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Topic: Punjab

Navjot Kaur Sidhu has a solution for rampant drug abuse in Punjab—‘opium tablets for addicts’

Former Congress member Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who joined Bharatiya Rashtrawadi Party the previous day, now says Priyanka Gandhi is ‘like my sister’.

Brampton feels like a gamble now: As Canada dream gets costlier, Punjab youth look to UK, NZ, Dubai

A tighter Canadian policy on student visas has impacted immigration companies and agents as well even as the Punjab Police continue to crack down on agents over widespread fraud.

Chandigarh BJP office blast: Cops probe how ‘ISI-linked network’ executed attack from Portugal, Germany

Punjab Police have arrested 5 for Wednesday’s explosion, 2 others absconding. DGP says module backed by Pakistan’s ISI with foreign-based handlers.

Ex-Armyman killed wife, evaded arrest for years, started a new life. Then an LPG booking gave him away

Sandeep Tomar, a former captain in 12 Bihar Regiment, was apprehended after SIT tracked a Rs 500 gas refill transaction to his remote hideout in MP.

What really ails Punjab NRI Sabha—it’s a private society pretending to be a State agency

Punjab could draft an NRI Affairs Act constituting a statutory commission. But it means facing the charge that the state is creating a privileged class of absentee landowners.

Sikh apex body demands reopening of Kartarpur Corridor, also calls on govt to bring in AI regulation

SGPC passes Rs 1,487-crore budget, annual spend rises 7.28 percent over previous year.

Rape accused Punjab AAP MLA, who made dramatic escape from police custody, nabbed after 6 months

Sanour MLA had allegedly escaped from police custody in September and was arrested from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh

Punjab warehousing official who ended life had written to boss about ‘abuse’ by Laljit Bhullar

Tarn Taran deputy commissioner says he had even suggested Gagandeep Singh Randhawa to submit a written complaint in the matter

Routine check of Scorpio with VIP plate yielded 4 kg heroin haul in Punjab, accused is AAP youth leader

3 occupants of vehicle taken into custody. One of them is member of AAP’s youth wing in Amritsar region. Pistol & ammunition also seized.

Punjab ‘inflating’ numbers of households with tap water access, groundwater very contaminated—CAG report

CAG report on implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission also pointed out 'inflated reporting' of households with access to tap water.

On Camera

India has 291 homoeopathic colleges in 2026, says Minister of Ayush Prataprao Jadhav

The World Homoeopathy Day 2026 is an opportunity to reassure that traditional medical systems remain accessible, and integral to a resilient, inclusive, and future-ready healthcare system.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation in play: Air Headquarters to control strategic assets  

Exclusive: Theaterisation proposal has been stuck over how limited air assets would be divided. Consensus reached on division of air assets among 3 theatres, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.