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All posts tagged "Punjab"

India1 week ago
Plasma therapy given to two patients in Punjab
Chandigarh, June (IANS) The first plasma therapy has been given to two Covid-19 patients in Amritsar, Punjab Medical Education and Research Minister O.P. Soni said, here...
India4 weeks ago
Will appeal against court ruling on school fees: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, June 5 (IANS) The Punjab government will appeal against the High Court ruling allowing private schools to charge fees from students for the lockdown period,...
Cities1 month ago
Punjab shops, beauty parlours to open 12 hours daily
Bicycles, rickshaws and auto-rickshaws will be allowed subject to compliance of the SOP as issued by the Transport Department.
India1 month ago
No discontinuation of free power to farmers: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, May 30 (IANS) Categorically rejecting allegations about withdrawal of free power to Punjab’s farmers, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday said his government is ready...
India2 months ago
Unorganised labour to be priority in Centre’s relief package: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) Expressing disappointment at the Centre’s failure to address the humanitarian crisis resulting from the lockdown, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday...
India2 months ago
Punjab CM asks PM Modi to define path for economic revival
Chandigarh, May 7 Reiterating his demand for revenue grants to meet the shortfall in revenues and the higher expenditure being incurred on healthcare of Covid-19, Punjab...
Cities2 months ago
Punjab CM pegs April revenue shortfall at 88%
The Chief Minister said around 20,000 international travellers were expected to return to Punjab in three-four weeks, in addition to around 12,000 who had registered in...
India2 months ago
137 Hazur Sahib pilgrims who returned to Punjab from Maharashtra test COVID-19 positive
According to the health department, the total number of cases in the state now stands at 585 and the death toll is 20.
Politics2 months ago
Punjab CM asks opposition not to trigger panic
Chandigarh, May 1 (IANS) Asserting that this was not the time to indulge in petty politics, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday appealed to the...
India2 months ago
Punjab sees 105 more Covid-19 cases in highest single-day spike
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) Punjab on Thursday saw 105 new cases of coronavirus, the highest single-day spike, with 87 of them those who returned to the...
India2 months ago
Punjab CM urges PM for special trains for migrants’ return
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) After the Centre’s advisory on return of stranded migrants and others, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, here on Thursday, asked the Deputy...
India2 months ago
Punjab CM thanks PGI for treating corona warrior policeman
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday thanked the PGI Hospital doctors and paramedical for staff for treating the COVID-19 warrior policeman...
India2 months ago
23 more Hazur Sahib returnees test positive in Punjab
Chandigarh, April 29 (IANS) Twenty-three more people, who returned to Punjab after a 1,750-km odyssey from the Sikh shrine in Nanded, Maharashtra, on Wednesday tested coronavirus...
India2 months ago
Punjab extends curfew by two weeks after May 3
Chandigarh, April 29 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced extension of curfew in the state by two weeks after May 3, while unveiling...
Politics2 months ago
Manmohan to assist Punjab to revive post-Covid state economy
Chandigarh, April 27 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will assist the Congress government in Punjab to revive its economy once the Covid-19 crisis ends. “I...
India2 months ago
Allow shops, industries to open in non-containment zones: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, April 27 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday drew the Centre’s attention to the critical needs of the state in the light of...
Cities2 months ago
Punjab’s first school ready for 1,000-bed isolation centre
Chandigarh, April 26 : The administration in the holy city of Amritsar in Punjab has converted a residential school into a 1,000-bedded care isolation centre for...
India2 months ago
Punjab procures 250% more wheat amid pandemic
Chandigarh, April 25 A positive note amid the coronavirus crisis. The agrarian state Punjab is heading to a record bumper wheat production with the state recording...
India2 months ago
Allow retired defence personnel to return home: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to grant special permission to defence personnel who have retired...
Cities2 months ago
2 Tablighi Jamaat members test negative for coronavirus in Punjab
Mansa, April 22: Two Tablighi Jamaat members have tested negative for COVID-19 after being admitted at a hospital here, the state Special Chief Secretary KBS Sidhu...
India2 months ago
Punjab seeks bailout package for COVID-19 crisis
Chandigarh, April 21 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday suggested to the Centre a three-pronged strategy to bailout the states from the COVID-19 crisis,...
India2 months ago
Punjab seeks Rs 3,000 cr relief over Covid-19 pandemic
Chandigarh, April 21 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, here on Tuesday, demanded Rs 3,000 crore as interim compensation for April owing to the Covid-19 pandemic...
Politics3 months ago
Punjab to allow limited industrial activity from Monday
Chandigarh, April 19 (IANS) The Punjab government on Sunday announced it woukd strictly regulate any activity in the containment zones but allowed a limited industrial activity to...
Politics3 months ago
Sidhu spotted without mask in public amid lockdown in Punjab
Chandigarh, April 18 (IANS) Even though his Congress party government in Punjab has made wearing a face mask in public a must, legislator Navjot Singh Sidhu has...
India3 months ago
Reconsider decision on full wages to workers: Punjab CM to Centre
Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday urged the Centre to reconsider its directives asking industry, shops and commercial establishments to continue...
India3 months ago
Punjab starts rapid testing in 2 hotspot districts
Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) Taking its battle against Covid-19 to the next level, the Punjab government on Tuesday launched rapid testing in two hotspot districts of...
India3 months ago
Police team attacked in Punjab, officer’s hand chopped off
Chandigarh, April 12 (IANS) In a bloody clash in Punjab, a police official’s hand was chopped off and two others got grievous injuries on Sunday when a...
India3 months ago
Punjab facilitates return of 825 foreigners
Chandigarh, April 11 (IANS) The Punjab government had facilitated return of 825 stranded foreigners to their countries, Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta said, here on Saturday....
India3 months ago
Punjab village sees 32 corona patients of close-knit families
Chandigarh, April 11 (IANS) Adopting social distancing in lives is the best way to reduce the spread of novel coronavirus, which has the world firmly in its...
India3 months ago
Six Tablighi Jamaat attendees test positive for coronavirus in Punjab
A total of 241 Tablighi Jamaat attendees have been traced in Punjab and among them, six have tested positive for novel coronavirus. Samples of 180 people...
