The Border Security Force (BSF) in Punjab intercepted the movement of a suspected drone on Wednesday morning in Tarn Taran district, BSF said in a statement. BSF recovered the drone during a joint search operation with Punjab police in a farming field near Kalash Havelian village. “On the morning of […]
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Punjab: Special Train ‘Aastha’ departs from Jalandhar for Lord Ram darshan in Ayodhya
The ‘Aastha Special Train’ was boarded by a large number of Lord Ram devotees from Jalandhar on Friday. The devotees are headed for Ayodhya Dham to pay their obeisance to Lord Ram at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Before the train departure, passengers raised slogans of Lord Shri Ram and filled the […]
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Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s close aide arrested in Punjab
Punjab Police have arrested Lawrence Bishnoi’s close aide Mandeep Singh alias Chotta Mani of Chandigarh, who is accused of providing hideouts to accused persons involved in Sidhu Moosewala’s murder and facilitated escape of Gangster Deepak Tinu in 2017, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said on Saturday. According […]
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“AAP-Congress to move Supreme Court over Chandigarh mayor election”: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
A day after the high drama witnessed in the Chandigarh Mayoral poll results, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress will move to the Supreme Court. He also called the Chandigarh Mayoral poll “an example of murder of democracy.” “Whatever happened yesterday […]
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SC refuses to interfere with Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order granting bail to Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to interfere with the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order granting bail to Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in connection with the NDPS case. A bench of justices Bela M Trivedi and KV Viswanathan refused to entertain the plea filed by the Punjab Government. The Punjab Government has filed a plea […]
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“Adequate stock of petrol, diesel available in Punjab,” official assures public after reports of fuel shortage
Acting on the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, a high-level meeting involving senior state and district officials was convened on Tuesday to monitor the distribution of petrol and diesel in the state. Sharing the details with mediapersons after the meeting, Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, Home Secretary, Punjab, said that there was no need […]
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Punjab: BSF foils smuggling attempt in Amritsar, arrests 3 smugglers
The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled a smuggling attempt in Punjab’s Amritsar and arrested three smugglers who were trying to get away with the consignment of heroin. BSF said that the gross weight of the heroin recovered from the smugglers was 525 gms. “On December 24, 2023, on the basis of Special information […]
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Punjab: Court awards 3 years imprisonment and Rs 10k fine to man for transmitting child pornography
The District and Sessions Court, Mohali sentenced a Ludhiana-based man to three years of rigorous imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 for transmitting child pornographic content through Facebook Messenger. “The accused has been identified as Anuj Kumar, a resident of Village Sahnewal in Ludhiana,” the officials said. As per […]
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San Francisco Indian Consulate attack case: NIA raids 14 places in Punjab, Haryana
As part of its continuing investigations into the attacks on the Consulate General of India, San Francisco, USA, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday raided 14 places in Punjab and Haryana. The locations raided by the NIA were spread across the districts of Moga, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Gurdaspur, Mohali and […]
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Punjab LoP Pratap Bajwa files petition in HC over biased Vidhan Sabha Live telecast
Senior Punjab Congress opposition leader Partap Singh Bajwa filed a petition in the High Court saying that he does not get coverage during his address in the Vidhan Sabha, whereas all the leaders of Aam Aadmi party gets full media coverage “The Leader of Opposition of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha made a representation to […]
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Punjab: BSF recovers China-made Quadcopter drone from village in Amritsar
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday recovered a China-made quadcopter drone in the Bharopal village of Amritsar. “During the search operation, conducted by Punjab Police and BSF at about 12:40 pm, a drone was recovered from the farming field adjacent to Village-Bharopal,” an official statement issued by BSF read. According to BSF, the […]
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Measures being taken to contain stubble burning, says Punjab Advocate General after SC rebuke
Following the Supreme Court’s direction to stop stubble burning by farmers in northern states of Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh, Punjab Advocate General Gurminder Singh said that a host of measures have been taken to address the problem. “While filing the affidavit on behalf of Punjab, we said that 30,000 to 40,000 […]
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Punjab: Ludhiana imposes time restrictions on bursting firecrackers in Diwali
The Ludhiana administration has issued an advisory allowing the bursting of firecrackers on the occasion of Diwali, Guruparva and Christmas. According to the orders issued by Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Surabhi Malik, firecrackers can be lit from 8 to 10 pm on Diwali and from 11:55 pm to 12:30 am on Christmas. Similarly, on the […]
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“Stubble burning declining in Punjab”: State Minister Harpal Cheema
Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday blamed BJP-ruled states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for not reporting most stubble-burning incidents, saying such incidents were declining in Punjab. Speaking to ANI on the Punjab government’s measures to control stubble burning in the state, Cheema said, ” We are moving towards diversification… We […]
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Tamil Nadu, Punjab Govts move SC against Governors, Kerala follows suit
The Kerala Government has approached the Supreme Court against Governor Arif Mohammed Khan for delay in clearing the bills. Earlier this week, the Tamil Nadu Government and Punjab Government approached the top court against the Governors over a delay in the clearance of various bills of the state. The State […]