Jalandhar: News

14 Jan 2024

Punjab

Dazzling dances and bonfires: Top destinations for Lohri celebrations

Lohri, the vibrant and exuberant harvest festival celebrated primarily in North India, is a time of joy, warmth, and communal harmony.

09 Oct 2023

LPG Cylinder

Fridge compressor explosion in Jalandhar claims 5 lives

Five members of a family died after a refrigerator compressor exploded and caused a fire in Jalandhar, Punjab, reports said on Monday.

02 Oct 2023

Punjab

Punjab: Dead bodies of 3 missing sisters found inside trunk

In a shocking development from Punjab, the dead bodies of three sisters were reportedly discovered at their home in Jalandhar's Maqsudan on Monday.

23 Sep 2023

Punjab

Fired employee blackmails 'Kulhad Pizza' couple with 'AI-generated MMS,' arrested

The Punjab Police arrested a woman in Jalandhar, Punjab, on Saturday for attempting to extort Rs. 20,000 from a couple—owners of the famous "Kulhad Pizza" shop—by threatening them to release their private video on social media, India Today reported.

15 May 2023

IndiGo

Drunk passenger molests air hostess on IndiGo's Dubai-Amritsar flight: Report

In the latest in a series of incidents involving mid-air misbehavior, a drunk passenger traveling on an IndiGo flight from Dubai to Amritsar reportedly harassed an air hostess after she stopped him from disturbing other passengers.

13 May 2023

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Bypolls results: AAP wins Jalandhar parliamentary seat with huge margin

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s Sushil Kumar Rinku won Punjab's Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat with a huge margin on Saturday.

22 Mar 2023

Punjab

Lookout circular, non-bailable warrant against Amritpal; police watching India-Nepal border

The Punjab Police have issued a lookout circular and non-bailable warrant against Khalistani proponent and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh, who has been absconding since Saturday.

19 Mar 2023

Punjab Police

Punjab: Pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh still absconding, declared fugitive

Authorities in Punjab put the state on high alert after the Punjab Police proclaimed pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh a fugitive, stating that he is still on the run and a statewide operation to nab him is underway.

18 Mar 2023

Khalistani

Punjab Police arrests pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh near Jalandhar

Waris Punjab De chief and pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh was arrested on Saturday near Jalandhar's Nakodar in Punjab.

16 Mar 2023

Canada

Canada to deport 700 Indian students over fake visa documents

Over 700 students from India are currently facing deportation from Canada after the North American nation's authorities found their "admission offer letters" to academic institutions to be fake.

After Chandigarh University, protests erupt in LPU over student's suicide

Days after massive student protests rocked Chandigarh University (CU), students at the Lovely Professional University (LPU), Jalandhar, were seen embroiled in protests over an alleged student suicide.

29 Jun 2022

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: How 'people's officer' Mittali Sethi transforming children's education, sanitation

The story of Mittali Sethi, a female Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer posted in Chandrapur in Maharashtra is proving to be an inspiration for many.

18 Oct 2021

Punjab

Punjab Police officer's car runs over 2 women; 1 dead

A speeding car mowed down two young women in Jalandhar, Punjab this morning, killing one of them and critically injuring the other.

06 Mar 2021

Kidnapping Case

UP: Kidnapped three-year-old girl rescued from Punjab

A three-year-old girl, who was kidnapped from a locality in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, was rescued from Punjab's Jalandhar, police said on Saturday.

17 Aug 2020

Australia

Varun Tiwari is all set to become a global icon

Varun Tiwari is a versatile man when it comes to music and dance.

08 Sep 2019

India

Punjab: CM Amarinder Singh bans controversial TV serial, amid protests

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh issued an order on Sunday, immediately banning the telecast of controversial TV serial Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush.

03 Jun 2019

Bihar

Jalandhar: Man, accused of raping 11-year-old, beaten to death

In a distressing turn of events, a 39-year-old man was beaten to death in Jalandhar on Sunday afternoon. The man allegedly raped an 11-year-old girl after which the locals lost their cool.