India3 months ago
3 more Jamaat attendees test positive in Punjab
Chandigarh, April 4 (IANS) Three more members of the Tablighi Jamaat, who were at the congregation in Delhi’s Nizamuddin Markaz in March, on Saturday tested positive...
India3 months ago
4th Covid-19 death in Punjab
Chandigarh, March 31 (IANS) Barely a day after testing positive for coronavirus, a 65-year-old man with no travel history abroad died in the PGI hospital here on...
India3 months ago
COVID-19: One more tests positive in Punjab; total cases 39
Chandigarh, March 30 After two days of hiatus, one more patient in Punjab was tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, taking the total count to 39...
India3 months ago
Facilitate stranded migrant workers: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, March 28 Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday asked local authorities to facilitate the people, especially migrant workers, who are stranded in the state...
India3 months ago
Punjab’s first coronavirus patient tests negative: CM
Chandigarh, March 27 Punjab’s first coronavirus patient, who returned from Italy and undergoing treatment in a government hospital, has tested negative and will be discharged on...
India3 months ago
Clear liabilities under MGNREGA: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, March 26 (IANS) Amid the coronavirus crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has sought financial assistance from the Centre to clear all liabilities under the...
India3 months ago
Three more test positive in Punjab; total rises to six
Chandigarh, March 21 (IANS) Three more people in Punjab have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of patients to six, an official said on...
India4 months ago
Covid-19: Third positive case surfaces in Punjab
Chandigarh, March 20 (IANS) An elderly woman with recent travel history to the UK has tested positive for coronavirus in Mohali, an official said on Friday....
India4 months ago
Gogoi’s RS nomination wrong, questionable: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, March 19 (IANS) Dubbing as “wrong and questionable” the nomination of former Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi, to the Rajya Sabha, Punjab Chief Minister...
India4 months ago
Punjab will fill up one lakh vacancies in two years: CM
Chandigarh, March 16 (IANS) As the Congress government completed three years in power in Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday said that one lakh government...
Cities4 months ago
Schools closed in Punjab till March 31 amid Covid-19 scare
One confirmed case has been reported from Punjab so far.
India4 months ago
Covid-19: Indo-Pak check post in Punjab’s Attari closed
Chandigarh, March 13 (IANS) The movement of people and commodities from Pakistan at the joint check post (JCP) at Attari near Amritsar in Punjab was suspended...
Cities4 months ago
Suspected Covid-19 patient in Punjab runs away from hospital
One has a history of travel to Indonesia and Singapore last week with his family, while another has a travel history to Bali.
Cities6 months ago
Punjab to administer polio drops to 33 lakh children
Chandigarh, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Sunday launched a three-day pulse polio campaign at Jagatpura village in Mohali district. More than...
India6 months ago
Suspected Pak drone spotted flying in Punjab
Chandigarh: A suspected Pakistani drone was spotted flying in villages in the Indian territory along the India-Pakistan border in Hussainiwala area in Punjab, security officials said...
Cities6 months ago
Overcast condition, cold wave in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, Jan 9 A day after widespread rain, cold wave conditions with an overcast sky prevailed over most parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Thursday....
Politics6 months ago
Punjab CM greets people on New Year
Chandigarh,Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday greeted the people on the New Year with the promise to give them a peaceful, harmonious, secure and progressive...
India6 months ago
Punjab allows peaceful protest by students
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said his government would not stop students from protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and other controversial...
Cities6 months ago
Punjab,Haryana shiver; Faridkot sees 0.7 degrees
Chandigarh, Most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday saw a slight rise in the mercury despite dense fog and Faridkot town was the coldest in the...
Cities6 months ago
Severe cold wave grips Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, Severe cold wave conditions continued across Punjab and Haryana on Saturday owing to cloudy skies with some places recording near freezing temperatures. The ongoing longest...
Politics6 months ago
Amarinder asks Akalis to clarify stand on NRC
Chandigarh, Slamming the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for their double standards on the issue of NRC and CAA, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday asked the...
Politics7 months ago
No democracy can work by suppressing voices: Punjab CM
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday said no democracy could work by suppressing people’s voice. “I condemn the crackdown on peaceful CAA Protests in Delhi...
India7 months ago
Won’t let Pakistan create problem for Punjab : CM Amarinder
Mohali Dec 6 : Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said that the state government will not allow Pakistan to push in groups from the border...
World8 months ago
First Sikh Football Cup to mark 550th Prakash Purb
Chandigarh, Nov 10 To promote the Punjabi Sikh identity globally, non-profit organisation Khalsa Football Club in association with the Global Sikh Sports Federation is organising first...
Politics8 months ago
Modi visits Gurudwara Dera Baba Nanak
Amritsar: On the way to inaugurate the historic Kartarpur Corridor, a first in seven decades between India and Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid...
India8 months ago
Kartarpur Corridor: Punjab on high alert
Chandigarh, Nov 4: Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said on Monday that Punjab is on high alert ahead of the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor as...
India8 months ago
Karnataka Rajyotsava: Rahul Gandhi Wishes 7 States, 1 UT on Formation Day
New Delhi, Nov 1 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday extended his wishes to the people of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala on...
India8 months ago
Punjab seeks Modi’s intervention on Kartarpur corridor opening
Chandigarh, Oct 31 Punjab Cooperation Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Thursday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention over the Centre’s decision to construct a parallel stage...
India8 months ago
Blast in illegally stored crackers in Punjab
Chandigarh, Oct 28 A major tragedy was averted in Jalandhar when a large consignment of crackers stored illegally at a vacant plot in a residential area...
India9 months ago
PM to inaugurate Kartarpur Corridor on Nov 9
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Kartarpur Corridor on November 9 and dispatch the first lot of pilgrims to visit Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in...
Politics9 months ago
Ex-serviceman Punjab CM salutes India Post
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh here on Thursday got nostalgic about his initial years of life in the army and receiving a letter while on duty...
Cities9 months ago
Akali Dal to contest Haryana polls with INLD
Chandigarh, Oct 3 The Akali Dal, an alliance partner with the BJP in Punjab and New Delhi, has announced it will contest the October 21 Haryana...
India9 months ago
Amarinder moots Punjab-Iran Chamber of Commerce for investment in agriculture
Chandigarh, Sep 24 Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday mooted a dedicated Punjab-Iran Chamber of Commerce to harness investment potential between two sides, while seeking...
