Robbers hold 2 minors captive, loot cash, jewellery worth ?30L

Three armed robbers looted cash, jewellery and other valuables worth ?30 lakh from a house of a grocery store owner after holding his two minor daughters captive in Jagraon on Monday

Aruna Chaudhry pulls up education department officials

S.A.S. NAGAR: The Education Minister, Punjab, Aruna Chaudhary has given strict directions to the departmental officers to focus on ensuring speedy working mechanism in the department, transparent services and result oriented approach leading to the maximization of the performance level.

HC: Publicise the list of registered, unauthorised travel agents

In a significant move, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed Punjab and Haryana governments to issue fresh instructions to all the district magistrates to publicise the lists of registered and unauthorised travel agents.

Patiala Techie's mother commits suicide, explosive recovered

Patiala: Two days after the terror suspect who committed suicide, mother Kiranjot Kaur hanged herself at Patiala on Saturday. Kiranjot was reportedly under depression after her son's death. Her husband Harpreet Singh is already in police custody. The police said they wanted to question Kiranjot but could not due to her poor mental state.

AAP, LOP MLAs submit memorandum to the Governor Punjab in Sand Mining scam

Chandigarh: The MLAs of Aam Aadmi Party and Lok Insaaf Party on Friday submitted a memorandum to the Hon’ble Governor of Punjab at Punjab Raj Bhawan, Chandigarh demanding immediate removal of cabinet minister Rana Gurjit Singh. The leader of opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Adv. H.S. Phoolka, AAP state president, Bhagwant Mann, Co-President Aman Arora, Chief Whip, Sukhpal Khaira and Simarjeet Singh Bains led the delegation.

Amarinder asked to vacate govt bungalow in Delhi

New Delhi: A Delhi court has asked Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh to vacate a government bungalow that was allocated to him when he was a member of Parliament. Terming Amarinder an “unauthorised occupant”, the court dismissed the appeal filed by the Congress leader against the March 24 order of the estate officer, asking him to vacate the Janpath bungalow.