Punjab

For many Kashmiris, the special status afforded to Jammu and Kashmir by Article 370 of the Indian constitution reflects the different means by which, and basis on which, the princely state became part of India in late 1947. It was the result of an accommodation all those years ago between …

A 27-year-old man killed five members of his family here before ending his life, apparently because they were pressuring him to get married, police said on Saturday. Among those shot dead by Sandip Singh on Friday night at his house in Nathuwal Garbi village in Baghapurana subdivision are his grandmother, …

In another Incident, A girl in her 20s was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a hotel room here on Saturday. The victim, identified as Amanjit Kaur of Fridkot Kotli village, whose burnt body was found from a hotel room situated in the North Estate area. After the initial investigation, …

Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has claimed that there was large-scale misappropriation of MGNREGA funds in the Gidderbaha Assembly segment, presently being represented in the Vidhan Sabha by Amrinder Singh Raja Warring. In a statement issued here today, Harsimrat said a case of misappropriation of MGNREGA funds had come to …

A 25-year-old constable who was part of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s security team was shot dead at a Mohali nightclub in the early hours of Sunday, police said. Police have identified the suspect in the case only as Sahil, owner of a nightclub in Chandigarh’s Sector 9, and the …