Cities10 months ago
Haryana applies brakes on traffic fines; Punjab, Himachal defer new rules
Chandigarh, Sep 14 The BJP-ruled Haryana, which was on a spree on imposing fines to motorists for road safety violations, has decided to focus on educating...
India10 months ago
Majority of Congress government’s promises fulfilled: Punjab CM Amarinder
New Delhi, Sep 14 In a meeting convened by Congress interim President to review the progress of Congress governments in states, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh...
India10 months ago
Punjab CM slams Pak Sikh girl’s conversion to Islam
Chandigarh, Aug 30 Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday sought Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s intervention over reports of a Sikh girl in Pakistan allegedly...
India10 months ago
Flood threat in Punjab after Pakistan releases water, embankment in Ferozpur collapses
Chandigarh, Aug 26 A crucial embankment in Punjab’s Ferozepur district collapsed early Monday due to heavy discharge of water from Pakistan, posing a threat of flooding...
Cities11 months ago
300 Punjab villages badly affected by floods
Chandigarh, Aug 21 More than 300 villages, mainly in Punjab’s Ropar, Jalandhar and Ferozepur districts, were badly affected in floods by the Satluj river, damaging crops...
India11 months ago
Daughters of martyred soldiers tie rakhis to Punjab CM
Jalandhar, Aug 15 As a gesture of love and respect to mark Raksha Bandhan, five girls, including daughters of two martyred soldiers, on Thursday tied rakhis...
Cities11 months ago
At least 55 govt schools in Punjab don’t have any teacher
Chandigarh, July 31 At least 55 government schools located along the border areas of Punjab have students, but no teachers. The statistics of the Department of...
Cities11 months ago
Punjab to have ‘Cycle Valley’ with outlay of Rs 300 crore
A 100 acre plot has been allotted to Hero Cycles Limited for setting up its main unit and it would commence operation by April 2022
Politics12 months ago
Punjab Chief Minister accepts Sidhu’s resignation
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday accepted his Cabinet minister Navjot Sidhu’s resignation. The Chief Minister forwarded the resignation to Governor Punjab V.P. Singh...
Cities12 months ago
Crucial files from Sidhu’s previous department go missing
Chandigarh, July 19 (IANS) In a major goof-up, crucial government files, including one pertaining to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in a case of Rs 1,144-crore...
India12 months ago
Google’s ‘Internet Saathis’ now cover 2.6 lakh Indian villages
New Delhi, July 16 Google Indias ‘Internet Saathi programme aimed to empower rural women how to use the Internet has now added two more states —...
India12 months ago
No issues with Sidhu, will see what can be done, says Amarinder Singh
New Delhi, July 15: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh clearly said that he has no issues with Navjot Singh Sidhu and claimed that he is yet...
India1 year ago
Parliament LIVE: ‘One Nation, One Poll’, Rajya Sabha Discusses Electoral Reforms Today
New Delhi, July 3 : Parliament Live-The debate in Rajya Sabha is on electoral reforms, including ‘One Nation, One Election’, electoral bonds and Electronic Voting Machines...
India1 year ago
Punjab CM Amarinder writes to Jaishankar, Seeks Help For Release of Indian Youth From Malaysian Jail
New Delhi, July 3 : Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written a letter to External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, seeking the Indian government’s...
Cities1 year ago
Employees of state-run buses in Punjab go on strike
Chandigarh, July 2 Commuters across Punjab faced inconvenience as employees of the state-owned Punjab Roadways went on a three-day strike on Tuesday, demanding regularisation of their...
India1 year ago
Bargari sacrilege accused killed in jail : Punjab CM promises stringent action
Chandigarh, June 23 Fearing communal violence, the police on Sunday stepped up security in parts of Punjab after Dera Sacha Sauda sect follower Mohinder Pal Bittu,...
India1 year ago
Navjot Singh Sidhu meets Rahul Gandhi, submits a letter
Punjab, June 10 : Punjab Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is at loggerheads with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, on Monday met party president Rahul Gandhi...
Cities1 year ago
Infant trapped in Punjab borewell: Rescue operation underway for over 40 hours
Chandigarh, June8 : A massive operation continued for the third day on Saturday to rescue a two-year-old boy who fell into a 150-foot deep abandoned borewell...
India1 year ago
Punjab cabinet reshuffle: Navjot Sidhu loses key portfolio, gets Power
June6 : Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is at loggerheads with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, was Thursday stripped of the local bodies department and was...
India1 year ago
Punjab CM seeks Modi’s intervention to tackle drug menace
Chandigarh, June 2 : Reiterating his demand for a national drugs policy to check the drug menace, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has sought Prime Minister...
Cities1 year ago
Punjab CM lays foundation stone of vegetable processing plant
Samrala, May 30: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday laid the foundation stone of a vegetable processing plant being set up jointly by IFFCO and...
India1 year ago
Amarinder Singh urges PM Modi to ask Pak to probe Guru Nanak Palace destruction
Amaritsar, May 29: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to take up with Pakistan government to...
Cities1 year ago
Sidhu’s portfolio to be changed as Hugging the Pakistani Army Chief is unacceptable: Punjab CM Amarinder
New Delhi, May 24 : Punjab under the leadership of Captain Amarinder Singh have resisted the Modi wave and blamed Navjot Singh Sidhu inept handling of...
Election1 year ago
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Re-Polling underway at 1 booth in Amritsar
Amritsar, May 22: Re-polling for the 2019 Lok Sabha election is bieng held at booth number 123 in Amritsar on Wednesday. The Election Commission (EC) gave...
Election1 year ago
Polling in Punjab’s 13 Lok Sabha constituencies peaceful
Chandigarh, May 19: All the 13 seats of Punjab and the lone seat of its capital Chandigarh went to the polls on Sunday in the seventh...
Election1 year ago
Key constituencies in final phase of Lok Sabha elections
As campaigning for the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections in 59 parliamentary constituencies concluded on Friday, over 10.17 crore voters across seven states...
Election1 year ago
Priyanka claims to be Punjabi ‘bahu’, says make Rahul PM
Bathinda/Pathankot, May 14 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday attempted to establish an emotional link with local voters by describing herself as a...
