Punjab
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Punjab to provide free legal aid to 700 Indian students facing deportation from Canada
Chandigarh: Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal Thursday said the state government will provide free legal assistance to around 700 Indian students who are facing deportation from Canada. The Indian students,…
- Pakistan
Defectors from ex-Pak PM Imran Khan’s party form new outfit
Lahore: A group of former provincial lawmakers who quit ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party over the May 9 attacks on sensitive military installations and government buildings, on Monday floated a…
- India
Security stepped up in Amritsar ahead of Operation Bluestar anniversary
Amritsar: Security has been stepped up in Punjab’s Amritsar ahead of the 39th anniversary of Operation Bluestar on June 6, said police on Sunday. Special Director General of Police Arpit Shukla (law…
- India
De-classify ‘Operation Bluestar’ documents: AAP MP Sahney
Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP from Punjab Vikramjit Singh Sahney on Sunday demanded that all government documents pertaining to ‘Operation Bluestar’ be de-classified. In a message to the Prime Minister’s Office…
- India
Over 5 kg suspected heroin dropped by Pak drone seized in Amritsar
Chandigarh: In a joint ambush by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police on Saturday, a consignment of over 5 kg suspected narcotics dropped by a Pakistani drone was seized from…
- India
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…
