Pension fund crisis comes back to haunt PAU

Saturday 7 November '09

With pension crisis staring in the face yet again, pensioners of Punjab Agricultural University have threatened to file a contempt of court or approach the Supreme Court if the university failed to pay pensions by November 14.

Riot victims disrupt rail traffic

Saturday 7 November '09

Train services were severely affected on Thursday morning after the 1984 Sikh riot victims blocked rail traffic demanding justice.

State Cong chief bats for farmers

Saturday 7 November '09

Taking a stand against the Centre, president Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee Mohinder Singh Kaypee has termed the minimum support price of wheat as “grossly inadequate”.

Govt acting against Panthic forces out of insecurity: Bittu

Friday 6 November '09

Former militant and senior leader of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) Panch Pradhani slammed the Parkash Singh Badal-led government saying that the fear of losing the upcoming SGPC elections was forcing them to attack the Panthic forces.

Fake currency racket unearthed

Friday 6 November '09

With the arrest of two people, the Ludhiana Rural Police claim to have busted a gang involved in manufacturing and circulating fake currency.

Battlelines drawn for PAU staff union polls

Thursday 5 November '09

With battlelines drawn for the PAU Non-teaching Employees Union elections, it is time for high-pitched campaigning.

Seven-year-old done to death by stepmother over property

Wednesday 4 November '09

Baljinder Kaur, step mother of seven-year-old Joshinder Singh Josh has been found guilty of killing him for property.

Hardliners fail to practice what they preach

Wednesday 4 November '09

The ones who had given the call of Bandh and even had gone around the town forcing other people to shut shop probably did not check their own backyard.

VHP leader rescued from irate crowd, but Bandh peaceful by and large

Wednesday 4 November '09

The Punjab bandh call given by the hardliners in memory of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots passed of peacefully in the city barring one incident at Mata Rani Chowk...

Boy from Pakistan who crossed over ‘by mistake’ pleads to be sent home

Tuesday 3 November '09

Sunil Khan, a 16-year-old Pakistani boy lodged in the juvenile home here, has urged the Central Government to release him, pleading that he had mistakenly strayed into Indian territory.

Make Punjabi compulsory in schools, demand writers

Tuesday 3 November '09

Slamming the state government for its lax attitude regarding implementation of the Punjab State Language Act, writers across the state have announced their resignation from both state as well as district language committees.

Expert discounts fears on threat to Punjabi from English

Tuesday 3 November '09

Punjabi language need not fear English, the language that its needs to be wary of is Hindi.

Bandh: 9 police teams formed

Tuesday 3 November '09

The SSP, Ludhiana, Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill has constituted nine teams of police personnel to ensure that the Punjab Bandh called by hardliners on November 3 passes off peacefully.

Cong leader shot at by wife’s kin

Monday 2 November '09

A la Pramod Mahajan family saga unfolded in the city today after a Congress leader and secretary Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Sanjeev Bhargav was shot at by a relative of his wife.

Lala Lajpat Rai’s memorial reduced to tipplers’ haven

Friday 30 October '09

A memorial and a park set up in this native town of well-known freedom fighter Lala Laj Pat Rai is fast turning into a haven for the tipplers.

Four women held with poppy husk

Friday 30 October '09

In a major success, the Ludhiana Rural police have nabbed four women while they were smuggling 40 kg of poppy husk.

Memorial to Lala Lajpat Rai in his home town turns tipplers’ haven by nightAmrita Chaudhry

Friday 30 October '09

A park built in the memory of freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai, in his native town Jagraon, has turned into a tipplers’ haven. Located right next to the local municipal council office...

Karamjit Anmol now forays into Hollywood

Thursday 29 October '09

For actor-cum-singer Karamjit Anmol, this is a dream come true or as he says, “It is like actually like living a dream.”

Spike in theft cases irk industrialists

Thursday 29 October '09

A theft at a dyeing unit in hosiery complex Nooranwala road last night has the area industrialists up in the arms.

All in the family: NRI Pritam Deol booked in land grab case on son’s plaint

Thursday 29 October '09

The famous Deol family feud seems to have reached a crescendo here today after Rajpreet Singh Deol alias Raja, the elder son of Canadian NRI Pritam Singh Deol, approached SSP HS Chahal...

Vigil stepped up at PAU as students clash on campus

Wednesday 28 October '09

A clash between two groups of students this evening turned Punjab Agricultural University into a virtual fortress.

Scientists zero in on new water pathogen

Friday 23 October '09

Microbiologists from Punjab Agricultural University have found new pathogen in water that spells more bad news for human health.

Traffic police go into overdrive

Friday 23 October '09

It may sound slightly bizarre but is true. When in form the Punjab Police can simply go to any lengths to harass a person.

Depot owner arrested for illegally selling kerosene oil

Thursday 22 October '09

In an attempt to break the nexus between the depot owners and halwais, the Jagraon police has nabbed Suresh Kumar, a government depot owner, for illegal sale of kerosene oil.

NRI detained at Delhi Airport finally free to visit Punjab

Thursday 22 October '09

Canada-based NRI Kuldip Singh, who was detained at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi for six days, has finally been given the permission to visit Punjab.