Election1 year ago
Congress releases star campaigners list for Punjab, Chandigarh
New Delhi, April 30: The Congress on Tuesday released a list of star campaigners for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections to be held on May 19...
Election1 year ago
Felt abandoned, rejected : Kavita Khanna on being denied poll ticket
Gurdaspur , April 27: Kavita Khanna, the wife late Union Minister and actor Vinod Khanna, after being denied a ticket by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...
Election1 year ago
Tough fight for BJP MP Rao Inderjeet Singh in Gurgaon
Gurugram, April 24: BJP MP Rao Inderjeet Singh is facing a stiff challenge from Congress candidate Captain Ajay Singh Yadav in Haryana’s Gurugram Lok Sabha constituency,...
India1 year ago
Punjab-Haryana rains worry farmers over wheat crop
Chandigarh, April 8: The skies turned dark over parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday morning with some areas experiencing light rainfall accompanied by strong winds....
India1 year ago
Khalistan Commando Force terrorist Amrik Singh arrested
Jalandhar, March 28: The Counter Intelligence Wing on Thursday arrested a wanted terrorist linked to Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) and Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) in Jalandhar...
India1 year ago
India, Pakistan hold Kartarpur Corridor talks at Attari
Amritsar, March 14: Indian and Pakistani officials on Thursday held talks at Attari near Amritsar to finalise modalities of the Corridor, that’ll facilitate pilgrims to visit...
India1 year ago
End politicization of armed forces: Amarinder
Chandigarh, March 10 Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday called for an end to politicization of the armed forces for political gains. Welcoming the directive...
India1 year ago
Pakistani woman gets married in Punjab’s Patiala
Patiala (Punjab), March 9: Amid the recent tension between India and Pakistan, a woman from Pakistan’s Punjab province married a Sikh man here on Saturday. Sarjit...
Politics1 year ago
It’s a battle of ideologies: Rahul Gandhi
Moga (Punjab), March 7: The battle between the Congress and the BJP as “a fight of ideologies”, said Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday. “On the...
Politics1 year ago
Sher Singh Ghubaya joins Congress
New Delhi, March 5: Punjab MP Sher Singh Ghubaya on Tuesday joined the Indian National Congress (INC). Ghubaya, who represents the Firozpur Lok Sabha constituency, was...
India1 year ago
IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman to return today, huge crowd reach Attari to welcome him
Attari, Mar 1: A huge crowd assembled at the Attari Joint Check Post (JCP) on Friday to welcome Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman who...
India1 year ago
Punjab: BSF apprehends youth in Ferozepur
Chandigarh, March 1: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday apprehended a youth from the border belt of Ferozepur in Punjab on suspicion of spying. The...
India1 year ago
Sikh group helps Kashmiri students travel back home
Chandigarh, Feb 22: Sikh non-profit organization Khalsa Aid has sent nearly 300 Kashmiri students from various places back to their home state following fear among them...
India1 year ago
Go, pick Jaish chief in Bahawalpur: Amarinder to Imran Khan
Chandigarh, Feb 19: Chiding Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan over his comments demanding proof of Pakistan’s role in the Pulwama attack, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh...
India1 year ago
Punjab CM Amarinder announces monthly pension for kin of martyred CRPF personnel
Ropar, Feb 17 : Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday met the bereaved parents of CRPF martyr Constable Kulwinder Singh at their village in...
Cities1 year ago
Woman gang-raped by 12 near Ludhiana, police conduct raids
Chandigarh, Feb 11 (IANS) The Punjab Police on Monday conducted raids at various places in Ludhiana district after a young woman alleged she was gang-raped by...
India1 year ago
Journalists in Punjab to get pension
Chandigarh, Feb 8: Accredited journalists in Punjab will now get a monthly pension of Rs 12,000. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh gave approval to grant a monthly...
India1 year ago
Dinkar Gupta appointed as Punjab DGP
Amritsar, Feb 7: Dinkar Gupta, a 1987 batch officer of the Indian Police Service, was appointed as the Director General of the Punjab Police on Thursday....
Cities1 year ago
Earthquake hits Delhi-NCR
Tremors were also felt in Delhi-NCR region and neighbouring states including Punjab.
India1 year ago
Centre red-flags 11 recommendations for appointment as HC judges
New Delhi, Jan 22: The Centre has recently red-flagged a host of recommendations for the appointment of judges to high courts with the top court collegium...
India1 year ago
AAP to contest all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab: Kejriwal
Chandigarh, Jan 20 Despite a virtual split in the leadership of its Punjab unit, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will contest all 13 Lok Sabha seats...
Politics1 year ago
AAP MLA quits from party’s primary membership
Chandigarh, Jan 16: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator from Punjab, Baldev Singh, on Wednesday resigned from the primary membership of the party, citing “autocratic functioning”, “double...
India1 year ago
PM Modi worst leader India has seen since Independence, says Amarinder Singh
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday called the Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the “worst leader India has seen since Independence”. The Congress leader further...
India1 year ago
Phoolka to float non-political outfit, meet Anna Hazare soon
New Delhi, Jan 4 : A day after resigning from the Aam Aadmi Party, anti-Sikh riots petitioner H.S. Phoolka on Friday said he will float a...
Election2 years ago
Congress claims massive win in Punjab panchayat polls
Chandigarh, Jan 1: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday hailed the sweeping Congress victory in the just concluded panchayat polls in the state. Describing it...
Cities2 years ago
Free of cost blood in Punjab hospitals from Jan 1
Chandigarh, Dec 31: Blood will be provided free of cost in government hospitals across Punjab from Tuesday (Jan 1), a Minister said on Monday. Health and...
Cities2 years ago
Punjab CM Amarinder announces board against drugs smugglers
Chandigarh, Dec 28 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced setting up of an advisory board to enable detention of drug smugglers for a...
Cities2 years ago
Rajiv Gandhi’s statute vandalized in Ludhiana; Amarinder orders strict action
Warning him that "such acts would backfire on his party in the coming Lok Sabha elections", the Chief Minister asked Badal to immediately "apologize for the...
Cities2 years ago
Amritsar Dusshera event had no permission, Amarinder orders ‘stern action’
Chandigarh, Dec 6 : The magisterial inquiry into the Amritsar train tragedy that claimed 61 lives has held that the Dusshera event organised by a ruling...
