Delhi-based businessman hangs himself in Punjab town

ZIRAKPUR - The body of a Delhi-based 45-year-old businessman was found hanging from the hook of a ceiling fan at his home in this Punjab town Sunday, police said.

Car hits oil-tanker in Punjab, two men burnt alive

ZIRAKPUR - Two businessmen in their mid-thirties were burnt alive after their car caught fire when it hit an oil-tanker, near the sales tax barrier here, police said Friday.

Punjab zoo introduces battery-run vehicles for visitors

ZIRAKPUR - In order to curb pollution and maintain the environment’s ecological balance, visitors who come to Punjab’s Chhatbir zoo can use a battery-operated vehicle rather than their personal car inside the premises, officials said Wednesday.

Punjab Police arrest three men for kidnapping

ZIRAKPUR - The Punjab Police Thursday arrested three men who abducted a young couple on the Chandigarh-Delhi highway early morning. While the husband was freed by the kidnappers, the wife was held for ransom by them.

Couple kidnapped from Chandigarh-Delhi highway

ZIRAKPUR - A young married couple was kidnapped by three armed men on the Chandigarh-Delhi highway Thursday, police said. While the husband was freed by the kidnappers, the wife was being held for ransom.

Former minister’s son remains defiant in Punjab

ZIRAKPUR - The embarrassment for the ruling Akali Dal in Punjab continued Sunday with Jasjit Singh Bunny, son of former minister Kanwaljit Singh, publicly announcing that he would contest for the Patiala Lok Sabha seat as an Independent candidate.