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A first, Punjab fixes paddy procurement target for each mandi; farmers question move

October 09, 2026 12:14 pm

After Centre fixed 180 LMT target for current season, state decided on mandi-wise quota based on three-year procurement average

Punjab orders blue, yellow paint for 3602 more schools, 'AAP flag colors', Opposition had alleged

October 09, 2026 12:17 am

A similar order issued in December last year had kicked off a political row after the Opposition parties had alleged that the decision was political, as the blue and yellow were the colors of ruling AAP’s flag.

He went to Russia to study. Rs 3 lakh visa took him to Ukraine war zone instead

October 06, 2026 5:51 pm

After losing his parents, Patiala yoga teacher Gagandeep Singh did not want to live alone. He chose to move to Russia, a decision that would land him on the frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine war.

CBI probe order against Mann’s aide: Punjab takes fight to Supreme Court

October 06, 2026 12:59 pm

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the CBI to probe Enforcement Directorate allegations against people linked to Bhagwant Mann’s office.

Why Chawla case goes beyond rape FIR: Who brought Bahrain-based woman to Punjab and why

October 02, 2026 12:00 pm

A section the SAD is rallying behind Amarjit Chawla despite Akal Takht excommunication even as questions are being raised on the motive , and credibility, of the allegations against him

‘Bhagat Singh must be crying’: Why AAP event has left Punjab students furious

October 02, 2026 3:28 pm

The AAP government’s ‘Jashan-e-Inquilab’ event to mark Bhagat Singh’s birth anniversary has allegedly damaged Punjab Agricultural University’s sports ground.

SIT summons SAD leader Bikram Majithia, ex-cop Jagdish Bhola in drugs case

September 30, 2026 3:51 pm

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia and convicted former DySP Jagdish Singh Bhola will be questioned in a multi-crore synthetic drugs racket.

BJP’s 4,000 km anti-drug yatra to end with Amit Shah’s Jalandhar show tomorrow

September 29, 2026 5:32 pm

The BJP’s much-hyped 13-day ‘Nasha Mukt Yatra’ has been in the spotlight amid protests and a political war of words between the BJP and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party.

6 months, 4 slain Punjab police officers, and a supply chain police can't crack

September 26, 2026 10:37 am

After months into the string of killings, only a few — not all — of the triggermen, dead or arrested, are known. The men who armed them remain, on paper, unknown.

‘We were a junior alliance partner’: Dhillon rejects AAP’s charge on drug menace during 2007-2017

September 26, 2026 8:49 am

In Photos: Punjab bandh over release of Sikh prisoners gets mixed response

August 21, 2026 5:10 pm

Nearly 7,500 private schools across Punjab are closed on Friday after the Mini Bus Operators Association decided to stay off the roads in support of the bandh

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann ties the knot with Gurpreet Kaur

July 07, 2022 3:50 pm

In a low-key ceremony with only a few invited guests, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will marry Gurpreet Kaur, a doctor, at his home on Thursday.