India2 years ago
Kashmiri terrorist Zakir Musa hiding in Punjab, high alert sounded
Chandigarh, Dec 6: Security agencies have been put on high alert in Bathinda and Ferozepur districts of Punjab on Thursday following intelligence reports that Kashmiri terrorist...
Cities2 years ago
Punjab: 6 detained in Pathankot on suspicion
Pathankot, Nov 26: Six men have been detained on suspicion from the Pathankot railway station, Punjab Police officials said on Monday. They were on board the Pooja...
Cities2 years ago
Punjab Police launches search operation after movement of 4 suspicious men
Chandigarh, Nov 24: The Punjab Police and other security agencies the frontier districts of Pathankot and Gurdaspur on Saturday launched a search operation after movement of four...
Cities2 years ago
Thousands throng gurdwaras in Punjab, Haryana to mark ‘Gurpurab’
Chandigarh, Nov 23: Thousands of devotees thronged gurdwaras across Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh on Friday to offer prayers on the occasion of ‘Gurpurab’ –...
India2 years ago
Amritsar train accident: Probe blames negligence, trespass for tragedy
New Delhi, Nov 22: Nearly a month after 60 people lost their lives, the probe by Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) into the Amritsar train tragedy...
Cities2 years ago
Amritsar grenade attack kills three; DGP admits terror act
Amritsar, Nov 18 (IANS) In a major terrorist incident, three people were killed and 20 others injured when two motorcycle-borne masked youths threw a grenade at...
Cities2 years ago
Air quality dips despite winds and favourable weather
New Delhi, Nov 16 : Despite good winds and almost favourable weather, the air quality of the national capital and areas around it deteriorated on Friday...
India2 years ago
Entry of Trucks banned in Delhi during November 8-10
New Delhi, Nov 6 : The Supreme Court-empowered Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority or EPCA on Tuesday banned the entry of trucks into Delhi between...
India2 years ago
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India2 years ago
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India2 years ago
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India2 years ago
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Amritsar, Oct 20: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday arrived in Amritsar to meet the victims who were injured in a tragic incident in which least...
Cities2 years ago
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Cities2 years ago
Train kills at least 50 Dussehra revellers in Punjab
Witnesses said the dead included children. There were reportedly around 700 people at the accident spot.
Disaster2 years ago
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi asks state govt, party workers to provide immediate relief
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi asks state govt, party workers to provide immediate relief at Amritsar train accident site. The train accident in Punjab in which over...
India2 years ago
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New Delhi, Oct 19 : President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of political parties on Friday expressed shock and grief over a...
India2 years ago
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Cities2 years ago
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Chandigarh, Oct 19 : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday cancelled his five-day visit to Israel in view of the terrible accident in which at...
India2 years ago
Punjab CM lays stones for five projects in Amritsar
Amritsar, Oct 15: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday laid the foundation stones for five infrastructure projects worth Rs 127.86 crore in Amritsar, and announced an...
India2 years ago
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Cities2 years ago
10-Year-Old Boy Circumcised by Men to ‘Forcefully Convert’ Him to Islam
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Cities2 years ago
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Cities2 years ago
Punjab Rains: Schools, colleges to remain shut on Tuesday
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Cities2 years ago
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Chandigarh, Sep 24: Moderate to heavy rainfall continued in most parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh for the third day on Monday affecting normal life. With...
India2 years ago
Widespread rains in Punjab, Haryana may damage paddy crop
Chandigarh, Sep 22: Widespread rainfall across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Saturday brought miseries to farmers as untimely showers have affected the standing paddy crop in...
India2 years ago
Navjot Singh Sidhu, Harsimrat Kaur spar over Kartarpur corridor
New Delhi, Sep 18 : Both Union Cabinet Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj entered into an heated argument over Kartapur corridor...
India2 years ago
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New Delhi, Sep 18 : Hoping for a positive response from the central government on Kartarpur Sahib corridor, Punjab Congress minister Navjot Singh Sidhu said he...
Politics2 years ago
Sidhu releases Kotkapura CCTV footage, wants action against Badals
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World2 years ago
Imran Khan Bans First-Class Flights for Pakistan President and Chief Justice
Islamabad, Aug 25 :The cabinet of newly-appointed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has imposed a ban on first-class air travel by the President, Chief Justice, Senate...
India2 years ago
Action taken on 258 of 337 complaints put forward by Justice Mehtab Singh Gill Commission
Chandigarh, Aug 23 : Of the 344 complaints allowed so far by the Justice (Retd.) Mehtab Singh Gill Commission, investigating the false cases registered under the...
India2 years ago
Kerala flood: Punjab CM announces immediate relief of Rs 10 crores
Amritsar, Aug 17: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday announced Rs. 10 crores worth of immediate relief for flood-hit Kerala. “Rs 5 crore is being...
India2 years ago
BSF, Rangers exchange sweets on Pakistan Independence Day
Attari, Aug 14: On the occasion of Independence Day of Pakistan, the Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistani Rangers exchanged sweets on Tuesday. The sweets were...
Cities2 years ago
Heavy rains disrupts normal life in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, July 21: A heavy downpour on Saturday afternoon disrupted normal life in several areas of Chandigarh with roads inundated and traffic snarls occurring at several places....
India2 years ago
Himachal: MiG-21 crashes in Kangra
Shimla, July 18: A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday crashed in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. Kangra Superintendent of Police Santosh Patial...
Cities2 years ago
Himachal Pradesh: Gangster killed by Punjab Police
Shimla, July 14: Punjab Police on Saturday killed a gangster and held two of his accomplices in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh after a brief encounter. However,...
India2 years ago
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Chandigarh, July 9: The Punjab and Chandigarh police on Monday jointly arrested gangster Dilpreet Singh Baba, who had also allegedly shot at Punjabi Singer Parmish Verma....
India2 years ago
Punjab orders annual drug test for all government employees
Chandigarh, July 5: In a bid to curb usage of drugs, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday issued notifications mandating an annual drug test for all...
Cities2 years ago
Rain brings relief to parts of Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, July 3: Rain in several parts of Punjab and some parts of Haryana brought relief to people on Tuesday from the hot and humid conditions. Monsoon...
