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Punjab may tie up with Israel for water management: Minister
Chandigarh: Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Bram Shanker Jimpa on Wednesday said the government would forge strategic partnership with Israel for developing a better water management system. He said the government…
- India
Seven more Punjabi women stranded in Oman rescued
Chandigarh: Seven women and one boy from Punjab were reunited with their families, as they landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi Friday. With them, the total number of rescued women…
- India
Punjab Cabinet reshuffle in offing with minister submitting resignation
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday forwaded the resignation of Local Government Minister Inderbir Singh Nijjer from the Council of Ministers to Governor Banwari Lal Purohit for early acceptance. Disclosing…
- India
Delhi HC grants bail to ‘unaware’ trader in 102 kg heroin recovery case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to the owner of Shree Balaji Trading Company in a case where 102 kg of heroin were discovered in a truck transporting…
- Delhi
Delhi Police arrests man from Punjab for harassing woman
New Delhi: A 30-year-old man from Punjab has been arrested for allegedly harassing a woman and uploading her objectionable photos on social media platform with her mobile number, a Delhi Police official…
- Pakistan
BSF intercepts Pak drone on Punjab border, fifth in 4 days
Chandigarh: The Border Security Force (BSF) intercepted a fifth drone from Pakistan in less than a week and seized a consignment of narcotics along the border in Punjab, officials said on Tuesday.…
- India
Ex-CM Channi’s nephew used to seek bribe for jobs: Mann
Chandigarh: Making a scathing attack on the previous governments in the state for “looting the people”, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said the earlier regimes had sold the jobs to…
- India
Punjab to telecast Gurbani from Golden Temple on all channels: Mann
Chandigarh: Explaining the rationale behind extending the rights to telecast Gurbani from Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, in Amritsar to only one channel, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant…
- India
Cop slaps woman farmer protesting land acquisition in Punjab
Chandigarh: A Punjab Police officer has been caught on camera slapping a middle-aged woman farmer at a village in Gurdaspur district, the video of which has gone viral on social media. As…
- India
Punjab: Farmers block railway track, say compensation for land acquisition inadequate
Amritsar: Hundreds of activists of farmers’ outfit Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMC) on Thursday squatted on a railway track and blocked rail traffic at Devidaspura village here over alleged inadequate compensation for…
- India
Punjab: Man held for entering gurdwara in Rajpura wearing shoes
Patiala: A man was handed over to police after he allegedly entered a gurudwara in Rajpura town wearing shoes and without any head-covering, police said on Wednesday. Sevadars (volunteers) of Gurdwara Sri…
- Delhi
Gambhir files defamation suit against Punjab Kesari; seeks Rs 2 crore
New Delhi: A defamation case has been filed in the Delhi High Court by former India cricketer and BJP MP Gautam Gambhir against Hindi daily Punjab Kesari seeking damages of Rs 2…
- Middle East
Punjab minister seeks rescue of women stranded in Muscat
Chandigarh: Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Friday wrote to S. Jaishankar, Union External Affairs Minister, about Punjabi women stranded in Muscat, the capital of Oman. He requested to taking…
- India
Punjab govt introduces colour-coded stamp papers for industry
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said the state government has decided to introduce green colour-coded stamp papers for the industry sector, which will facilitate early clearances of the projects…
- India
Bhagwant Mann hails SC verdict in Delhi vs Centre case
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday hailed the Supreme Court verdict giving control over bureaucrats in administration of services to the Delhi government, saying it is a big victory for…