Three Indian Navy personnel have died following an explosion on board a warship docked at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. All the three dead are sailors. A Board of inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause.Ten others on board the warship have been injured and are treated at the Naval hospital in Mumbai.The explosion was […]
Chandigarh reported 1,275 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a health bulletin issued by the union territory’s administration said on Monday.Chandigarh has 9,104 active cases. Its positivity rate stands at 21.96 per cent, marginally higher than the previous day’s 21.42 per cent but perceptibly lower than 26.71 per cent recorded on Saturday.The UT […]
Ahead of Republic Day, the Delhi-National Capital Region has been put under a “very high-security” cover after police received inputs from Intelligence agencies about a possible terror attack, officials said on Tuesday. Operation of sub-conventional aerial platforms, including UAVs, paragliders and hot air balloons, over the national capital has been prohibited in the city from […]
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said that there was an attempt to put pressure and target him and his ministers, hours after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday raided multiple locations in the state, including those linked to a relative of him. Premises linked to Bhupinder Singh alias Honey, a relative of Channi, were […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday seized Rs 6 crore in cash, including Rs 4 crore from the premises linked to a nephew of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, during raids against illegal sand mining operatives in the border state, officials said. The search operations at a dozen locations in Mohali, Chandigarh, Ludhiana and […]
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said making Bhagwant Mann as the chief ministerial face reflected the “complete bankruptcy” of the Aam Aadmi Party. he Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader also called Mann as a “dummy face”, alleging that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal would be the “real face” of the AAP in the […]
The Election Commission on Tuesday ordered the transfer of two deputy commissioners-cum-district election officers, seven inspector generals of police (IGPs) and eight senior superintendents of police (SSPs) in Punjab, ahead of next month’s assembly election. Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S Karuna Raju said the EC has appointed Girish Dayalan as DC-cum-DEO of Ferozepur, while […]
The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday declared its Punjab unit president Bhagwant Mann the party’s chief ministerial candidate and the comedian-turned-politician vowed to bring the state’s glory days back. The two-time Sangrur MP turned emotional -– seemingly wiping tears — as AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal announced the party’s choice, saying 93 per cent of respondents […]
The BJP has formulated a fresh campaign strategy for the assembly polls in five states keeping COVID-19 guidelines in mind and will hold small physical rallies that will also be streamed live on various social media platforms, party sources said on Tuesday. BJP president J P Nadda deliberated with several leaders on the campaign strategy […]
The Congress on Monday shared a short video, showing actor Sonu Sood saying “the real CM” will be the one who deserves to be at the post and not that person who declares himself to be the chief ministerial candidate. The 36-second video on Twitter, which was retweeted by the Punjab Congress, ends with visuals […]