Jagmail Singh of Changaliwala village near Lehra, 55km from Sangrur, was allegedly picked up by two men from a panchs house on November 7, said Moonaks deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Buta Singh.

Akshpreet Singh who was shot dead in Mississipi on Saturday, had gone to the USA three years ago to work in his family-owned grocery shops.

According to the government officials, there have been 24,886 instances of punitive actions against defiant farmers this harvest season -- this is around half of the total stubble burning incidents reported.

794 cases recorded on Monday, 2,145 a day before despite arrests of hundreds of farmers and initiation of punitive action against those not falling in line; process to give financial assistance to those not burning straw also in progress

The US-based Chiranjeev Kathuria told IANS here on Friday that his company New Generation Power International has plans to invest in 4,000 MW in power projects in Punjab.

Punjabs chief agriculture officer Dr Baldev Singh said that a team of senior officials from Prime Ministers Office (PMO) would visit the state, probably by end of this week, to study the impact of in-situ management of paddy.

Earlier also, the CM has blamed Pakistan for helping hardliner Sikh groups to disrupt peace and harmony in Punjab.

The apolitical Sikh is humbled in gratitude that he can travel to his gurus resting place. He is a largehearted peasant of Punjab who will not be mired in petty politics

The vice-president recalled the philosophy of Guru Nanak and urged all to follow his teachings of universal brotherhood, equality and one God.

Of the 101 farmers arrested in south Malwa, 74 belonged to Moga followed by 14 in Mansa, eight in Muktsar and five in Bathinda, according to the police officers in these districts.

Union minister for civil aviation Hardeep Singh Puri made the announcement during a lecture on Guru Nanaks teachings organised by the universitys India Institute.

Farmers admit they are reaping a richer harvest by opting for in-situ management of crop residue that has increased soil fertility and reduced pollution

A kirtan jatha of three peopleMohammad Hussain, his son Mohammad Sarfraz and his brother Naeem Tahirhave been invitated by the SGPC, Amritsar to be part of Guru Nanaks birth anniversary celebrations in India.

In an interview with HT, Punjabs agriculture secretary Kahan Singh Pannu spoke about stubble burning in the state and the way forward.

SAD, BJP NOT PRESENT Govt to invite leaders of all political parties, both state and central, for Nov 12 event at Sultanpur Lodhi; speeches to be restricted to propagating Gurus philosophy and life

Post-Diwali, a sudden spike in stubble burning has raised questions on the efficacy of a raft of steps taken by the Punjab government to curb the menace. As many as 17,672 farm fires almost 80% of this season so far have been recorded in last week.

Namdhari Sampardai Bhaini Sahib organised a special nagar kirtan, led by sect head Satguru Uday Singh, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak. More than 30,000 devotees took part in the procession which was welcomed by local MLA Navtej Singh Cheema among others.

The claim by Harsimrat Kaur, a leader of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), a partner in the Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, comes a day after the Centre shared with Pakistan a list of 575 pilgrims that doesnt have Naidus name on it.

The CM and other Congress leaders lost no time in claiming the poll outcome to be a victory of their governments development policies and programmes.

Of the three seats it won, the Congress had the biggest victory margin in Phagwara where its candidate Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal, a retired IAS officer, trounced Rajesh Bagha of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by 26,116 votes.

A majority of the Indo-Canadians elected to the House of Commons have roots in Punjab, while a record half-a-dozen turbaned Sikhs will now sit in the House.

Polling for four assembly byelections in Punjab was slow in the morning, but as the day progressed it picked up pace. The results of the elections will be declared on October 24.

The proposal has been mooted in a meeting of the top brass of security agencies in New Delhi, following the continued incidents of drone appearances, including the air-dropping of arms by Pakistan-based terror outfits in the border state.

They were caught by the BSF jawans after they crossed the international border and entered into the Indian territory near the border outpost in Samaske in Ferozepur district of on Monday evening.

Kaur was in Amritsar East constituency, from where her husband is a Congress MLA, for inaugurating a tubewell

The order was passed by high court bench of chief justice RS Jha and justice Rajiv Sharma during resumed hearing of a 2017 suo motu plea initiated by the high court in view of rising pollution due to bursting of firecrackers.

Rana KP said that Khaira withdrew his resignation, but did not give any reason for it

The bus with rare manuscripts of Guru Granth Sahib will travel to different parts of Punjab and tour all five takhts in the coming days.

Captain Amarinder Singh rejects allegations of inaction by state govt, says no question of burying inquiry report

Voting percentage drops from 86.9% that the constituency recorded in 2017 assembly polls; voting remained peaceful, except a couple of skirmishes

Captain Amarinder Singh had also directed the district commissioners of flood-hit districts to ensure timely distribution of adequate quantity of wheat seed to farmers before the sowing season

Officials said online registration of devotees visiting the historic gurdwara in Pakistan could not be started as India and Pakistan have not yet agreed upon on a number of issues, including Islamabads insistence of charging $20 from each pilgrim

For the first half-an-hour, users can browser internet at 3 mbps speed and then the speed will reduce to 1 mbps

The investigation of the SIT headed by DIG Ranbir Singh Khatra has revealed that Dera Sirsa followersGurtej Kala and Amrik Singh were supervisors of the workshop where the car used in the bombing was painted

Seechewal said they had planted the trees along the banks of Kali Bein around 16 years ago but the forest department has been mercilessly pruning them

Phagwara recorded 74.43 per cent voter turnout in 2012, and 72 percent in 2017, with BJPs Som Parkash registering a landslide victory both times

Deep said he saw three people die before his eyes, in the Panama forests and many comrades, of his group of 23, fall ill

The poll results would serve as the barometer of Capt Amarinder Singh-led governments policies and development programmes in the first half of its five-year tenure.

The police recovered two ice picks, pillows, gloves and a blood-stained blanket from their possession, which they had hid after committing the crime on August 13.

The decision has come fortnight after the MHA decided to release eight Sikh prisoners, lodged in different jails in the country for committing crimes during the militancy in Punjab.

The 4.2 km-long corridor is to be opened on the occasion of the 550th Prakash Purb celebrations of Guru Nanak on November 9.

The axing of trees had become a major issue last year after a city-based non governmental organisation approached the NGT and requested to put the construction work of Ferozepur Road-Samrala Chowk elevated road project on hold in order to save the green cover.

The car involved in the mishap was Majithias escort vehicle, but had been left behind, and had five CISF men on board. The victim was Guddu Kumar of Bihar.

The police zeroed in on the infants grandparents on the basis of footage from the hospitals CCTV cameras.

As the grieving relatives announced to block rail traffic at the accident site on Tuesday, the police beefed up security on both side of the tracks.

Gurdas Maan objected to the fact that the organisers had created a replica of the Harmandir Sahib where people were entering the place bare-headed and wearing shoes.

Experts of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) said many farmers were setting their fields on fire to prepare the field for sowing potato.

The women worked as labourers before they were trained in organic farming last year; this was to be a turning point in their lives.

The British Columbia premier John Horgan announced the resignation of Jalandhar-born Jinny Sims, who was the minister for citizens services in the provincial New Democratic Party government.

According to preliminary investigation, the chemical used was more than the prescribed quantity and the workers collapsed.