Cities2 years ago
7 killed as SUV rams into truck in Punjab
Chandigarh, June 18: At least seven people were killed on Monday when the sports utility vehicle (SUV) they were travelling in rammed into a truck near Punjab’s...
Cities2 years ago
Rains in Chandigarh bring relief from dust, pollution
tChandigarh, June 16: Chandigarh and its nearby areas in Punjab and Haryana were lashed by rains, bringing much relief from a thick haze of dust and pollution...
India2 years ago
Eidul Fitr 2018: No exchange of sweets at Attari-Wagah border
Amritsar, June 16: Due to continuous ceasefire violations by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir, there was no exchange of sweets between the Border Security Force troops...
Cities2 years ago
Chandigarh Airport remains shut owing to Dust
Chandigarh, June 15: All national and international flights from the Chandigarh International Airport remained suspended on Friday, the second day, owing to low visibility due to dust,...
Election2 years ago
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Election2 years ago
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India2 years ago
PSEB 10th Result: 89,000 students fail in English
New Delhi, May 9: The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) on Tuesday released the PSEB Class 10 secondary examination ranking on its website. The pass percentage...
India2 years ago
Supreme Court transfers Kathua case to Pathankot
New Delhi, May 7: The Supreme Court on Monday transferred the trial in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua to...
India2 years ago
Rains lash Chandigarh; Storm alert in Haryana, Punjab
Chandigarh, May 7: Early morning rains lashed Chandigarh and nearby areas on Monday while authorities in Haryana and Punjab remained on high alert following a storm advisory...
India2 years ago
Punjab: 24 people injured in gas cylinder explosion
Ludhiana, April 26: At least 24 people injured in a gas cylinder explosion in Punjab’s Giaspura on Thursday.
Cities2 years ago
Phagwara clash: Internet services suspended in four Punjab districts
Chandigarh, April 14 : Internet services were suspended in four districts of Punjab on Saturday after tension gripped the industrial town of Phagwara following clashes between...
India2 years ago
Mosul death: Punjab govt announces ex-gratia for kin of victims
Amritsar, April 2: Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday announced ex-gratia of compensation of Rs 5 lakh per family of the 27 Indians belonging from Punjab,...
India2 years ago
Bharat bandh: 4 killed in MP, Internet service blocked in Gwalior as Protests turn violent
New Delhi, April 2: Violent protests triggered on Monday in several parts of the country during a countrywide bandh called by several Dalit organisations against the alleged...
India2 years ago
Mortal remains of only 38 Indians to be brought back from Iraq: VK Singh
New Delhi, Apr 1: Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh (retd) left for Mosul on Sunday to bring back the mortal remains of the...
India2 years ago
Punjab waives its share in GST on community kitchens
Chandigarh, March 21: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced waiver of the state government’s 50 per cent share in the goods and services tax on...
India2 years ago
Punjab: Absconding for 27 years, proclaimed offender arrested in Kapurthala
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Election2 years ago
Voting begins for Ludhiana MC poll
Chandigarh, Feb 24: Voting began for the biggest municipal body in Punjab, the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC), on Saturday morning. Voters started queuing up before 8 a.m.,...
India2 years ago
Punjab CM meets Trudeau, Sajjan
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India2 years ago
Canadian PM visits Golden Temple in Amritsar
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accompanied by his wife and two children, offered prayers at the Golden Temple on Wednesday, underlining the significance of the large...
India2 years ago
Punjab: Border Security Force shot one Pakistani smuggler in Ferozepur, 10 kg heroin recovered
New Delhi, Feb 20: A Pakistani smuggler has been shot by the Border Security Force in Punjab’s Ferozepur sector on Tuesday. The officials recovered 10 Kg heroin,...
India2 years ago
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New Delhi, Feb 9: Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, and Uttar Pradesh have emerged as the top-three large states in the country in terms of annual incremental performance...
India2 years ago
Two Pakistan-trained LeT terrorists held at Wagah-Attari crossing
Jammu, Feb 3: Two Pakistan-trained LeT militants from Jammu and Kashmir were nabbed soon after they returned to India via the Wagah-Attari border crossing in Punjab with...
Sports2 years ago
Harbhajan Singh to lead Punjab in Vijay Hazare Trophy
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Cities2 years ago
Punjab DSP killed in accidental firing
Chandigarh, Jan 29: A Punjab Police officer was killed on Monday when he went to an institutional campus in Jaitu town in Punjab’s Faridkot district to resolve...
Politics2 years ago
Punjab minister submits resignation after corruption taint
Chandigarh, Jan 16: Punjab’s powerful cabinet minister Rana Gurjit Singh has submitted his resignation from the Congress government in the state led by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh...
Cities2 years ago
Ludhiana: Fire breaks out clothing factory at Kakowal road
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Cities2 years ago
Punjab CM to launch farm debt waiver scheme on Sunday
Chandigarh Jan 6: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will on Sunday formally launch the farm debt waiver scheme, which will benefit 5.63 lakh farmers in the initial...
Entertainment3 years ago
Feel good after seeing Kylie Jenner, says Diljit Dosanjh
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Blog3 years ago
‘Padmavati’ protests much ado about nothing?
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Politics3 years ago
Neither backed ‘Padmavati’ ban nor those against it: Amarinder Singh
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Cities3 years ago
Ludhiana factory collapse toll rises to 10
Ludhiana, Nov 21: The death toll in the building collapse of a plastic factory in Ludhiana, in Punjab, has risen to 10, an official said here on...
Cities3 years ago
10 motorcycles gutted in Ludhiana police station fire
Punjab, Nob 19: A Fire which broke out in a police station in Ludhiana early morning now doused. At least 10 motorcycles gutted in the fire....
India3 years ago
President Kovind awards standards to 2 Indian Air Force units at Adampur
Adampur, Nov 16: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday presented standards to two units of Indian Air Force, viz 223 Squadron (Tridents) and 117 Helicopter unit (Himalyan...
India3 years ago
Smog in NCR: Kejriwal wants to meet Haryana, Punjab CMs
New Delhi, Nov 8: A day after Delhi faced its worst ‘air quality’ and ‘smog situation’ of the year, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said he...
Cities3 years ago
Accident due to fog kills 8 in Punjab
Chandigarh, Nov 7: At least eight persons were killed and nearly 20 others injured in an accident between a bus and a long-body truck due to dense...
