The Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed anticipatory bail plea of senior Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia. The order was passed by Justice Lisa Gill after hearing final arguments on his bail plea. Majithia was earlier granted interim anticipatory bail and directed to join investigation.The setback for Majithia came a day before the process […]
Chandigarh on Sunday reported 808 new Covid-19 infections taking the cumulative number of cases to 85,692.A positivity rate of 14.01 per cent was recorded as 5,768 samples were recorded in the last 24 hours.The number of active cases has risen to 8,064.As many as 1,356 patients were discharged including persons from home isolation who have […]
India’s batting line-up was a letdown once again as they were handed an embarrassing 0-3 whitewash by a South African team in transition after falling four runs short in the third and final ODI here on Sunday.Despite half centuries by Virat Kohli (65 off 83 balls), Shikhar Dhawan (61 off 73 balls) and Deepak Chahar […]
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar paid homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary and called upon the youth to take inspiration from his ideals and dedicate themselves to serving the nation. Amid rainy weather here, Khattar unveiled the statue of Bose installed at a park named after Netaji and greeted […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday uneiled a hologram statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate on the 125th birth anniversary of the iconic freedom fighter. A grand statue, which will be made of granite, will replace the hologram statue once it is completed.The prime minister also conferred the ‘Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda […]
Former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa has been booked for allegedly making communal remarks at a public meeting in Malerkotla, police here said on Sunday.Mustafa is the principal strategic advisor to state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.The FIR came a day after a video showing him making the alleged remarks was circulated on social media.Sources claimed […]
Gangster-turned-activist Lakha Sidhana, who is accused in the 2021 Republic Day violence case, is the candidate of Sanyukt Samaj Morcha, a political front of farmer unions, from Punjab’s Maur constituency in Bathinda district for the February 20 Assembly polls. Earlier, leaders of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha distanced themselves from the programmes organised by 40-year-old Sidhana […]
Heavy rains lashed several parts of Punjab and Haryana even as the minimum temperature hovered above normal at most places in the two states, the weather office said on Sunday. Several places in the states received rains in the past 24 hours and the showers continued at many places on Sunday.Chandigarh, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Faridkot, […]
Capt Amarinder Singh on Sunday announced the Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) candidates from 22 constituencies for the February 20 polls, with clear focus on winnability while ensuring due representation across regions and various sections of society.He himself is in fray from his home constituency of Patiala (Urban). Four of the 22 candidates belong to the […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday claimed to have learnt from sources that the Enforcement Department (ED) is going to arrest his cabinet minister Satyendar Jain just before assembly elections in Punjab and accused the Centre of targeting Aam Aadmi Party after realising that BJP “will lose” in the upcoming polls. The BJP hit […]