Punjab

Traditional food that's a must on your Lohri Thali

Lohri, the harvest festival celebrated in January, marks the end of winter and the time to harvest rabi crops.

Saturday, January 9, 2021 3:57 PM

Govt, farm unions meeting remains inconclusive, next round of talks on January 15

The eighth round of talks between the Central Government and farmers' union leaders remained inconclusive and it was decided that the next round of ta...

Friday, January 8, 2021 6:04 PM

Farm unions will actively arrive at solution after discussion, says Tomar

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said those farmer unions, which are protesting against the farm laws, will understand the...

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 6:12 PM

Preparations underway for COVID-19 vaccine dry run in Punjab, AP

Preparations are underway in Punjab and Andhra Pradesh for a dry run of the COVID-19 vaccination programme that will be held in four states on Monday.

Monday, December 28, 2020 3:52 PM

'Arhtiyas' close mandis in Punjab for next 4 days to protest I-T raids

'Arhtiyas' (commission agents) closed mandis across Punjab for the next four days to protest against Income Tax raids on them.

Tuesday, December 22, 2020 3:19 PM

Punjab: BSF eliminates two intruders at Attari border, search operation underway

Two intruders were eliminated by Border Security Force (BSF) at the Attari border area in Punjab on Thursday. Several weapons have been recovered from...

Thursday, December 17, 2020 10:24 AM

IMD: Cold wave conditions likely over Punjab, Delhi during next 2 days

Cold wave conditions are very likely in some pockets over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and other regions during the next two days, said the India Meteorolog...

Thursday, December 17, 2020 9:54 AM

From beginning I am standing with farmers: Kejriwal slams Punjab CM

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday slammed Punjab Chief Minister Captain (retired) Amarinder Singh stating that from the beginning he was...

Monday, December 14, 2020 11:53 AM

Traffic on Delhi borders continues to remain affected as farmers' protest enters ninth day

Commuters in the national capital region continued to suffer as multiple borders between Delhi and neighbouring states remained closed with the ongoin...

Friday, December 4, 2020 11:33 AM

Kangana Ranaut gets legal notice over 'misidentifying' Shaheen Bagh activist Bilkis Bano

A Punjab-based lawyer has sent a legal notice to Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut for allegedly misidentifying an old woman at the farmers' protest in t...

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 4:47 PM

Rahul to govt: Shed arrogance, give justice to farmers

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asked the government to wake up and shed "arrogance" to provide protesting farmers their rights.

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 1:01 PM

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urges people to raise their voice to support protesting farmers

Questioning how the farm laws were formulated without consulting the farmers, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday urged the people of the...

Monday, November 30, 2020 12:52 PM

Devotees offer prayers at Golden Temple on Guru Nanak Jayanti

With COVID-19 protocols in place, devotees offered prayers at Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar on the occasion of the 551st birth anniversa...

Monday, November 30, 2020 10:51 AM

An insult that farmers treated as 'terrorists', called 'Khalistani', says Sanjay Raut

Hitting out at the Centre for preventing farmers to enter Delhi, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said that it was an insult that farmers have b...

Sunday, November 29, 2020 2:31 PM

BJP rolls out red carpet for billionaire friends, neglects farmers: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday lashed out at the Central government's poor handling of farmers' protest in New Delhi.

Saturday, November 28, 2020 5:05 PM

'We are here for long haul': Farmers start gathering at Delhi's Burari Ground

Farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana on Saturday morning began arriving at the Nirankari Samagam Ground on the outskirts of the national capital fo...

Saturday, November 28, 2020 10:50 AM

SC dismisses plea seeking transfer of 2015 Bathinda Guru Granth Sahib sacrilege case trial outside P...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea to transfer the 2015 Bathinda Guru Granth Sahib sacrilege case trial outside Punjab.

Wednesday, November 25, 2020 4:38 PM

Piyush Goyal, Narendra Singh Tomar hold meeting with Punjab farmers protesting agri laws

Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar held a meeting with farmers from Punjab at Vigyan Bhawan in New...

Friday, November 13, 2020 4:24 PM