Cold weather conditions prevailed in many parts of Punjab and Haryana on Friday. Bathinda in Punjab reeled under intense cold and recorded a low of 4.2°C, according to the meteorological department. Gurdaspur, too, experienced a cold night, recording a low of 5.2°C, while Moga registered a low of 5.9°C. Amritsar recorded a minimum temperature of […]
In a major development, the Amritsar Special Task Force (STF) recovered 5 kg of RDX from near the international border in Attari’s Dhanoa Kala village on Friday. The explosive was defused by the bomb squad present on the spot. Besides the RDX, the STF has also recovered six AK 47 rifle rounds, two grenades, three […]
Enforcement teams have seized liquor, psychotropic substances and unaccounted cash after the model code of conduct came into force in Punjab following the announcement of the Assembly elections, a poll official said on Thursday. The estimated value of the confiscated items is worth Rs 23.8 crore, he said.The seizure was made till January 12, he […]
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal asked people on Thursday who should be the party’s chief ministerial face in the February 14 Punjab Assembly polls, even as he stated that his own preference for the post is Bhagwant Mann. Kejriwal, however, ruled himself out of the race as the AAP launched its “Janta Chunegi Apna CM” […]
Haryana’s farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni has expressed displeasure over SSM chief Balbir Singh Rajewal offering only a few seats to his political outfit SSP for the February 14 Punjab assembly polls. Chaduni made known his displeasure days after talks between his outfit Sanyukt Sangharsh Party (SSP) and Rajewal-led Sanyukt Samaj Morcha (SSM) for a […]
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Thursday described as a “drama” the Aam Aadmi Party’s move to seek people’s suggestion on who should be its chief ministerial candidate for Punjab. The Shiromani Akali Dal leader alleged that AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal himself wants to become Punjab’s chief minister.Earlier in the day, Kejriwal launched the Aam Aadmi […]
Six people succumbed to COVID-19 in Punjab on Thursday, while 6,083 fresh cases took the infection tally to 6,42,182, according to a medical bulletin.A death each was reported from Patiala, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Pathankot and Mohali, raising the the toll due to the pandemic to 16,708 in the state.The number of active cases climbed to […]
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday asserted that he is not hankering for any post but working to demolish a system which could not give justice to “our Guru” and could not punish “big fishes” involved in the drug racket. He said his fight was to change this system which “eroded Punjab like […]
SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia was on Wednesday questioned for more than two hours by a special investigation team probing a drugs case registered against him.Majithia, who was granted anticipatory bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court two days ago, appeared before the SIT at the state crime branch at 11 am. Talking to […]
Active COVID-19 cases have increased 14 times in Uttar Pradesh in the last seven days while Punjab saw an 8.65-fold rise in such infections during the same period, government data showed. Goa has witnessed a 4.35 times rise in active Covid cases during the last one week, according to the government data shared during a […]