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Hoist Sikh flags instead of tricolour: Punjab MP Simranjit Mann
Chandigarh: Simranjit Singh Mann, a proponent for a separate Sikh homeland and SAD (Amritsar) MP from Sangrur, has kicked up a row by asking people to hoist ‘kesari‘ or Sikh religious flags atop…
- India
Farmers block highway in Phagwara over sugarcane arrears
Phagwara: Farmers on Monday blocked traffic on a national highway near a sugar mill here to protest “inordinate” delays in clearance of arrears worth Rs 72 crore to cane growers by the mill…
- Politics
Punjab CM bats for MSP as legal guarantee
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday espoused the case of food growers by underlining the need for making minimum support price (MSP) a legal guarantee and ensuring foolproof marketing…
- India
Punjab procures 66,666 doses of goat pox vaccine
Chandigarh: To protect livestock from contagious disease lumpy skin, the Punjab government has procured 66,666 doses of goat pox vaccine, which will be administered free of cost to the livestock to prevent…
- India
Lumpy skin disease: Over 400 cattle die, 20,000 infected in a month in Punjab
Chandigarh: Over 400 cattle have died due to lumpy skin disease in Punjab in a month and around 20,000, mostly cows, have been infected, a senior official said on Saturday. Barnala, Bathinda,…
- India
Rail, road traffic hit as farmers stage protests in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh: Farmers on Sunday squatted on railway tracks and blocked roads at several places in Punjab and Haryana as part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s nationwide protest against the Centre “reneging on…
- India
Haryana STF arrest six for making death threats to MLAs
Gurugram: The Special Task Force of the Haryana Police has arrested six people for allegedly giving death threats and extortion calls to MLAs, an officer said on Sunday. Four MLAs from the…
- India
Punjab farmers squat on rail tracks as part of SKM’s protest against Centre
Chandigarh: Punjab farmers squatted on rail tracks at several places as part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s nationwide stir against the Centre “reneging on its promises” made when the protest against now-repealed…
- India
In 7 years, 260% spike in arrest in drugs cases: Amit Shah
Chandigarh: Zero-tolerance policy towards the narcotics is showing results, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday, noting that there were seizures of 3.3 lakh kg drugs, and there was a 200…
- India
IMA demands Punjab Health Minister quit for misconduct with Baba Farid varsity VC
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association has demanded the resignation and an unconditional apology from Punjab Health Minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra for his misbehaviour with Baba Farid University of Health Sciences Vice Chancellor,…
- India
Punjab: After forcing surgeon to lie on dirty mattress, health minister under attack
Chandigarh: Punjab Health Minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra has come under fire from several quarters after he was seen forcing the Vice Chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) to lie on…
- India
Punjab govt’s non-payment of scholarship results in 2L SC students dropping out
New Delhi: Around two lakh students from the Scheduled Caste category dropped out of college due to non-payment of dues under a scholarship scheme worth around Rs 2,000 crore by the Punjab…
- India
Encounter underway between Punjab Police, 2 suspected Moosewala killers
Chandigarh: An exchange of fire was underway in Amritsar on Wednesday between the Punjab Police and two gangsters, believed to be involved in the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala, official sources said.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police’s cordon searches now being done in Punjab, AP & Delhi
Hyderabad: The visiting circus of half a battalion of police to cordon-off areas and searching through kitchen utensils seizing chilli powder, haldi and anything they don’t like is a common affair in…
- India
Punjab: Akali Dal legislator boycotts presidential poll
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) legislator Manpreet Singh Ayali on Monday boycotted the presidential poll, saying issues related to Punjab remained unresolved. In a video message, Ayali said he is boycotting the…
