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Extortion racket running in name of Lawrence Bishnoi busted, 1 held: Punjab Police
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police Sunday arrested a man from Mohali, saying this helped bust an extortion racket being run in the name of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. The accused was identified as Vishal…
- Bangalore
Punjab is ready to help Karnataka overcome rice shortage: AAP
Bengaluru: When BJP and Congress are engaged in a war of words over the implementation of free rice scheme and alleged refusal of the Central government to sell rice to Karnataka, Karnataka…
- India
Union Minister Amit Shah to address rallies in Punjab, Haryana on Sunday
Chandigarh: Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah will address two rallies in Punjab’s Gurdaspur and Haryana’s Sirsa on Sunday as part of his party’s public outreach to mark the…
- India
Punjab hikes petrol, diesel prices
Chandigarh: Cash-strapped Punjab government on Sunday increased petrol price by 92 paisa per litre and diesel price by 88 paisa. This is the second time this year that the prices have been…
- India
Another Pak drone, carrying narcotics, shot down by BSF in Punjab
Amritsar: Border Security Forces (BSF) troops on Saturday morning shot down a drone carrying suspected narcotics from Pakistan along the International Border near Rai village in Amritsar, Punjab. This comes a day…
- India
Punjab govt to provide 2.77 lakh private job to youths: Bhagwant Mann
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said that after giving more than 29,000 government jobs to youths in the last one year, the state government will now ensure 2.77 lakh…
- India
BJP sounds trumpet for Lok Sabha polls in Punjab
Patiala: Sounding the election trumpet in Punjab for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday held a public rally in Patiala as part of the party’s nationwide…
- 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…