CHANDIGARH: Flooded with frivolous petitions filed by runaway couples seeking protection of lives and liberty on the basis of marriage certificates issued to them by different authorities, the Punjab and Haryana high court in one such case has directed the Kamal superintendent of police (SP) to investigate under what legal ...

22 Oct, 2011: Today on evening at holy city Amritsar a cracker shop finished in fire accident. The fireworks shop owner was the only license holder of fireworks sell in the Amritsar.  Fire brigade tried to control over the fire. But due to shortage of fire brigade vehicles, they got ...

TARN TARAN: The Tarn Taran police have arrested two persons and recovered a car and 10 stolen motorcycles from them on Monday. The accused have been identified as Jaswinder Singh alias lakhu and Sukhdev Singh of Bakipur. Tarn Taran SSP Manminder Singh said the CIA staff laid a naka near ...

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana police on Wednesday claimed to have recovered three pistols and 57 cartridges and a Swift car from a wanted criminal involved in cases of murders, attempts to murder and looting in Hisar. A spokesman for the police said the CIA staff had arrested Ajay, a resident of ...

PATHANKOT: SSP Surinder Kalia on Monday took charge of his office in a press meet here and declared to introduce more reforms in the new district. Promising to solve the problems of the locals, who till now had to purchase an affidavit after the loss of a mobile phone or ...

GURDASPUR: After receiving inputs from intelligence agencies regarding suspected movement of terrorists in the Dhar block, the district police have launched a comprehensive coming operation in 11 villages of this block of Gurdaspur district bordering Himachal Pradesh. These villages, including Dhar Khurd, Jalal, Niarhi, Mawa Cheli, Maloa, Bhatwan, Planghi, Kui, Bamnada ...

BATALA: Gurpinder Singh, 25, a resident of Kotla Chahal village, was murdered by assailants while he was working in a store in Italy on June 18. Gurpinder had been doing odd jobs in Rome for the past few months. His father, Balbir Singh, said the family had struggled to send Gurpinder and ...

BATALA NEWS: A retired BSF inspector was failed allegedly by his wife and children over money in Rode Khehra village under Qilla Lal Singh police station on Thursday night. The police said the family of Raghubir Singh, who had retired recently, was being forced by his family to give his ...

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday gave two weeks to the Punjab government to file a reply to a petition seeking a CBI inquiry into a murder case in which Mohan Lal, SAD MLA from Banga, is the main accused. Mohan Lal, yet to be arrested, has not ...

BATALA: On Tuesday, three motorcyclists snatched 11 gold chain from a college professor near Krishan Nagar. In another case, two motorcyclists allegedly snatched a gold chain from Surinder Kumari of Mian Mohalla on Tuesday. In a third, two motorcyclists reportedly snatched a gold chain from Aarti Devi of Jullian Mohalla. Though ...

TARN TARAN: The police have arrested two per­sons along with one quintal of poppy husk from Sarhali. Patti DSP Ram Parkash said that Sarabjit Singh and Charanjit Singh, both residents of Gullalipur village, had dumped sacks containing poppy husk in the cremation grounds here. "The duo was waiting for its contact, ...

CHANDIGARH: The crime branch of police arrested a Gurdaspur resident for allegedly driving a car bearing a fake number and carrying a .32-bore pistol in Chandigarh on Monday. Giving details, crime branch in-charge Arnanjot Singh said the accused,Ajinder Singh, was arrested near the Punjab and Haryana high court on a ...

TARN TARAN: Four persons have been booked on a complaint by Baljinder Singh Bawa, who claimed that they had duped him of Rs 16.20 lakh on the pretext of sending him to Canada. The accused include Jagjit Singh, Jaspal Singh, Raghubir Singh and Surinder Kaur, all resident of Katra Karam ...