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‘Punish officers who humiliated Sikh youth’: SAD leader berates CM Mann

August 26, 2023

President of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday condemned Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for failing to order exemplary action against police officials who had disrespected the “dastar” (a type of headwear) of a Sikh youth, which led to the youth and his brother to jump ito...

‘President’s rule can be imposed’: Purohit’s warning to Mann

August 26, 2023

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Friday hit out at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for the “breakdown of law and order situation in Punjab” and asked him to immediately send him a report concerning the action taken by him on the rampant drug trade. Governor Purohit—who is also the Administrator of...

ED raids residence of former Punjab minister, 20 other locations

August 25, 2023

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday morning raided the residence of former Punjab Congress Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu and his close aides, including former Congress Councillor Sunny Bhalla, former LIT chairman Raman Subramanium, Pankaj Meenu Manhotra, and his personal assistant Inderjit Indi. Several officers from the Department of Food and...

Punjab dams see high water inflow, state prepares for floods

August 25, 2023

Fears of a flood are knocking at Punjab’s door of Punjab yet again as Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) released another alert. The state is now on high alert as the water inflow into two dams—Pong and Bhakra—has seen an increase, subsequently raising water levels. The Punjab Government on Wednesday...

Bureaucrat couple transferred by Punjab administration for embezzlement in tenders

August 24, 2023

The Punjab government on Tuesday transferred 16 IAS officers and 13 PCS officers with immediate effect and there are rumblings that two of the officers were transferred after the government received “serious complaints” against them for their alleged involvement in tenders. Ludhiana MC IAS Shena Agrawal has been given the...

With dengue cases on the rise, Haryana on high alert

August 24, 2023

Due to increasing cases of dengue in Haryana, the situation has begun deteriorating. On Tuesday, 76 new cases of dengue were reported in the state, taking the total number of cases to 772. A total of 49 patients have been admitted to different hospitals and 206 patients have made recoveries...

‘Shameful that AAP has turned gurudwaras into cantonments’: Senior SAD leader

August 24, 2023

Former MP and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader, Professor Prem Singh Chandumajra on Wednesday condemned the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for committing atrocities against farmers and devotees at the historic Amb Sahib gurdwara, stating the move was reminiscent of the atrocities committed against the Sikh community by the...

Sunil Jakhar hits out at Mann govt for violence against farmers, delaying relief funds

August 24, 2023

Terming the highhandedness of police personnel regarding farmers as “totally unacceptable”, Punjab state BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday said that compensation to all affected by this year’s monsoons should be released immediately without any delay on the pretext of Girdawari. “The demands of farmers should have been handled in...

Punjab police, Border Forces make eighth major drug bust in 20 days

August 23, 2023

In yet another major blow to the Pakistan-controlled trans-border drug trafficking network, the Punjab Police in a joint operation with Border Security Force (BSF) arrested two Pakistani nationals and recovered 26 packets of heroin, weighing 29.2 kg from their possession, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said on...

Moga becomes first Punjabi city with an AAP mayor

August 22, 2023

The city of Moga has elected its Mayor from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the becoming the first city in Punjab to do so. Councillor Baljit Singh Channi from Ward No. 8 was elected the mayor of the Moga Municipal Corporation on Monday. Councillor Channi is a social worker and...

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