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Punjab ADGP Gurinder Singh Dhillon takes voluntary retirement

April 25, 2024

I feel uncaged, this is what Punjab’s Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) for Law and Order, Gurinder Singh Dhillon, said after opted for voluntary retirement from his position. The Chief Minister of Punjab has approved Dhillon’s retirement application, allowing him to step down from his esteemed role. In a...

Inconvenience for Chandigarh-bound passengers as PRTC and PUNBUS halt services

April 25, 2024

Passengers travelling to Chandigarh faced unexpected disruptions in their journeys as the Punjab Roadways Transport Corporation (PRTC) and PUNBUS diverted approximately 400 buses, originally scheduled for Chandigarh, to the Phase 6 bus stand in Mohali. This left travellers bound for Chandigarh scrambling to arrange alternative transportation to reach the Union...

Amritpal Singh to contest Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha seat from jail

April 25, 2024

Amritpal Singh, the head of ‘Waris Punjab De’ and a self-styled Khalistani leader currently imprisoned at Dibrugarh jail in Assam under the National Security Act, has declared his candidacy for the Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha seat. His legal counsel, Rajdev Singh Khalsa, has confirmed that Amritpal Singh will run as...

Mann government has not yet provided farmers with compensation: Bajwa

April 24, 2024

The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa on Tuesday rebuked the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government for their failure to provide compensation to the farmers after their crops were damaged by the untimely hailstorm. “Before the Assembly Elections in the state...

Tragic fire claims lives of two sisters in Bathinda’s Udyia Colony

April 24, 2024

Tragedy struck Udyia Colony by the Sirhind Canal in Bathinda on Tuesday morning when a fire engulfed several shanties, claiming the lives of two young sisters. The fire reportedly started in a shanty while a family was cooking breakfast. Strong winds quickly spread the flames to neighboring structures, including one...

22-year-old National Boxer succumbed to drug overdose in Sangrur

April 24, 2024

In Sangrur, within the electoral constituency of Punjab’s Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, boxer Kulbir Singh, aged 22, tragically died from a drug overdose. Kulbir was the sole son of a financially struggling family. Influenced by bad company, he began consuming heroin, which he sourced from a colony in Sunam....

Jalandhar: Rivalry brews between in-laws Channi and Kaypee, latter’s family quits Cong

April 24, 2024

As the Kaypee family, staunch supporters of the party for nearly six decades, parted ways with the Congress, a rivalry has emerged between relatives by marriage, namely Charanjit Singh Channi and Mohinder Singh Kaypee, on the political turf of Jalandhar. Mohinder Singh Kaypee, a former minister and MP who also...

Robin Sampla joins AAP, signals political shift in Punjab

April 24, 2024

Amid discontent over denial of Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha seat ticket, BJP senior leader Vijay Sampla speculated to join Shiromani Akali Dal. His nephew Robin Sampla broke ties with the BJP and joined the AAP. Robin Sampla, nephew of the Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, Vijay Sampla, has...

Internal strife challenges Congress in Patiala LS constituency ahead of elections

April 23, 2024

The Congress party, traditionally a stronghold in the Patiala constituency, is currently grappling with internal dissent. The nomination of former MP Dr. Dharamvir Gandhi has sparked discontent among Taksaali Congress members, leading to a significant meeting in Rajpura on Saturday. Punjab Congress Chief, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, was present to...

Congress candidate Sukhpal Khaira criticizes AAP and BJP in Sangrur Lok Sabha seat

April 23, 2024

Congress candidate Sukhpal Singh Khaira has taken aim at the Punjab government, alleging rampant corruption and mafia influence within its ranks. Khaira also accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of being deeply embroiled in corruption and mafia activities. According to Khaira, the AAP has facilitated the appointment of outsiders as...

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