World3 years ago
Indian farmers responsible for smog in Pakistan: Officials
Islamabad, Nov 5: Pakistani officials have said that stubble burning by Indian farmers has caused a thick blanket of smog in Punjab province. The officials with Environment...
India3 years ago
Thousands throng gurdwaras in Punjab, Haryana to mark Gurpurab
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Cities3 years ago
Four killed as car falls into Punjab canal
Chandigarh, Nov 3: Morning fog and smog from stubble burning took its toll in Punjab on Friday when four people died after their car fell into a...
Cities3 years ago
Punjab: 16-year-old girl died after gangrape in Fazkila’s Jalalabad
Amritsar, Oct 30, 2017: A 16-year-old girl died under critical condition after allegedly being gang raped in Fazkila’s Jalalabad in Punjab on 25th October. The incident...
Cities3 years ago
Massive fire in Ludhiana yarn factory building
Chandigarh, Oct 24: A massive fire was reported on Tuesday at a private yarn factory building in Punjab’s industrial city of Ludhiana, police said. The building is...
Cities3 years ago
Punjab restores ‘Special Pension Scheme’ for widows of employees killed by extremists
Chandigarh, Oct 20: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced that the special family pension has been restored for the widows of government employees, who were killed...
Cities3 years ago
RSS leader shot dead in Punjab
Chandigarh, Oct 17: Unidentified assailants shot dead Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Ravinder Gosain on Tuesday in Punjab’s Ludhiana, police said. Eyewitnesses told the police that Gosain was...
India3 years ago
Farmers protest against the Government’s order of banning stubble burning
Farmers in Sangrur’s Daska village of Punjab on Thursday protested against the Government’s order of banning the practice stubble burning. The farmers demanded subsidy as compensation...
Politics3 years ago
Voting begins for Gurdaspur LS bypoll
Chandigarh, Oct 11: Voting began for the by-election in the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat in Punjab on Wednesday. Nearly 15.22 lakh voters, who are eligible to exercise...
Cities3 years ago
Truck hits local train in Punjab, train driver killed
Ferozepur/New Delhi, Oct 8, 2017: A train driver was killed when a truck rammed into a passenger train at an unmanned crossing in Punjab’s Ferozepur district...
Politics3 years ago
Amarinder hits back as Khattar questioned Punjab for delay in Honeypreet arrest
Chandigarh, Oct 5: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh was on Thursday locked in a bitter war of words with his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar over the...
Cities3 years ago
Rape accused ex-Punjab minister Langah surrenders
Chandigarh, Oct 2: After remaining underground for three days, Punjab’s rape accused former Shiromani Akali Dal Minister Sucha Singh Langah dramatically surrendered before the District and Sessions...
Uncategorized3 years ago
Four suspected Babbar Khalsa terrorists arrested in Ludhiana
Chandigarh, Oct 2: Four suspected terrorists of Khalistani terror outfit Babbar Khalsa were arrested from Punjab’s Ludhiana district, police informed on Monday. They were held after...
Cities3 years ago
Ravana effigies, with self styled godmen, go up in smoke in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, Sep 30: Effigies of self-proclaimed godmen were burnt at several along with the effigies of Ravana and others to symbolise the victory of good over evil...
Election3 years ago
11 in fray for Gurdaspur Lok Sabha by-election
Chandigarh, Sep 27 :A senior Punjab poll official today said that eleven candidates are in fray for the upcoming Gurdaspur Parliamentary by-election which is scheduled to...
India3 years ago
Sunil Jakhar files nomination for Lok Sabha bypoll from Gurdaspur
New Delhi, Sep 22, 2017: The Punjab Pradesh Congress committee president Sunil Jakhar on Friday filed his nomination for Lok Sabha by-election from Gurdaspur which is...
Politics3 years ago
Congress nominated Sunil Jakhar as party candidate for Gurdaspur bypoll
New Delhi, Sep 20, 2017: The Indian National Congress on Wednesday appointed Punjab Pradesh Congress committee president Sunil Kumar Jakhar as the party candidate to contest...
Cities3 years ago
Five killed in Punjab cracker godown blast
Chandigarh, Sep 20, 2017: At least five persons were killed in a powerful blast in a cracker godown in Punjab’s Sangrur district, police said on Wednesday....
India3 years ago
Two Pak intruders killed as BSF foils infiltration bid in Punjab’s Ajnala sector
Amritsar, Sep 20, 2017: Two Pakistani intruding militants were killed as the Border Security Forces (BSF) troopers foiled an infiltration bid across International boundary in Punjab’s...
India3 years ago
Punjab: Fire in Army ammunition depot near Bathinda
Chandigarh, Sep 7: A fire broke out in an Army ammunition depot near Bathinda town in Southern Punjab on Thursday morning, police said. However, no causalities was reported....
Cities3 years ago
Haryana, Punjab suspend mobile internet till Tuesday
Chandigarh, Aug 27: With tension building up ahead of the sentencing of convicted Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Monday, the Haryana and...
Cities3 years ago
Ram Rahim Verdict : Haryana, Punjab peaceful, security remains on high alert
Chandigarh, Aug 27: Affected areas in Haryana and Punjab on Sunday morning were peaceful but security forces remained on high alert, officials said. Curfew was withdrawn in...
India3 years ago
Amarinder appeals for peace after Dera chief court verdict
Chandigarh, Aug 25, 2017: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday appealed to people of the state to maintain calm after a special CBI court held...
Cities3 years ago
Ram Rahim verdict: Police, paramilitary forces deployed in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 25: Ahead of a verdict against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the controversial rape case apart from Haryana and Punjab,...
India3 years ago
Haryana: Security tightened as violence feared ahead of Ram Rahim rape case verdict
New Delhi, Aug 23, 2017: Ahead of the verdict in the 16 year old sexual exploitation case against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh,...
Politics3 years ago
Nobody will be allowed to disturb peace, says Punjab CM
Chandigarh, Aug 18: Days before a Panchkula court verdict over a rape case against Dera Sacha Sauda chief, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said nobody will be...
