Punjab
- India
Internet suspension extended to 20 police stations in Punjab’s seven districts
Chandigarh: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has expanded the Internet suspension to 20 police stations in seven districts from earlier 11 police stations in three districts. The new orders will be…
- India
Farmers begin march towards Delhi, Punjab-Haryana borders fortified
Chandigarh: Farmers from Punjab on Tuesday morning commenced their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march to press for their demands, after a meeting with two Union ministers over their demands, including legal guarantee to MSP…
- India
Do not create border between Punjab and India: CM Mann to centre
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday accused the Haryana government of creating a border “between Punjab and India”, referring to the concrete blocks, nails and barbed wire placed on some…
- India
LS polls: Blow to INDIA bloc as Kejriwal decides to go solo in Punjab
Chandigarh: In a setback to the INDIA bloc, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday announced contesting on all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, besides one in Chandigarh, alone. Delhi Chief…
- Pakistan
Ahmadis prevented from burying their dead in Pakistan’s Punjab province: Police
Lahore: A group of radical Islamists allegedly stopped the Ahmadi minority community from burying their dead at a graveyard in Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Thursday. The incident took place…
- World
UK museum gets 200k pounds grant to tell stories of last Sikh Maharaja
London: A museum founded by the son of the last Sikh emperor of Punjab in England has received a grant of nearly 200k pounds, which will be used to tell the family’s…
- Pakistan
Tombstones of 80 graves of Ahmadi community destroyed in Pakistan
Lahore: Police in Pakistan under pressure from religious extremists destroyed the tombstones of 80 graves of the minority Ahmadi community in the Punjab province, Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Pakistan claimed on Friday. The incident took…
- Photos
In pics: Republic Day Parade rehearsal in Punjab
Amritsar: Punjab Police personnel during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day Parade 2024, in Amritsar, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. (PTI Photo) Amritsar: Students in traditional Punjabi attire arrive to take…
- India
Punjab CM rules out alliance with Congress in LS elections
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would go alone in the next Lok Sabha elections and would contest on all 13 seats in the…
- India
Badal slams Kejriwal, Mann for rejection of Bhullar’s plea for premature release
Bathinda: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President, Sukhbir Badal on Tuesday said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann had committed a heinous crime against humanity by rejecting the…
- India
Punjab: Man appears in job exam on girlfriend’s behalf, arrested
In an surprising turn of events, a young man in Punjab’s Faridkot was taken into custody for appearing in a recruitment exam on behalf of his ‘girlfriend’. People can go to many…
- India
AAP ready for poll alliance with Cong in five states; ‘seats’ not discussed
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has kept its stand on contesting in an alliance with the Congress in five states, including Punjab, and the discussion has so far been positive,…
- India
Famers bodies hold ‘mahapanchayat’ in Punjab, demand MSP law’s enactment
Barnala: Samyukta Kisan Morcha and 18 farmer unions on Saturday organised a “mahapanchayat” here demanding the enactment of a law guaranteeing minimum support price for crops and implementation of the Swaminathan Commission…
- Pakistan
Imran challenges rejection of his nomination papers for Feb 8 polls
Lahore: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday challenged the rejection of his nomination papers for two National Assembly seats in Punjab in the run-up to the February 8 polls…
- India
Video: Massive fire on Punjab flyover as oil tanker hits divider
A massive ball of fire exploded on a flyover in Punjab’s Ludhiana on Wednesday, January 3. No loss of life was reported. A massive ball of fire exploded on a flyover in…