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Fazilka SSP tenders apology at Akal Takht over police entry into Darbar Sahib

February 13, 2026 10:38 am

Jathedar seeks written explanation; urges Delhi to release Prof Devenderpal Singh Bhullar

Electricity engineers and employees accuse Punjab Govt of unilaterally planning to sell PSPCL assets

February 04, 2026 5:59 pm

The protesters say that Punjab’s power sector is passing through a rough phase, with unprecedented political interference allegedly eroding PSPCL’s independence.

Activists fighting to protect Beas River’s course in HC see hope amid AAP’s friction with Dera Radha Soami chief

February 04, 2026 5:43 pm

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann took a swipe at Dera Beas chief Gurinder Dhillon on Tuesday after the latter visited Bikram Majithia in jail and said the drug smuggling allegations against the SAD leader were false.

‘Audacious attempt’: Counter-intelligence unit foils ISI arms push in Fazilka; bid to disrupt war on gangsters, says police

January 30, 2026 1:24 pm

Punjab Police officials said the weapons seized in Fazilka were meant to be supplied to gang members who resort to extortion and killings in the state at the behest of gangsters living abroad.

High court ends 19-year battle for Punjab teacher denied full heart surgery claim: ‘Govt should be liberal’

January 30, 2026 2:32 pm

The key legal issue before the Punjab and Haryana High Court was whether medical bills could be restricted to AIIMS rates when a government employee was referred to a private hospital in an emergency.

Proposed by Arun Jaitley 10 years ago, Rajya Sabha MP urges Centre to take over PM Modi’s ‘gift to Punjab’

January 29, 2026 6:30 pm

Rajya Sabha MP Satnam Singh Sandhu, during Zero Hour, urged the Centre to establish a ‘Central Horticultural University’ in Punjab by upgrading the Post Graduate Institute of Horticulture Research and Education, Amritsar.

FIR against Kapil Mishra in accordance with law, says Punjab DGP

January 23, 2026 12:00 pm

Says police accountability towards court, no provision in law for legislative oversight

25,000 books, AC study booths, and ovens to heat lunch: Inside Bathinda’s new high-tech library drawing rural students

January 16, 2026 1:42 pm

Apart from study booths, the District Digital Public Library in Bathinda includes a stationery shop, a cafeteria, and multiple reading halls.

Ahead of 2027 elections In BJP’s political debut at Maghi mela, Saini pitches ‘Haryana model’ for Punjab

January 15, 2026 10:11 am

Addressing the gathering largely in Punjabi with occasional Hindi phrases, Saini sought to strike an emotional chord, emphasising historical, cultural and familial ties between the two states.

‘Enough is enough’: Miffed with AAP, govt employees in Punjab declare 2026 ‘year of protest’

January 14, 2026 2:38 pm

Punjab government employees are protesting the non-payment of five pending DA instalments, which have accumulated since mid-2023.

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