The accused Vidya Ram has been arrested. (Representational) Hoshiarpur: A man allegedly sprinkled petrol on his two minor daughters and set them them on fire in Berring village in the district, leaving them seriously injured, police said today. The accused Vidya Ram has been arrested. Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI), Talwara police station, Ranvir Singh said … Read more
The injured have been admitted to the civil hospital in Fazilka. Fazilka: At least 12 people were injured and 30 houses damaged after a tornado hit the Bakenwala village in this Punjab district, officials said on Saturday. The tornado also damaged standing crops in the fields and kinnow orchards, they said. Bakenwala resident Gurmukh Singh … Read more
The hunt for Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh, 30, today entered the third day as the Punjab intensified its search operation to arrest him. The state government has suspended mobile Internet and SMS services till Tuesday noon. According to police, Amritpal’s uncle Harjit Singh and driver Harpreet Singh surrendered near Bullandpur gurdwara in Mehatpur area in … Read more
Punjab Police continued its massive state-wide manhunt for Amritpal Singh, extending a ban on mobile internet and messaging services till today and also arresting more people as Waris Punjab De chief remains elusive.There was a major police presence across Punjab, especially in rural pockets and around Singh’s village of Jallupur Khera The radical Sikh leader … Read more
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has, however, asked the state government to respond on Tuesday to a habeas corpus petition, that claiming that the preacher is already in illegal police custody and should be released. Justice N S Shekhawat held the hearing at his home-office as the courts were closed. Police stuck to their … Read more
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said the law and order situation in Punjab will be maintained. (File) Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said his government was committed to maintaining law and order in the state and no one would be allowed to disturb the hard-earned peace. Referring to the insurgency period in Punjab, … Read more
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said the law and order situation in Punjab will be maintained. (File) Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said his government was committed to maintaining law and order in the state and no one would be allowed to disturb the hard-earned peace. Referring to the insurgency period in Punjab, … Read more
Mahindro (55) died after sustaining serious injuries. (Representational) Chandigarh: A 60-year-old man was arrested after he thrashed his wife to death and tried to cremate her body at his residence in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, police said today. The incident took place on Thursday night when Sansar Chand, a resident of Paniar village in Dinanagar in … Read more