India3 years ago
NCC cadets thrashed by instructor with belt in Punjab’s Mohali
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Politics3 years ago
Punjab lost Rs 2,500 cr advertising revenue under Akali rule: Sidhu
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Politics3 years ago
Chandigarh Stalking Case: Amarinder Singh alleges cover-up, demands strong action
New Delhi, Aug 8: Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday condemning the stalking incident in which a senior IAS officer’s daughter was stalked by Haryana BJP Chief Subhash...
Politics3 years ago
Punjab : Amarinder warns Badal against threats to officers
Chandigarh, Aug 1: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday warned Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal against threatening the bureaucrats and police officials, adding...
India3 years ago
Presidential Polls : Meira Kumar canvasses votes of Punjab, Haryana MLAs
Chandigarh, July 10: Opposition’s presidential candidate Meira Kumar on Sunday canvassed votes of Punjab and Haryana lawmakers for country’s top post. “My fight is for ideology....
Cities3 years ago
Punjab : Speaker sets up committee on farmers’ suicides
Chandigarh, July 7: Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana K.P. Singh today constituted a committee to review farmers’ suicides in the state and prepare a comprehensive report on the issue....
India3 years ago
Mastermind of fake coin racket forfeited
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Cities3 years ago
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh asks farmers not to worry about farm loans
Chandigarh, June 29 : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday asked the farmers not to worry about farm loans. Addressing a meeting of various organisations of farmer...
Politics3 years ago
Congress Govt completes 100 days in Punjab : Here are some Key highlights
June 25, Sunday : Captain Amarinder Singh-led Congress government, which began with a bang taking 120 decisions in its first meeting has completed 100 days of rule...
India3 years ago
Meet the topper of NEET entrance exam
Chandigarh, June 23 : Navdeep Singh, from Punjab’s Muktsar town has clinched first rank in the NEET entrance examination for admission to medical colleges. Singh wants to...
India3 years ago
Punjab Govt announces farm loan waiver up to Rs 2 lakh, free girls education till PHD
June 20, Tuesday: Chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday announced farm loan waiver up to 2 lakhs for small and marginal farmers and to provide...
India3 years ago
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India3 years ago
ISI planning ‘major terror attack’ in India: IB alert
New Delhi, June 9, 2017: Pakistan’s spy agency ISI is planning a major terror strike in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab as four terrorists have already...
India3 years ago
Former Punjab police Chief KPS Gill dies at 82
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Cities3 years ago
370 Silver ancient coins of 19, 20 century seized in Punjab
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Cities3 years ago
PSEB Class 10 results declared
May 23 , Tuesday : The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has declared the results of the class 10 matriculation exams. Students can check their results on the official...
India3 years ago
Pakistani intruder shot dead by BSF in Punjab’s Gurdaspur
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Cities3 years ago
Fire breaks out at a factory in Ludhiana’s Vijay Nagar, 4 injured
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Politics3 years ago
AAP’s Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi resigns from Key membership
Aam Aadmi Party’s former Punjab unit chief Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi announces his resignation from primary membership of the party. Aam Aadmi Party’s former Punjab convener Gurpreet...
Sports3 years ago
IPL 2017: Hyderabad beat Mumbai by 7 wickets
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians by Seven Wickets and safeguard its fourth and final play-offs spot of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Rajiv Gandhi...
Sports3 years ago
IPL 2017: Punjab beat Bangalore by 19 runs
Kings XI Punjab showcased excellent performance to defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 19 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore in an Indian Premier League (IPL)...
Cities3 years ago
Fire breaks out at a factory in Ludhiana
Punjab, 29 April: A Fire broke out at a factory in Gopal Nagar in Ludhiana on Saturday. Meanwhile, 15 fire tenders reached on spot to control...
Cities3 years ago
Rains lash several places in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, Apr 22 : Light rains today lashed several parts of Punjab and Haryana, providing much-needed relief to people from hot weather conditions. Among several places in...
Analysis3 years ago
Amarinder vs Sajjan: Politics of a Captain and a Colonel
Chandigarh, April 16 : One is Canada’s Defence Minister and the other is the Chief Minister of a state (Punjab) that has strong connections with the North...
Cities3 years ago
No VIP culture in Punjab; Captain bans names of ministers, MLAs’ on foundation stones
New Delhi, April 15: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday has forwarded an order to prohibit inclusion of names of any government functionaries, ministers and...
Nature3 years ago
Punjab, Haryana farmers suffer as crop gets ‘electrocuted’
Chandigarh, April 14 : Farmers in the agrarian states of Punjab and Haryana are often blamed for causing environmental and health concerns by burning crop residue but...
India3 years ago
SC fixes April 27 to hear SYL case
New Delhi, April 12 The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing on the SYL case to April 27 after the Centre said a meeting of Chief...
India3 years ago
PU fee hike protests branded seditious; Rahul raps Centre
New Delhi, April 12: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reacted to branding of punjab university fee hike protests as seditious and asked the government if...
India3 years ago
Centre releases Rs 17,994 cr CCL for wheat procurement in Punjab
Chandigarh, April 6 The central government has released an amount of Rs 17,994.21 crore towards Cash Credit Limit (CCL) for Punjab’s Rabi (wheat) procurement, a state...
Cities3 years ago
Nearly 500 arrested in Punjab’s crackdown on drugs
New Delhi, March 31 Nearly 500 arrests have been made in the crackdown on drugs by the new government in Punjab in the past fortnight, Punjab...
India3 years ago
Balloons with Pakistani currency found in Kapurthala’s Malia village
Punjab, 29 March: Air balloons and pieces of papers, which are suspected to have flown in from across the international border were found in Punjab on...
India3 years ago
BSF guns down Pakistan intruder in Punjab’s Gurdaspur
Punjab, March 27, 2017: The Border Security Forces (BSF) soldiers of border outpost on Monday gunned down a Pakistani intruder ahead of the fence at the...
Politics3 years ago
When AG, SG can practice law, why can’t Sidhu continue his TV career: Swamy
New Delhi, March 24: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Friday voiced his support for Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu. Swamy said when Attorney General...
India3 years ago
Amarinder meets Modi, seeks special package for farmers
New Delhi, March 24: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a special central government package to provide one-time loan waiver...
Politics3 years ago
No ‘conflict of interest’ in Sidhu’s TV show: Punjab AG
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