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Gangster Amritpal Singh killed in police encounter in Amritsar
An arrested gangster was killed in an exchange of fire with the Punjab Police while he was trying to flee in Amritsar’s Jandiala Guru area on Wednesday morning, officials said. Amritpal Singh…
- India
Won’t contest 2024 Lok Sabha polls, says Congress leader Navjot Sidhu
Chandigarh: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu Saturday said he will not contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The Congress leader, however, refrained from saying if his wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu will contest the…
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Delhi-like stir by farmers begins at Chandigarh borders
Chandigarh: Thousands of protesting farmers from Punjab and Haryana on Sunday started gathering on the outskirts of the joint capital of both states here as part of a three-day protest over demands…
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7 Punjab police officers suspended over PM’s security breach
Bathinda superintendent of police (SP) Gurbinder Singh, along with six other police officers have been suspended for the security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ferozpur district on January 5,…
- World
Who is Gurpatwant Singh Pannun?
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is a prominent figure in advocating the establishment of a separate homeland for Sikhs — Khalistan. Despite holding dual citizenship in the US and Canada, he remains a ‘proclaimed…
- India
NIA raids in Punjab, Haryana over attacks on Indian Consulate in San Francisco
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out raids at 14 locations in Punjab and Haryana in connection with its probe into attacks on the Indian Consulate in San Francisco in the…
- India
Punjab: Passengers vandalise Sirhind Rly station over cancellation of train
Chandigarh: Chaotic scenes were witnessed at Punjab’s Sirhind railway station after a special train to Bihar’s Katihar was cancelled on Tuesday. Irked by the cancellation, hundreds of passengers waiting for the train…
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Pak court orders closure of schools in Punjab due to smog
Lahore: With many cities in Pakistan’s Punjab province enveloped in dense smog, a top court here on Monday ordered the closure of educational institutions in the province on Saturday and recommended a…
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CM Mann bats for cash incentives for farmers to dissuade them from burning stubble
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday threw his weight behind providing cash incentives to farmers to dissuade them from burning paddy stubble. At the same time, Mann said the state…
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Earthquake of magnitude 3.2 hits Rupnagar in Punjab
Chandigarh: An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 hit Punjab’s Rupnagar district early Wednesday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NSC). There was no report of casualty or damage to property, officials said.…
- Delhi
Additional checks in place for Air India passengers at Delhi airport till Nov 30
New Delhi: Passengers travelling on Air India flights from airports in the national capital and Punjab will be subject to additional checks, and issuance of visitor entry tickets has been stopped at…
- India
Enforcement Directorate raids Punjab AAP MLA
Chandigarh: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted searches at multiple locations in Punjab, including at the premises of AAP MLA Kulwant Singh, as part of a drugs-linked money laundering investigation, official sources…
- India
Video: 73-yr-old woman tortured & mercilessly beaten up by son
Chandigarh: Videos show a 73-year-old woman being tortured and mercilessly thrashed by her son, daughter-in-law and also her grandson has gone viral in Punjab. The son, works as a lawyer, has been…
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Punjab: 10 Congress councillors from Jalandhar join AAP
Jalandhar: Ten Congress councillors from Jalandhar joined the AAP, with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann formally inducting and welcoming them into the party fold, it said on Saturday. The move comes ahead…
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Terrorist module backed by Lashkar-e-Taiba busted in Punjab
Chandigarh: Punjab Police in a joint operation with Central agencies have thwarted a possible terrorist attack in the border state by busting a terrorist module backed by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) with the arrest…
