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Punjab: 26 years after plunging into Bhakra canal, van recovered

Punjab: 26 years after plunging into Bhakra canal, van recovered
Published on May 20, 2026 02:37 pm IST

Ludhiana: Rupnagar ASI, NRI son booked in dowry case

The FIR was registered under Sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 498-A(cruelty) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC against ASI Mahinder Singh and his son Gurjit Singh, who is settled in New Zealand. (HT File)
Published on May 10, 2026 06:32 am IST

State-wide celebrations of 650th Parkash Purb of Guru Ravidas starts in Punjab

State-wide celebrations of 650th Parkash Purb of Guru Ravidas starts in Punjab
Published on Apr 27, 2026 08:20 pm IST

Punjab & Haryana HC slams election tribunal for ‘callous’ handling of sarpanch election dispute

The Punjab and Haryana high court has criticised an election tribunal for its “callous” handling of a sarpanch election dispute in Rupnagar. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Aug 23, 2025 07:54 am IST

Punjab: Stones hurled at Jan Shatabdi in Rupnagar, window shattered

Taking note of the X post, railway officials assured the passenger that the matter was being investigated and the culprits would be caught soon. (HT Photo)
Published on Jul 20, 2025 08:58 am IST

Stones thrown at Jan Shatabdi Express in Punjab, window glass shattered

No one was injured due to stone pelting, an official said.
Updated on Jul 19, 2025 08:46 pm IST

Punjab Police demolishes illegally constructed houses of drug peddlers in Patiala, Rupnagar

Punjab Police demolishes illegally constructed houses of drug peddlers in Patiala, Rupnagar
Published on Feb 27, 2025 09:34 pm IST

Ropar man arrested for drifting car in Mohali’s Phase 3B2 market

Mohali police have registered a case under Sections 281 and 292 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and Sections 184 and 189 of the Motor Vehicles Act. (Getty Images)
Updated on Sept 08, 2024 07:50 am IST

‘Drunk’ men thrash Himachal cab driver, vandalise cars

A police officer says the accused wanted to take revenge amid “attacks on Punjab residents in HP”.
Updated on Jun 23, 2024 07:52 am IST

Rupnagar Thermal plant: 4 arrested for bid to tamper coal samples, power minister orders dept probe

The alleged attempt to tamper with the coal samples happened on the intervening night of March 17 and 18 and the employees found the locks of the GGSS lab broken.
Updated on Apr 30, 2024 08:06 am IST

2 labourers die after two-storey house collapses in Rupnagar

National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force teams during the rescue operation at Preet Colony in Rupnagar on Thursday. (Sourced)
Updated on Apr 19, 2024 08:14 am IST

Punjab VB arrests former Rupnagar civil surgeon for corruption

The Punjab vigilance bureau has arrested Dr Parminder Kumar, a former civil surgeon of Rupnagar who has since retired, for taking bribes in cash and kind from his subordinate doctors. (Representational photo)
Updated on Mar 15, 2024 04:50 pm IST

Body of GMADA XEN’s missing son recovered from Bhakra Canal in Rupnagar

The body was fished out around 9 am and sent to the mortuary of the civil hospital in Phase 6, Mohali. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Feb 18, 2024 08:22 am IST

Man gets life term for sexually assaulting 8-year-old girl in Rupnagar

The convict had prayed for leniency but in view of the nature of crime and the tender age of the victim, the court awarded the man life imprisonment. (HT File)
Published on Sept 16, 2023 11:17 pm IST

285 cr released for flood relief in Punjab, says minister Jimpa

Punjab revenue, rehabilitation and disaster management minister Bram Shanker Jimpa on Saturday said that chief minister Bhagwant Mann has released 285.32 crore to all 23 districts of Punjab to compensate the flood damage till August 31.
Updated on Sept 03, 2023 12:10 am IST

Punjab government ignored MeT warnings to prepare for floods: Governor

Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit in flood-affected villages of Jalandhar’s Shahkot sub-division on Thursday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 28, 2023 12:49 am IST

Floods damage over 600 rural roads in Punjab’s Mohali, Rupnagar and Patiala

The common cause of the damage is the heavy flow of water over the road washing away the berms and brick edging. (File Photo)
Updated on Jul 13, 2023 11:06 pm IST

Rajpura thermal plant unit flooded, shut down in Punjab

Indian Army personnel rescue people stuck in the flood-affected Sanauri Adda area after heavy monsoon rains caused rapid rise in the water level of Badi Nadi river in Patiala district. (PTI)
Updated on Jul 11, 2023 01:37 am IST

Flood fury: Punjab in deep waters, army steps in for rescue ops

An aerial view of the flood-affected areas of Rupnagar following heavy rainfall, in Rupnagar on Monday. (ANI)
Updated on Jul 11, 2023 01:31 am IST

NDRF, SDRF teams, 12 columns of army carry out rescue ops in Punjab

Rescue team members shift flood-affected people to a safer place after overflow of the Badi Nadi river following incessant rainfall, in Patiala on Monday. (PTI)
Updated on Jul 11, 2023 01:22 am IST

Flood alert: Patiala, Rupnagar, Mohali DCs seek help of army

Waterlogging at streets of Phase 11 in Mohali after rain on Sunday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
Updated on Jul 10, 2023 01:47 am IST

Punjab and Haryana HC asks DGP to get Rupnagar murder probed by senior officer

The court asked the DGP to depute a senior officer to look into the matter and submit a status report on August 11. (Representational Photo)
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 10:49 pm IST

Self-proclaimed leaders of poor usurped students’ scholarship money, says CM Bhagwant Mann

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann (PTI)
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 12:39 am IST

Devotees pour in for holy dip at Golden Temple sarovar on Baisakhi

A young devotee taking a dip in the sarovar at Golden Temple, Amritsar, on the occasion of Baisakhi, (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 12:50 pm IST

Historical items related to ex-prez Giani Zail Singh go missing from Faridkot jail cell

The present picture of the jail where Giani Zail Singh was kept captive. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 11:55 pm IST

Inclement weather stings Punjab apiarists

The unseasonal prolonged wet season in Punjab has caused widespread damage to the flora in the wild, the key source of nectar for honeybees.
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 12:14 am IST

High court asks CBI to probe collection of ‘royalty’ from mining trucks in Rupnagar

The CBI has been asked to probe the illegal mining case in view of the stand of the state and its authorities and looking at the dimension of the lawlessness involved.
Published on Aug 14, 2020 06:30 am 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

Singing songs, gossiping, Covid-19 patients at Banur hospital keep spirits high

Covid-19 patients watching television at Gian Sagar hospital in Banur.
Published on May 03, 2020 08:48 pm IST