Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Badal today challenged Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for a debate on the SYL canal issue on October 10. Addressing a gathering of the youth at a Youth Milni programme organised by Youth Akali Dal (YAD) president Sarabjit Singh Jhinjher in Barnala, the SAD president said, “The party is going […]
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday dared the Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP presidents in the state to come for an open debate on November 1 on issues facing Punjab.CM Mann said: ‘It’s my open invitation to Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar, SAD president Sukhbir Badal and Punjab Congress chief Raja Warring that instead […]
Four people were killed after a major fire broke out inside a pharmaceutical factory on the outskirts of Amritsar city on Thursday night, police said.Police said on Friday that the fire broke out in a pharma unit at the Nag Kala village area on the Majitha road located on the city outskirts. Station House Officer […]
Chitkara University, Punjab, had the privilege of hosting an extended and enlightening “CBSE Exposure Visit” in collaboration with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recently. This prestigious event, under the expert guidance of Dr. Biswajit Saha, Director of CBSE, brought together around 50 principals, and distinguished educators from the Tricity region for a profound […]
Following the arrest of Congress leader Sukhpal Khaira, Congress workers led by state party chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring gathered outside the Jalalabad CIA office on Friday.A law and order situation developed as the Congress workers demanded the opening of the CIA gate to see the arrested MLA. Additional police force was rushed to the […]
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has registered a case against former state finance minister Manpreet Badal and five others in connection with alleged irregularities in the purchase of a property in Bathinda, a top official said on Monday.Apart from Badal, who is now a BJP leader, and former Bathinda municipal corporation commissioner Bikramjit Shergill, the other […]
Gangster Sukha Duneke has been killed in Canada, according to TV reports.He was killed in an inter-gang rivalry.Duneke was part of Khalistan movement in Canada. Sukhdool Singh alias Sukha Duneke, a gangster who escaped to Canada from Punjab in 2017 on forged documents, was shot dead in Winnipeg by assailants. His name figured in the […]
A woman who had approached a police station here to file a complaint against her husband was allegedly gang-raped by the accomplices of a sub-inspector posted there, officials said. The accused kept her hostage at a house for three days where they repeatedly raped her. Later, they allegedly sold the woman to another man, who, […]
Just about a fortnight after it’s decision to dissolve gram panchayats in Punjab came under judicial scanner, the government on Thursday announced its decision to withdraw the notification in this regard.Appearing before the Bench headed by Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha, Punjab Advocate-General Vinod Ghai submitted that the notification would be withdrawn in the next […]
Due to heavy rain on Wednesday morning, traffic was stopped at Chakki Mor on the Chandigarh-Shimla highway for safety reasons. The damage will be assessed after the rain. Police have diverted the traffic through alternative routes.Also, traffic has been put on hold over the Baddi bridge after it bent in the middle and a pier […]