The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will take over the probe into the viral video of two women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur. The government said it had a “zero-tolerance policy” towards crimes against women and requested the Supreme […]
Forty-one people were killed and 1,616 are living in 173 relief camps following the floods that hit Punjab recently, officials said.Nineteen districts — Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Hoshiarpur, Rupnagar, Kapurthala, Patiala, Moga, Ludhiana, SAS Nagar, Jalandhar, Sangrur, SBS Nagar, Fazilka, Gurdaspur, Mansa, Bathinda and Pathankot — were affected by the floods. The government […]
Popular Punjabi singer Surinder Shinda passed away on Wednesday.Shinda, who had been receiving treatment at DMCH, Ludhiana, died on Wednesday morning, as confirmed by a hospital official. He was 64. Had been on ventilator for the past many days.He had numerous hot songs like ‘Jatt Jeona Morh’, ‘Putt Jattan de’ and ‘Truck Billiya’. He had […]
The Congress moved a motion of no confidence against the government in Lok Sabha on Wednesday on the issue of “governance failures in the state (Manipur)”.Earlier, top party sources confirmed that the decision to give the notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had been taken, and the entire opposition was on board.According to rules, […]
A peaceful candle light prayer service was organised today at Christ the King Cathedral, Sector 19 Chandigarh to express solidarity with the Women in Manipur. In a statement issued today The Women Commission along with the Diocese of Simla Chandigarh, said that they are extremely disturbed by the present situation of the state of Manipur. […]
The elections for office-bearers of Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana were held today under the supervision of Learned Advocate General Baldev Raj Mahajan who was the returning officer as per rules. Ashok Singla elected as the New Chairman of Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana whereas Ranvir Singh Dhaka became the new Vice Chairman. […]
A Gujarat court sent Tathya Patel, the driver who allegedly crushed nine people to death by his speeding luxury car on the ISKCON Bridge in Ahmedabad, to judicial remand till Sunday.The driver’s father, Pragnesh Patel, has also been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days. The accident took place at around 1 am at the […]
Fresh violence was reported in Manipur’s Imphal after women protestors blocked both sides of a main road in the Ghari area. The women protestors burnt tyres during the protests, prompting cops to take action. The Manipur armed police, Army and rapid action battalion rushed to the spot to quell the protesters. In an operation, they […]
A purported video from West Bengal’s Malda has emerged on social media platforms showing two women being beaten and paraded half-naked.According to initial reports, the incident occurred three to four days ago. Local people in Malda’s Pakuahat had caught the two women on suspicion of theft and thrashed them.The purported video showed several women assaulting […]
Days after the Punjab Governor said the calling of a special Assembly session last month was likely a breach of law and procedure, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said it is “very unfortunate” that Banwarilal Purohit does not know whether the June 19-20 session was legal or illegal.Mann said during the previous Amarinder Singh […]