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Enforcement Directorate seizes over Rs 3 crore in cash during raids in Punjab
The searches were launched on Wednesday and a total of 26 residential and business premises in Ferozepur, Mohali (SAS Nagar), Bathinda, Barnala, Patiala and Chandigarh were raided.
100% webcasting of all poll booths in Punjab, says CEO
Chandigarh: The Lok Sabha poll will see major innovative initiatives in the IT sphere, including webcasting of all 24,433 polling stations in the state.
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sibin C said they would closely monitor the election…
Beant Singh kin & Ludhiana Cong MP joins BJP
Now again would work together to main harmony. He added that he had a decade-long relationship with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
वाघा बॉर्डर पर दक्षिण-एशिया में शांति और एकता के लिए कैंडललाइट प्रार्थनाऔर पेडल4पीस यात्रा का समापन
अमृतसर/ चंडीगढ़: शांतिप्रिय वरिष्ठ 21 साइकिल चालकों ने अमृतसर पहुंचने के बाद सबसे पहले खालसा कॉलेज से सेंट पॉल चर्च, कोर्ट रोड तक 'इंटर-फेथ हार्मनी मार्च' निकाला, जहां उत्तरी भारत चर्च के बिशप प्रदीप समनत्रॉय ने उनका स्वागत किया। पूरी पहल की…
To oppose Kejri’s arrest or not, state Congress in dilemma
Chandigarh: As the INDIA bloc has announced a mega rally on March 31 to “protect the democracy” after the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab Congress leaders are in a dilemma over attacking AAP.
Being the principal opposition party in the…
Holi celebrated in Punjab, Haryana; people throng Anandpur Sahib for Hola Mohalla festivities
Chandigarh: Holi was celebrated in Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh with fervour on Monday as children threw balloons filled with colourful water at each other while elders visited friends and relatives and distributed sweets.
All of them…
SKM protests near BJP’s Bathinda event
Bathinda: On the call given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha to publicly oppose BJP leaders, farmers today staged a protest outside the venue where BJP president Sunil Jakhar was scheduled to attend ‘Booth Mahotsav’ event organised by party…
Ex-envoy shrugs off ‘outsider tag’, cites his Amritsar roots
New Delhi: Former Indian Ambassador to the US and ruling BJP’s potential candidate for the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Sunday said his campaign was focused on unleashing the historic city’s export potential and raising…
Kejriwal will be released, bring revolution in country: Punjab CM Mann
Mann noted that all international dailies have written on their front pages about how “democracy is in danger” in India.
Toll rises to 21, EC seeks detailed report from Punjab govt
In the election season, the incident has given the required ammunition to the opposition to attack the government.
AAP MLAs, workers protest Kejri’s arrest
Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party ministers, MLAs and workers protested in Mohali and Chandigarh today against the arrest of their party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate.
Braving water cannons fired at them by…
Punjab’s new excise policy may come under scanner
Punjab Excise and Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that he was ready toface any probe.
Mustard procurement to begin on March 26, wheat on April 1
Chandigarh: The procurement of mustard in Haryana will commence from March 26 and wheat procurement will start from April 1.
The preparations for the rabi season 2024-25 are complete. The minimum support price (MSP) has been fixed at Rs…
Can’t arrest Kejriwal’s ideology, says Mann
Chandigarh: The arrest of national convener of AAP Arvind Kejriwal tonight drew a sharp reaction from his party colleagues in Punjab.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said, “BJP’s political team (ED) cannot arrest Kejriwal’s ideology…
Mann silences MP Rinku on Congress alliance remark
Jalandhar: Following the statement of Jalandhar AAP MP Sushil Rinku last evening in favour of an alliance with the Congress, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann silenced him from issuing any further pro-alliance statements.
Mann wrote on his…
INDIA VOTES 2024: 205 voters above 120 years, 5K over100 in state: CEO
Chandigarh: The state has several people older than the oldest certified living person in the world, if the voter data shared by the Chief Electoral Office (CEO) is to be believed.
Punjab has not just one or two but 205 persons above the…
When centurians play decisive roles on Punjab poll pitch
This is aimed at facilitating participation, and instructions have been issued to all district election officers-cum deputy commissioners.
Amid buzz about Jalandhar MP Sushil Rinku joining BJP, Punjab CM meets him
Jalandhar: Amid reports that Jalandhar Aam Aadmi Party MP Sushil Rinku had certain issues with the party, CM Bhagwant Mann came to the city and held a meeting with him at a hotel here on Tuesday.
Rinku, it is learnt, is seeking financial…
Former Indian Ambassador to US Taranjit Sandhu joins BJP, to contest Amritsar Lok Sabha seat
New Delhi: Former Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Tuesday joined the growing list of former bureaucrats, diplomats and cops opting for politics.
Flanked by saffron top brass, Sandhu, 61, joined the BJP at its…
INDIA VOTES 2024: Ex-MP Vinod Khanna’s report card scores over Sunny Deol’s
Gurdaspur: Actor Sunny Deol’s tenure as a BJP MP has triggered comparison with Vinod Khanna’s, yet another superstar and the late BJP MP, as far as ushering in development works for the Gurdaspur constituency is concerned.
Khanna had…