day after announcing BJP national president Nitin Nabin s new team, the party has announced in-charges for three poll-bound states Gujarat, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Three Rajya Sabha MPs, considered strong organisational hands, have been appointed as in-cha

A war of words has erupted between the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and SAD (Punar Surjit) after both parties were reportedly allotted the same venue, the grain market, to mark the 41st death anniversary of former Akali leader Sant Harchand Singh Longowal on Augu

A Punjab woman arriving from Thailand and her accomplice were arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi after customs officials recovered over 11 kg hydroponic weed from her baggage, officials said on Monday. To evade detection, the two alle

The BJP s organisational overhaul signals the return of leaders who had been sidelined, replaces the social media in-charge, and brings in a new youth wing president all changes that are being viewed within the party as a much-needed refresh after the recent C