2 min readMay 14, 2026 12:25 PM IST After being kept at the Malaysia airport and detention centre for nearly 15 days, a man from Jalandhar has finally returned safely to India. His return was made possible through the efforts of Rajya Sabha Member Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal. With the efforts of Rajya Sabha Member…
3 min readChandigarhUpdated: May 14, 2026 10:21 AM IST The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on petitions challenging the proposed Tribune Chowk flyover project in Chandigarh after amicus curiae Advocate Tanu Bedi argued that the city’s Master Plan 2031 prioritised pedestrians, cyclists and public transport over “flyover-centric” traffic solutions. During…
3 min readMay 14, 2026 09:22 AM IST The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Punjab Police to furnish details regarding the number of persons enjoying’ security cover in Moga district and the number of police personnel officially and unofficially attached to them. The directions came from the bench of Justice Jagmohan Bansal,…
4 min readChandigarhMay 13, 2026 12:33 PM IST Punjab’s bureaucracy and police establishment are increasingly under political scrutiny, with leaders across party lines openly targeting senior officers and warning them against acting at the behest of the ruling dispensation. The latest attacks have come from Union minister and BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu, who has…
3 min readChandigarhUpdated: May 14, 2026 05:25 AM IST Leading Punjabi singer and Bollywood actor Diljit Dosanjh, who has turned down an appeal to enter politics in Punjab, is not an Indian citizen. Not for a while now. Dosanjh, whose signature, pride-filled declaration Main Hoon Punjab (I am Punjab) serves as a powerful affirmation of…
3 min readChandigarhUpdated: May 13, 2026 12:54 PM IST The Haryana municipal poll results reaffirmed the ruling BJP’s edge across several civic bodies on Wednesday, yet the spotlight fell on Hisar district’s Uklana, where 23-year-old student Reema Soni surprised many by defeating the saffron party’s candidate. Contesting as an independent candidate with backing from the…
3 min readChandigarhUpdated: May 13, 2026 01:06 PM IST Amid mounting media scrutiny following the Enforcement Directorate raids on minister Sanjeev Arora and the recent CBI searches at the Vigilance Bureau headquarters, the Punjab government on Wednesday transferred both the secretary and director of the public relations department in one go, reviving memories of a…
Two years after the death of an 11-year-old in a toy train accident at Chandigarh’s Elante mall, the magisterial probe into the incident finds lapses that caused the incident, recommended measures, but failed to ascertain the responsible party. The copy of the 33-page report, which is shared with The Indian Express, focuses on the absence…
3 min readLudhianaMay 14, 2026 12:31 AM IST The Ludhiana region (comprising Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, UTs Leh and Chandigarh), recorded a pass percentage of 87.92 per cent, as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the results for Class 12 on Wednesday. This region was earlier called ‘Chandigarh region’ but was renamed Ludhiana…
3 min readMohaliUpdated: May 13, 2026 07:09 PM IST The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) on Wednesday declared the Class 12 examination results for 2026, with girls once again outperforming boys and government schools registering an impressive performance across the state. PSEB Chairman Dr Amarpal Singh announced the results at the board headquarters in Mohali….
