On the directives issued by Punjab Transport Minister S Laljit Singh Bhullar, the Transport Department cancelled 39 illegally clubbed bus permits of private bus operators in the state. Sharing further details in this regard, Bhullar informed that as per the guidelines of the department, bus permits could only be extended once from the reaching […]
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Punjab: Supporters of former Congress MLA Kulbir Singh Zira stage protest after his arrest
Hours after former Congress MLA Kulbir Singh Zira was arrested by police, his supporters staged a protest and sat on strike outside the Central Jail in Firozpur on Tuesday against Zira’s arrest. The supporters of the former Congress MLA were seen with placards, raising slogans outside the Central Jail in Firozpur. Zira was arrested by police […]
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Punjab CM takes on opposition for allowing SYL canal survey
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday slammed opposition leaders for their stand on the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue and said that Sunil Jakhar, Sukhbir Badal , Partap Bajwa should be ashamed of themselves for allowing the survey of the land allocated to Punjab for the canal. Mann’s remarks came […]
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“AAP pushed Punjab to financial mess”: BJP’s Tarun Chugh
Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Wednesday lambasted the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab for “making a mess of the financial position” of the state and “fudging the data to mislead the people”. In a statement, taking strong exception to the “exorbitant increase in the debt raised” […]
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Punjab: Rahul Gandhi offers ‘Sewa’ at Golden Temple in Amritsar
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday offered ‘Sewa’ after paying obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. As a part of the sewa the Congress leader was seen washing dishes at the Golden Temple. Earlier today, Punjab Congress president Raja Waring said that Rahul Gandhi is on his personal, spiritual […]
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Farmers in Punjab begin 3-day “rail roko” protest over flood compensation demands, MSP
Raising demands for financial aid against the losses incurred during the floods, and Minimum Support Price (MSP) guarantee farmers in Punjab’s Amritsar led by the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee held a three-day ‘rail blockade’ on Thursday. Sarwan Singh Pandher of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, who was present at the protest said, “If anyone tries to […]
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Delhi LG, Punjab and Himachal CMs visit Attari ahead of North Zone Council meet
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday visited the Attari border. The leaders witnessed the spectacular Retreat Ceremony parade and expressed their deep appreciation for BSF troops. The leaders are in Amritsar for the 31st meeting of […]
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Punjab: One killed, another injured after cars collide in Ludhiana
An elderly woman was killed while another person was injured when two cars collided with each other in Punjab’s Ludhiana on Thursday, said Police. The incident was captured on CCTV, installed in Gurudwara Sahib near the spot of the accident. The footage showed a speeding car colliding with another car, resulting in the […]
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Punjab: BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa to visit Sri Kartarpur Sahib, pray for India’s happiness
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Sunday that we will be visiting Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib via Kartarpur Sahib corridor and we will pray for the happiness of India, Punjab and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “We are going to visit Gurudwara Kartarpur Saheb via Kartarpur Sahib corridor…we will pray for happiness and prosperity of India, […]
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Punjab CM Mann hands over appointment letters to 249 candidates from various departments
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday handed over appointment letters to 249 candidates from various departments. While doing so, he took a swipe at the previous governments, and former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, asking him if he was “really a captain”. Regarding the former Finance Minister, Bhagwant Mann said that for nine […]
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Punjab: Three drug peddlers held with 41 kgs of heroin in Amritsar
The Special Task Force (STF) of Punjab Police has arrested three alleged drug peddlers and recovered 41 kilograms of heroin from a house during an operation in Amritsar district, a senior official said. The official said all the arrested accused are in the age bracket of 25-28 years. The STF got a tip-off and […]
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Punjab: Elderly man killed by neighbour over dispute, probe underway
An elderly man was killed after being hit with bricks by his neighbour over a dispute on a wall-repairing issue, said the Ludhiana police on Monday. The incident took place in the Dhanansu village in Ludhiana, Punjab. The deceased was identified as Santokh Singh. “The neighbours were repairing a wall of their house. And […]
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Punjab: Bathinda entrepreneurs reap benefits of central government schemes
The Prime Minister’s Employment (PME) Scheme and the Prime Minister Food Processing (PMFP) Scheme seem to have started yielding good results in Punjab’s Bathinda region, with entrepreneurs in the district claiming of making huge profits within a year after implementation of the two schemes. Entrepreneurs and industrialists in the Bathinda district are commemorating a […]
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Punjab and Haryana HC adjourns Nuh violence case; next hearing before Chief Justice
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing in the Nuh violence case. The matter was adjourned and the next hearing will be before the Chief Justice, as only the Chief Justice hears Suo Motu and PIL cases, officials said. Deepak Sabharwal, additional advocate general (AAG) of the Haryana […]
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Punjab: BSF recovers Pak drone near international border in Tarn Taran
BSF and Punjab Police troops deployed at India-Pakistan Border recovered a drone on Monday in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, an official BSF release said. The drone was intercepted at around 7:35 AM on Sunday near Village Kalash in the Tarn Taran district and the BSF troops immediately reacted to intercept […]