9000 people evacuated in Punjab due to rain, 8 die; Haryana reports 7 deaths

Rain in Haryana and Punjab abated after three days of onslaught even as several parts still remained flooded and the death toll due to rain-related incident mounted to 15. IMAGE: The State......

Amritpal obtained new clothes at gunpoint, fled on motorised cart

A fresh first information report (FIR) has been filed against Amritpal Singh for extortion and rioting following a complaint by the 'granthi' of a gurdwara in Jalandhar where the pro-Khalistan......

Officials allege miscalculation on part of Punjab cops led to Amritpal's escape

The Punjab police's apparent miscalculation allowed radical preacher Amritpal Singh to avoid imminent arrest resulting in a chase that is still on since he escaped on March 18 and there is a......

Amritpal's car crashed barricade and sped: Police affidavit details raid

An order to detain radical preacher Amritpal Singh under the stringent National Security Act was issued by the Amritsar district magistrate on Saturday, said a police officer's affidavit which also......

Kabaddi player Nangal shot dead in Jalandhar

IMAGE: Sandeep Nangal was shot dead on Monday evening during a kabaddi tournament at Mallian Kalan village of Shahkot. Photograph: Sandeep Nangal/Instagram Kabaddi player Sandeep Nangal was shot......

Sportspersons come to protesting farmers' aid at Singhu border

Punjab footballer Tony Sandhu and Kabaddi player Mangi Bagga from Punjab's Shahkot started the initiative to help protesters with accommodation at the Singhu border. The makeshift arrangement is......