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Gurmeet Ram Rahim files case against YouTuber over defamotary video
During the hearing on Friday, Rahim’s lawyers told the court that Singh’s video is defamatory, disparaging and damaging his reputation.
Punjab Police start investigating flight sent back by France
The plane, an Airbus A340, carrying 276 passengers, mostly Indians, was grounded in France for four days over suspected human trafficking.
Shaheedi Jor Mela ends, Guv offers prayers at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib
Fatehgarh Sahib: The three-day annual ‘Shaheedi Jor Mela’ held in the memory of the younger Sahibzadas of Guru Gobind Singh concluded here today with religious ceremonies. To mark the ceremony, a massive ‘nagar kirtan’ led by ‘Panj Piaras’…
SYL Canal meet: Punjab-Haryana parleys back to square one
Chandigarh: Decades old issue of Satluj-Yamuna Link Canal on water sharing between two north Indian states of Punjab and Haryana has seen many ups and downs over past sixty years and is still far from an amicable solution. Though the…
Delhi, Punjab tableaux excluded from R-Day parade, AAP trains guns on BJP
AAP Chief National Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar pointed out the inconsistency in featuring tableaux from BJP-ruled states while overlooking Delhi’s accomplishments.
Punjab: 66 police personnel arrested by Vigilance Bureau in 2023
The spokesperson for the VB said that it has adopted a multi-faceted approach to corner the bribe seekers and to generate awareness among the public.
Over 100 drones shot down along border, 500 kg heroin seized this year
Ferozepur: In an apparent bid to foment trouble and impact the socio-economic fabric, Pakistan-based cross-border drug operatives have increased their attempts to push drugs, narcotics and firearms inside the Indian territory this year.…
When Spanish artist offered Punjab village school a memory present
Despite having no familial links with Punjab, Forniés, 52, has given the students the best gift they could have hoped for — a school with basic amenities like classrooms with roofs, benches, a boundary wall and vibrant walls.
Akali Dal leader Bikram Majithia is questioned by police about narcotics.
SAD leader Bikram Majithia was named an accused under the provisions of the NDPS Act in an FIR filed during the Congress government in the state in December 2021.
Swine Flu: 51 throughout states, peak in Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Patiala health officials said that a 57-year-old city resident, who is admitted at PGIMER-Chandigarh, has tested positive for swine flu.
Punjab’s tally of swine flu cases rose to 51 on Friday with a man in Patiala testing…
Two medical college students killed, two injured in Bathinda road accident
Bathinda: Speeding car hit divider before crashing into pole near entry gate of newly built multi-level parking on Mall Road in Bathinda.
Two students of Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bathinda, were killed and two of…
Amit Shah hits out at opposition for boycotting Parliament debate on three criminal law bills
I wanted the opposition to give their views on them. But it was unfortunate that the opposition decided to take an unfortunate decision, the Union Minister said.
Avoid these roads in Chandigarh during Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit on Friday
More than 1,100 police and paramilitary personnel will be deputed during the Union home minister’s visit.
Nurse among 3 held for drug smuggling, 1.5 kg heroin seized in Ludhiana
Ludhiana: The accused had come to Ludhiana to deliver the consignment of drugs when the STF arrested them on Tuesday night
The Special Task Force (STF) Ludhiana range arrested three persons, including a nurse of a military hospital, from…
Amritsar police kill gangster in an encounter 24 hours after his arrest
Amritsar: The Amritsar police shot dead an alleged gangster, Amritpal Singh, also known as Amari and Lembhar, in an encounter in a village in the Amritsar Rural police district on Wednesday morning.
According to the police, a policeman…
Punjab Guv gives assent to scrapping state vigilance commission
Chandigarh: Punjab State Vigilance Commission Repeal Bill was pending with Raj Bhawan for assent for past one year. Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit on Tuesday gave assent to scrapping the state vigilance commission.
The Punjab State…
Cold wave wreaks havoc in Punjab, mercury below normal, orange alert in 10 districts
Chandigarh: Now the cold wave has increased the severity of cold with dense fog in Punjab. Due to cold wave on Monday, the minimum temperature of Adampur in Amritsar, Bathinda and Jalandhar fell below normal. Amritsar's temperature was 3.6…
Life imprisonment to two in the case of death of an elderly couple by stealing and setting fire to…
Faridkot: The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajeev Kalra held two youths guilty in the case of death of an elderly couple in an incident of theft and set fire to a house in Teachers Colony here around 4.30 pm and sentenced…
High Court strict on VIP culture
Simranjit Singh of Jalandhar told the High Court that considering the red-blue light as a part of VIP culture, the Central Government had stopped its use for everyone in 2017. These cannot be used even on the vehicles of the President and…
Bhagwant Mann, Arvind Kejriwal handed over a check of Rs 1 crore to the family of martyr Amrik…
Kejriwal and Mann handed over a check of Rs 1 crore to martyr's father Gurjant Singh. Delhi Chief Minister praised the Punjab government for recognizing the sacrifice of soldiers for the country.