Security breach in PAU strong room, alleges AAP

Ludhiana : A controversy erupted after AAP’s Dakha candidate HS Phoolka alleged that Returning Officer (RO) Gagandeep Singh Virk and eight others entered a strong room at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) here. “Virk and other men spent nearly half an hour in the strong room, where EVMs of the Gill Assembly constituency are kept. They […]

Higher polling in villages may tilt scales

Chandigarh : Voters in the rural constituencies of Punjab came out in higher numbers than their counterparts in the urban segments to elect their representatives to the 14th Vidhan Sabha.The office of the CEO has been unable to release the figures of the divide between rural and urban votes polled on February 4, but segment-wise […]

US releases list of 78 terror attacks ‘under-reported’

Washington : The White House has released a list of 78 terrorist attacks and has claimed that most of these have not been reported or under-reported by the media. The list came soon after the US President Donald Trump told a conference of his military commanders in Tampa that media is not reporting many of […]

BSF guns down Pak intruder in Pathankot’s Bamial sector

New Delhi : The BSF on Tuesday shot dead a Pakistani intruder along the Indo-Pak International Border in Bamiyal sector of Pathankot in Punjab, the same spot from where terrorists had infiltrated last year to attack an IAF base. Officials said the Border Security Force observation post detected suspicious movement of an intruder around 8.15 […]

Unverified SIMs may be denied recharge

New Delhi : The Supreme Court today asked the government to mandatorily subject all unverified prepaid mobile phone subscribers to a proper verification process to ensure that their SIM cards were not misused for criminal or terrorist activities. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar said such an exercise could be undertaken […]