Man dies of swine flu in Ludhiana hospital

Ludhiana: A 58-year-old man died of swine flu at the DMC hospital here, a senior health department official said today. Epidemiologist Dr Ramesh, the nodal officer for swine flu, said the patient hailed from Pakhowal road here.

Sikh man asked to take off kirpan on New Zealand bus

Melbourne: A Sikh man in Australia was asked to take off his kirpan and “get out” of a bus when a passenger called police in panic after seeing the ceremonial knife, a media report said on Wednesday.

Rail link to connect ten districts with Chandigarh

Dr Ghandhi has once again proved his strength to be able to work constructively with his opponents. His endeavour to link the state capital of Punjab,

Armed man loot SBI bank in Mohali

Sukhwinder Singh Spokesman News Service: Mohali: An armed man robbed State Bank of India in Mohali on Tuesday afternoon. According to bank employees, the robber entered in the bank premises and his face was covered. After stepping inside the bank, the robber flashed a pistol and asked the employees to handover the cash.

Punjab govt decided to delegate powers at lower level

Chandigarh: The Punjab Government has decided to delegate powers at lower level to swiftly dispose off the cases pertaining to the completion of probation period of newly appointed and promoted teachers. This was disclosed by the Education Minister Aruna Chaudhary here today in a statement.

Capt Amarinder Singh lights the pyre to bid tearful adieu to his mother Mohinder Kaur

Patiala: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday lit the pyre to bid a tearful adieu to his mother, Mohinder Kaur, amid teeming crowds that had converged at Shahi Smadhan for the royal matriarch’s cremation.

Capt Amarinder Singh pays homage to his mother Mohinder Kaur at Moti Bagh Palace, Patiala

Uber bike taxis launched in Punjab, Manpreet Badal flags off their first set

SAS Nagar: Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Tuesday launched the Amarinder government's ambitious employment generation scheme Apni Gadi Apna Rozgar. Under this, he flagged off from Mohali the first set of 100 Uber bike taxis, a novel employment concept in Punjab.

88 bonded labourers rescued from brick kiln in SBS Nagar

Nawanshahar: A joint team of members from the National Campaign Committee for Eradication of Bonded Labour (NCCEBL), Haryana State Child Rights Protection Commission (SCPCR) and the district administration rescued 22 Dalit families comprising 88 people (34 men, 29 women, 20 working children and 5 non-working children) from Brick Kiln in Mujjafarpur village of Rahon town in the district on Monday, according to a press release of the NCCEBL.

8.8 lakh looted at gunpoint in Amritsar

Amritsar: Three youths snatched a bag containing Rs 8.8 lakh from a petrol pump employee here on Monday afternoon when he was going to a bank to deposit the money. The incident took place near the Alpha One Mall.