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SC rejects plea challenging furloughs, paroles given to rape and murder convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim
It is to be noted that despite being convicted of such heinous offences, Ram Rahim has been out of prison for a total of 131 days in the past 13 months from January 2022 to Feb 2023.
Schools closed for AAP rally, order withdrawn
Bathinda: Vikas Kranti rally of Aam Aadmi Party is to be held in Maud Mandi on Sunday, in which AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will participate. To accommodate the security squads of both the leaders at the…
Ban on wearing lehenga and ghagra at festivals in Punjab
Amritsar: Panch Singh Sahibs have issued new guidelines regarding Anand Karaj (wedding) with Sikh dignity at Takht Sri Hazur Sahib Nanded. Not only this, he has also been asked to strictly implement the resolution passed after the meeting…
Meteorological department alert on smog in 15 districts in Punjab
Chandigarh: The lowest visibility of only 50 to 100 meters was recorded in Patiala on Friday. It was 200 meters in Amritsar and 700 meters in Ludhiana. On Friday, the minimum temperature of Punjab recorded a drop of 0.2 degrees. The lowest…
Farmer becomes millionaire from strawberry farming, profit up to Rs 5 lakh in 6 months
Pradeep Singh, a resident of Manisinghwala, a small village in Faridkot, started strawberry cultivation two years ago. His wife also supports him in this work. At present he is earning a profit of up to Rs 5 lakh in 6 months from the…
Punjab BJP appointed 35 district in-charges and co-in-charges,
Chandigarh: Punjab BJP State President Sunil Jakhar, with the consent of the party's National President JP Nadda, has appointed district in-charges and co-district in-charges of 35 districts of Punjab BJP.
In this sequence, Jatinder…
Girls’ dreams start taking a flight
Chandigarh: As per the visionary thinking of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, taking an important initiative towards realizing the dreams of girls of Punjab aspiring to join the Armed Forces, the State Government has established the…
Encounter between Punjab Police and robbers, one shot, other arrested
Bathinda: One person was shot in the leg while the other was arrested in police retaliatory firing with robbers who were fleeing after looting a petrol pump on Talwandi Rama Road. Unidentified youths riding a car carried out the robbery at…
Sacrilege again in Punjab, police arrested Pathi Singh on the spot
Hoshiarpur: The trend of sacrilege in religious places in Punjab is showing no signs of stopping. Once again an incident of sacrilege has come to light in Punjab. According to the news received, the organs of Sri Guru Granth Sahib have been…
Announcement of two big demonstrations of farmers in Amritsar on January 2 and Bathinda on January…
Chandigarh: Farmers in Punjab are once again preparing for a big movement. Today a meeting was held at Chandigarh Kisan Bhawan between the leaders of 18 farmer labor organizations of North India and United Kisan Morcha (Non-Political).…
Min. Mandaviya Acknowledges Momentum of ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ in Punjab
Union Minister also interacted with some farmers on the way, using drone spray technique on their files
Canada demands higher funding proof; To hurt Indian students
Starting next year, prospective students will need to show they have access to CAD 20,635 instead of the current requirement of CAD 10,000
Punjab Guv Purohit reserves three bills for President’s reference
The bills are: The Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2023, the Punjab Universities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and The Punjab Police (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
Chadha’s suspension revoked by Rajya Sabha privilege panel
The RS Panel found him guilty of presenting misleading facts to the media and adding names of some lawmakers to a select committee without obtaining their prior consent.
Bhindranwale kin & KLO chief dies in Pakistan
Jasbir Singh Rode brother of Lakhbir Singh has confirmed his death in Pakistan. He said his brother had already been cremated in Pakistan on Monday.
Jawaria from Karachi reaches India via Attari to marry Kolkata’s Sameer
“Sameer liked her when he saw her photo on his mother’s mobile phone as they are distant relatives. He wants to get married to her.
Stubble burning down in Punjab & Haryana
Meanwhile in the neighbouring Haryana, there were 2,303 stubble-burning incidents, compared to 3,661 last year, 6,987 in 2021 and 4,202 in 2020.
Anju, the Indian woman who married a Pakistani Facebook friend returns to India
Anju had travelled to Pakistan via the Wagah-Attari border in July with a visa, converted to Islam, changed her name to Fatima after getting married to Nasrullah.
Punjab: Farmers end three-day protest after meeting Governor, submit memorandum of demands
As part of their protest, scores of farmers gathered at the Mohali-Chandigarh border to press the central government to accept their demands, including a legal guarantee for MSP.
Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s three-day protest starts; farmers gather near Mohali-Chandigarh border
Farmers are demanding withdrawal of cases filed against them during the 2020-21 agitation, compensation and jobs to one family member of those who died during the protest, debt waiver and penison.