Punjab news

Amritsar: Local Congress leaders believe that three-time MP Navjot Sidhu has already shifted his focus from “karam bhoomi”, Amritsar, to “janam bhoomi”, Patiala. In 2014, when Sidhu was replaced with former Union Minister Arun Jaitely…

Sangrur: On the call of the BKU (Ugrahan), a huge number of woman activists today participated in the International Women’s Day function held at Grain Market in Barnala. They also announced to participate in “Dilli Chalo” programme of…

Dibrugarh: Nripen Das, Superintendent, Dibrugarh Central Jail, was arrested on Friday after electronic gadgets, including a smartphone, were found with members of ‘Waris Punjab De’ who are lodged here, the police said. Superintendent of…

New Delhi: A day after busting a major human trafficking network running across the country, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) continued extensive raids across several cities, including those in Punjab, on Friday. The probe…

Patiala: The protesting farmers have started getting the support of sports personalities at the Shambhu border. Woman wrestler and Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik reached Shambhu and addressed a gathering of women on International Women’s…

Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Friday said that the masses want the BJP-SAD alliance, but the party is ready to contest all the 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

Panchkula: In the run-up to the parliamentary and state Assembly elections, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated 392 projects worth approximately Rs 938 crore and laid the foundation stones of 287 projects valued at Rs 2,684 crore…

Amritsar: Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora has become the first Sikh to occupy a ministerial position in Pakistan’s Punjab after he has been administered the oath along with 17 others in the Cabinet of new Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. Arora has…

Chandigarh: The demand for legalising poppy cultivation for farmers resounded in the Vidhan Sabha through the voice of MLAs from the ruling AAP here today. Raising the issue, MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra said, “Historically, ‘post’ or…

Their families are demanding that their children be rescued from the conflict zone.

“The probe will be conducted by a retired high court judge and two Additional DGP rank officers from Punjab and Haryana,” he said.

New Delhi: An Indian has been killed fighting for Russia in its conflict with Ukraine even as more Indians, including seven from Punjab and Haryana, have appealed to the government to extricate them from the battlefield. A video has gone…

Chandigarh: State Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring was forcibly removed from the Vidhan Sabha today on the orders of Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan. Nine Congress MLAs present in the House during the discussion on Budget were…

Patiala: Twenty two-year-old farmer Shubhkaran Singh died from a “firearm injury” with multiple “metallic” pellets being recovered from the head, a team of five doctors has observed in its post-mortem report. The farmer, declared a…

‘Schools of Happiness’ being planned, but financial crunch blocks promised aid for women.

When asked whether SAD would be back in an alliance with BJP, Badal tried to be evasive.

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Lock horns over debate on Governor’s Address at start of proceedings & CM giving lock to Speaker

Patiala: As negotiations continue between the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and SKM to reach a consensus, the separate protest schedules announced by both indicate that disagreements are unlikely to be resolved soon. After the SKM…

Ludhiana: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday dedicated 13 Schools of Eminence to people of the state. Inaugurating the School of Eminence at Indrapuri here, Mann said after Delhi, now…