Amritsar

Suicide by family: Ex-DIG, four other get 8-year-jail

6:42 pm February 19, 2020

Amritsar: A former DIG and four others were sentenced to eight-year imprisonment by a local court in a 2004 case in which a family of five had committed suicide, blaming the accused for the extreme step. A serving DSP of the Punjab Police was also sentenced to four years in jail. The court of Additional […]

Cold weather conditions persist in Punjab, Haryana

3:09 pm February 5, 2020

Chandigarh: Cold weather conditions continued to persist in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday with Bathinda reeling under severe chill at 2.1 degrees Celsius. Bathinda was the coldest place in the two states recording a below normal minimum temperature, a Meteorological Department official said here. Adampur in Punjab also reeled at a low […]

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

Cold weather conditions tighten grip in Punjab, Haryana

8:47 pm February 1, 2020

Chandigarh: Cold weather conditions tightened grip in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Saturday, with a thick blanket of fog covering both states. At 2.5 degrees Celsius, Halwara in Punjab was the coldest place in both states, the Meteorological Department. Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, recorded a low of 7 degrees […]

Minimum temperatures drop sharply in Punjab and Haryana

4:29 pm January 31, 2020

Chandigarh: Cold weather conditions intensified in most parts of Haryana and Punjab on Friday as minimum temperatures dropped sharply, with Bathinda reeling at 2.9 degrees Celsius, making it the coldest place in the two states. Bathinda in Punjab was colder by five notches against normal limits. Among other places in the state which reeled under […]

Cold weather conditions persist in Pb, Haryana

2:36 pm January 27, 2020

Chandigarh: Cold weather conditions continued to prevail in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday. Adampur in Punjab continued to remain the coldest place in both states. It registered its low of 3.5 degrees Celsius, an official of the Meteorological Department said on Monday. Union Territory Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, […]