25 May 2019

Kapil Sharma

Kapil Sharma, his wife Ginni Chatrath set to become parents?

Kapil Sharma and his wife Ginni Chatrath are probably celebrating now, as they are expecting their first child, a source close to the comedian-actor revealed.

06 Jan 2019

Andhra Pradesh

'Kauravas were test-tube babies' comment gets slammed by science body

Andhra Pradesh University Vice-Chancellor G Nageshwar Rao's statement at Indian Science Congress, where he said the Kauravas of Mahabharata were test-tube babies, has drawn criticism from Breakthrough Science Society.

19 Dec 2018

Instagram

Here's how Kapil Sharma welcomed Ginni Chatrath to her 'sasural'

Ginni Chatrath recently started the new journey of her life with Kapil Sharma, and her husband is busy making every day special for her.

15 Dec 2018

Mumbai

#KapilSharmaWedding: Newlyweds look head-over-heels in love during the reception

Kapil Sharma and Ginni Chatrath are officially man and wife now. The couple tied the knot in an extravagant ceremony in Jalandhar on Wednesday.

13 Dec 2018

Mumbai

#KapilSharmaWedding: Hope lady luck works for him, says Sunil Grover

Kapil Sharma and Ginni Chatrath are officially man and wife now. The couple got married in Jalandhar last evening.

13 Dec 2018

Kapil Sharma

#KapilSharmaWedding: Groom thought of running away before pheras (watch video)

Not just Isha Ambani, but Kapil Sharma too got hitched on Wednesday. The renowned comedian tied the knot with his girlfriend Ginni Chatrath in Jalandhar.

Jalandhar: Couple buys jewellery worth Rs. 1.9lakh with fake notes

In a tragicomic incident, a jeweller from Jalandhar was cheated of Rs. 1.90 lakh worth of jewellery by a couple using fake currency.

22 Oct 2018

Kapil Sharma

Revealed: Ginni Chatrath had this condition before marrying Kapil Sharma

It's raining weddings in Bollywood these days. After the announcement of Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone's wedding, comedian Kapil Sharma has announced his.

22 Oct 2018

Kerala

Kerala nun rape: Major witness, Father Kuriakose, suspiciously found dead

In yet another twist to the Kerala nun rape case, a priest who had earlier publicly spoken against the accused, Bishop Franco Mulakkal, has been found dead.

20 Oct 2018

Punjab

#AmritsarTrainTragedy: Services between Amritsar, Jalandhar affected after train accident

All services between Jalandhar and Amritsar remained suspended for hours after Dussehra revelers were mowed down by a train near Amritsar, railway officials said.

18 Oct 2018

Kerala

Rose-petals, cheers, and posters welcome rape-accused Franco Mulakkal in Jalandhar

That Franco Mulakkal is accused of raping a nun, repeatedly, had little effect on his followers, who gave a hero's welcome to him in Jalandhar on Wednesday.

20 Sep 2018

Kerala

Kerala nun rape: Bishop Mulakkal's interrogation continues for second day

A special investigation team, probing the rape case of a nun by a Roman Catholic bishop, today resumed his interrogation.

18 Sep 2018

Kerala

Rape-accused Jalandhar bishop moves anticipatory bail plea in Kerala HC

Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun, today filed an anticipatory bail application in the Kerala High Court, claiming that the allegations against him were a "cooked up" story to "wreak vengeance".

07 Jun 2018

Lok Sabha

Punjab: Seat-swapping on agenda of Amit Shah and Badals meet

Bharatiya Janata Party's President Amit Shah is set to meet Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)'s patriarch Parkash Singh Badal and chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday.

25 Jul 2017

Punjab

Punjab: Youth has his girlfriend raped to avoid marriage

A Jalandhar youth resorted to inhumanity allegedly to avoid marriage to his girlfriend: he got her raped so he could refuse on this excuse.