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Man dies in police custody

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 20:53

A municipal employee, picked up by police on charges of theft, died here in custody in the wee hours on Monday, with his family alleging he was illegally detained.

Terrorist sleeper cell busted in Punjab

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 09:25

A sleeper cell of terrorist organisation Khalistan Liberation Force was busted in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.

High velocity winds hit Chandigarh, Punjab

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 23:57

Power supply to several areas of Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana was affected Sunday evening after high velocity winds hit the region.

Telecom companies complain to ADGP

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 15:05

Telecom operators in Punjab have approached police over alleged disruption of services by some anti-social elements in 19 districts of the state, following which authorities registered a case in this connection.

Contract teachers block national highway in Chandigarh

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 14:47

Over 1,000 contractual teachers have blocked the national highway in Kharar here for nearly a day demanding regularisation of their jobs, giving commuters in the region a harrowing time.

Seven-year-old girl molested in Punjab

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 13:56

A seven-year-old girl was allegedly molested by an unidentified person at Garshankar town in the district, police said on Sunday.

Nine killed in road mishap in Punjab

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 12:24

Nine persons were killed and five others were critically injured when a Tata Venture carrying passengers collided with a truck in Punjab`s Barnala district.

Centre stops funding of ambulances with Badal`s picture

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 16:37

Display of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal`s pictures on partly central-funded ambulances in Punjab has drawn the ire of the Centre which has stopped funds to the state on this account.

Scores taken into custody in Chandigarh during PM visit

Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 21:17

Hundreds of people, including BJP and BSP leaders and activists, were taken into preventive custody on Saturday during the Prime Minister`s visit here, with the opposition terming it as "undemocratic".

Heroin worth Rs 85 crore smuggled from Pak seized

Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 20:21

The BSF on Saturday seized 17 kg of heroin worth Rs 85 crore in the internatinal market, which was smuggled from Pakistan, near a border outpost in Punjab`s Ferozpur sector.