Punjab police has on Friday seized heroin worth millions. Two people were arrested with 12 kilogram of heroin in their possession.
SPS Parmar, Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur, said, “We have recovered 12 kilogram of heroin from their possession. Besides this we also recovered two pistols and live cartridges from them. The recovered ammunition includes a [...]

The kalgi (plume) believed to have been worn by Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh Guru who is often referred to as Kalgidhar, has finally come home to India. Flown in from the UK, Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh and his predecessor Giani Joginder Singh received it at the airport here on Tuesday.
Giani Gurbachan [...]

Sukhbir Singh Badal resigned as Punjab deputy chief minister Wednesday. Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal confirmed that his son had put in his papers. Sukhbir resigned as he could not get himself elected to the Punjab assembly within six months of being sworn in.
He took oath on Jan 21 this year and had to get [...]

At least one person was killed and one was injured when a blast took place in a Mandi Gobindgarh-based industrial unit last night. The victims were laborers.
Around fourteen laborers were working in the unit where scrap was being melted, when there was suddenly blast occurred in furnace and a piece of scrap hit Upinder [...]

The Punjab Government has on Friday declared summer vacations in Punjab Govt. schools from May 30th to July 7. An official of PSEB has said on Friday that this decision has been taken after due considerations of various suggestions submitted by the teachers union to the department.
He further said that the school education department [...]

Punjab government has on Wednesday issued notification to implement the recommendations of 5th pay Commission set up for government employees. The new pay scales would be implemented w.e.f January 1,.2006.
Revised pay scales will be the rate of increment in the revised pay structure will be three per cent of the sum of the pay [...]