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Mohali: 3 days on, search for the eldest sibling continues in Sirhind Canal suicide case

Police said the investigation is ongoing and all aspects of the case are being examined. (HT File)
Updated on Jul 02, 2026 09:42 am IST

Mohali: Mum drowns 3 kids into canal, tries to end her life, survives

Deputy superintendent of police (DSP, City-1) Gurcharan Singh said the woman remains in police custody and investigators are examining all aspects of the case. (HT File)
Published on Jul 01, 2026 05:14 am IST

Farmers block road in Punjab's Ropar to protest against Ravi-Beas Tribunal visit

Farmers block road in Punjab's Ropar to protest against Ravi-Beas Tribunal visit
Published on Feb 07, 2026 01:16 am IST

Punjab: 2 dead, 10 hurt in Ropar mishap

Deceased Gobind Singh who was driving the tractor-trolley
Published on Mar 17, 2025 07:58 am IST

Bishnoi interview from jail: PEC, IIT Ropar experts roped in to check mobile use in jails: Punjab to HC

The court was hearing a suo motu petition initiated after two interviews of jailed gangster Lawernce Bishnoi surfaced in March this year (HT File)
Updated on Dec 21, 2023 07:26 am IST

Punjab VB team raids grain markets to check bogus billing

Following a complaint by the food, civil supplies and consumer affairs secretary, Gurkirat Kirpal Singh about bogus purchase in grain markets on Diwali, nearly 40 teams of the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) raided various grain markets to access stock of paddy procured in the wee hours on Tuesday. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Nov 15, 2023 06:06 am IST

SAD seeks compensation for flood-hit residents, farmers

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal (File photo)
Updated on Jul 10, 2023 01:43 am IST

HPAU signs pact with IIT-Ropar for agriculture research, development

HPAU vice-chancellor HK Chaudhary said the university and IIT will also work jointly in application of drone technology in agriculture and facilitation of joint research programmes.
Updated on Jul 04, 2023 10:24 pm IST

Despite rain loss, wheat yield set to cross 160 lakh tonnes, says Agri dept

A farmer works in a wheat field during harvesting season, in Amritsar on Wednesday. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 24, 2023 01:18 am IST

Crop-cutting experiments: Initial estimates show 12% jump in wheat yield

The trend emerged after the state agriculture department compiled the reports of 131 crop-cutting experiments for which samples were drawn when the wheat was completely ripe. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 12:21 am IST

Wheat arrival picks up in Punjab mandis

Farmers use a combine harvester in a wheat field during harvesting season in Amritsar on Wednesday. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 01:26 am IST

Wheat procurement begins on slow note in southwest Punjab

on Monday, 60,000-tonne grain arrived in state mandis, which took the total arrivals to 82,000 tonnes. Procurement in the state started in 1,872 mandis on April 1. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 12:23 am IST

178 boxes of illicit liquor seized in Panchkula

178 boxes of illicit liquor seized in Panchkula
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 12:03 pm IST

Senior Punjab State Baseball Championship: Ludhiana eves defeat Gurdaspur, bag trophy

Girls team representing Ludhiana in Senior Punjab State Baseball Championship. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 10:24 pm IST

Omaxe MD, 2 directors booked for fraudulent sale of flat

A Ropar resident has alleged that he was sold an apartment in Mullanpur for which necessary permissions had not been obtained.
Updated on Nov 23, 2020 12:49 am IST

2 held, trucks with illegally mined sand, gravel seized in Kharar

Illegal sand mining is a major problem in Punjab.
Published on Nov 22, 2020 10:45 pm IST

Masked men steal 2 cars, motorcycle at gunpoint in Ropar, Kurali, abandon them later

Three separate cases under Sections 392, 411, 382, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and 25, 27-54-59 of the Arms Act have been registered at three police stations in Punjab against two men who stole three vehicles at gunpoint and later abandoned them.
Updated on Aug 11, 2020 11:33 pm IST

2 day police remand for 4 held with heroin, weapon

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Updated on Jul 27, 2020 07:20 pm IST

24-year-old Ropar man held for GMCH-32 firing in January

Chandigarh police have made a second arrest in a firing incident at the Government Medical College and Hospital , Sector 32, Chandigarh, in January this year.
Updated on Jul 06, 2020 10:39 pm IST

Gym owner detained in Chandigarh’s Sec 33 firing case for ‘rivalry’ with liquor baron

A cartridge shell outside the house of businessman and hotelier Rajesh Singla’s home in Sector 33 where armed gunmen had fired 17 shots on the evening of May 31. A gym owner was rounded up on Tuesday on suspicion of planning the shooting.
Updated on Jun 03, 2020 12:03 am IST

Vigilance raid in Kharar areas to check illegal felling of Khair trees

Acacia catechu is a medium-sized thorny tree found in deciduous forests in peninsular India. The hard, dark heartwood is used for 'katha' (catechu) which is used in 'paan', dyes, tanning as well as medicines.
Updated on Jun 01, 2020 11:42 pm IST

Quarantine unit set up at police lines in Rupnagar

Children of police officers who are studying MBBS and nursing courses have volunteered to work in the hospital.
Published on Apr 12, 2020 12:52 am IST

IIT Ropar develops design of negative pressure room to check spread of COVID-19

Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar. (HT file)
Updated on Apr 06, 2020 06:31 pm IST

10 arrested for illegal sand mining in Punjab

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Updated on Mar 15, 2020 10:21 pm IST

Pillars depicting ancient history erected at IIT Ropar

The four pillars have been constructed at a budget of around 4 crore.
Updated on Dec 04, 2019 09:29 am IST