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Moderate 52 per cent polling in Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll

May 11, 2023

A voter turnout of over 52 per cent was recorded till 5 pm on Wednesday in the bypoll to Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat which is witnessing a four-cornered electoral battle. Voting began at 8 am amid tight security and continued till 6 pm, officials said, adding that voters still in...

Four-cornered Jalandhar ls bypoll amid tight security

May 10, 2023

Jalandhar is gearing up for a high-stakes, four-cornered electoral battle in the Lok Sabha by-election scheduled for Wednesday. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) are all vying to outdo each other in the Dalit stronghold. The Jalandhar Lok Sabha (reserved) seat...

Punjab Police fortify security ahead of Jalandhar Ls Bypoll

May 9, 2023

With Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll around the corner, Punjab Police have beefed up security across the state to ensure free, fair and peaceful poll, said Special Director General of Police (Special DGP) Law and Order, Arpit Shukla, here on Monday. Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll is scheduled to be held on...

Punjab Minister accused of prolonged sexual misconduct

May 6, 2023

In a developing scandal, Punjab Cabinet Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak has been accused of sexual misconduct by an alleged victim who claims the abuse spanned seven years, from 2013 to 2021. The victim spoke out on camera, detailing how the misconduct began with a Facebook friend request sent by Kataruchak...

Gas leak: SIT summons officials of municipal and pollution

May 4, 2023

In the gas leak issue in Ludhiana, in which 11 people died due to hydogen sulphide, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Ludhiana Police summoned senior officials of Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) and Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) for questioning on Wednesday. A senior official of the police told the...

Braille ballot papers empower visually impaired voters

May 3, 2023

In a significant move to empower visually impaired voters, special Braille-scripted ballot papers have been prepared for the upcoming Jalandhar Lok Sabha by-election on May 10. The Institute for Blind in Chandigarh’s Sector-26 has created 2,170 of these unique ballot papers, which feature candidate names, election symbols, party names, and...

Eleven die in Ludhiana after inhaling toxic gas

May 1, 2023

Eleven people, including three children, died allegedly after inhaling toxic gas in the city’s thickly populated Giaspura locality on Sunday, with high levels Hydrogen Sulphide detected in the air and authorities suspecting it was emanating from a sewer. Four more persons, who were taken ill, are undergoing treatment at a...

Thousands pay homage to Badal, PM pays floral tributes

April 27, 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid floral tributes to Parkash Singh Badal at the Shiromani Akali Dal office here as scores of people and political leaders assembled to pay homage to the five-time Punjab chief minister. Badal had not been keeping well and was admitted to the Fortis Hospital...

Month-long manhunt ends, police arrest Amritpal singh

April 24, 2023

Ending an over a month-long manhunt the Punjab police arrested Amritpal Singh in Moga’s Rode village early Sunday. The radical preacher and ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal has been shifted to Dibrugarh jail in Assam amid tight security. He was taken to Dibrugarh Airport in Assam via flight during the...

‘Punjab Government will not pay legal cost of UP gangster Ansari’

April 21, 2023

Punjab government has refused to pay legal expenses of lakhs of rupees related to gangster Mukhtar Ansari of Uttar Pradesh. In this regard, the Chief Minister’s Office has returned the file. It has been learnt that the said bill is related to a senior Supreme Court lawyer who had fought...

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