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The Punjab-Haryana High Court has given a jolt to the Punjab Government and banned any new construction work in Kharar. The High Court has issued this stay order on construction work till May 27 due to the lack of a master plan. According to the information, the High Court passed this interim stay order in the case of 'Omega Infra Estate Private Limited vs. Rahul Tiwari and others' after a delay of 14 years in finalizing the master plan of Kharar, in which serious concerns were expressed over haphazard construction in the absence of a master plan of Kharar.

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key associate of two Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) linked terror operatives who had carried out a grenade attack on a temple in Punjab’s Amritsar in March this year, the agency said on Thursday. Absconder Bhagwant Singh alias Manna Bhatti was nabbed on Wednesday from Akalgarh.

New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer and the Chief Cricketing Advisor of the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA), Harbhajan Singh on Thursday highlighted the significance of the PCA in developing young cricketers from Punjab. In a self-made video, Singh congratulated three Punjab cricketers – Vihaan, Rahul, and Anmoljeet, who have been named in India’s Under-19 team, and.

Chandigarh: Less than a fortnight after the hooch tragedy in Amritsar that claimed 27 lives, three people have died after consuming a poisonous substance purchased from a liquor vend in Ludhiana city.  The victims have been identified as Debi, Manga and Rinku, all in the age group of 40 to 45 years. After the deaths.

Jalandhar: In a major crackdown on cross-border drug smuggling, Commissionerate Police, Jalandhar busted an international narco trafficking cartel and arrests one accused person with 5 Kg Heroin, Punjab police said on Wednesday. Punjab police said the accused, identified as Shiva (alias Sodhi) was in touch with foreign smugglers for the past 2 years, and his.

Punjab: Acting on specific inputs from its intelligence wing, the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered two drones along Punjab’s Firozpur border on Wednesday. According to BSF, they found a DJI Mavic 3 classic drone from a farming field adjacent to Palha Megha village, while another DJI Mavic 3 classic was found stuck in the border.

Chandigarh: BJP national General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for turning Punjab into a rehabilitation centre for Arvind Kejriwal’s loyalists rejected in Delhi.  Reacting to the appointment of three Delhi-based lawyers — Mohammad Irshad, Prashant Manchanda, and R.V. Sinha — as Additional Advocate Generals in Punjab, Chugh.

Chandigarh: Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing, Ravneet Singh Bittu, on Tuesday has launched a fierce attack on Punjab Chief Minister Ahagwant Mann, calling for the immediate cancellation of controversial appointments of two Delhi-based Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders to top posts in Punjab. Bittu in a video available with The Savera.

Ludhiana: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday congratulated the armed forces for foiling drone attacks from Pakistan and saving Punjab from destruction.   “I have earlier also congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian army for resolutely blocking the drone attacks on Punjab. This stout defence has saved Punjab from destruction.

Chandigarh: A landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in IIT Ropar on May 19, 2025 between the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar’s Centre of Excellence in AI for Agriculture ANNAM.AI and the ICAR – Indian Institute of Soil Science (IISS), Bhopal. This collaboration aims to fast-track the development of AI-enabled soil health mapping.