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BJP booth summit in Ludhiana’s Payal town turns violent with object-throwing

April 16, 2024

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) booth summit in Payal town of Ludhiana district witnessed violent clashes on Sunday, as party cadres threw chairs, tables, rods, and even turbans at each other in the presence of senior vice-president and national executive member, Harjit Singh Grewal. Videos of the incident, circulating widely...

AAP’s Dhaliwal repeats 2022 promise to eradicate drugs from Punjab

April 16, 2024

Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, the Punjab Cabinet minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate for the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, has been reiterating during his election campaign that the state’s drug problem will be eradicated by the end of this year. This promise, which has been frequently echoed by the AAP,...

Punjab police nabs terror operative at Delhi airport

April 13, 2024

Amidst the ongoing drive against terrorism, State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) Amritsar has busted a terrorist recruitment, funding and aiding module with the arrest of Germany-based operative Prabhpreet Singh Sidhu from IGI Airport in Delhi, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday. In 2020, a...

SAD says AAP and Congress striking an unholy alliance fearing SAD victory

April 13, 2024

Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Parambans Singh Romana today asked chief minister Bhagwant Mann to explain the underhand deal he had arrived at with Congress leader Sukhpal Khaira by agreeing not to prosecute him, even as he asserted that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress and the Bharatiya Janata...

High Court stresses action against YPS Mohali roadblock protesters misusing religious symbols

April 13, 2024

The Punjab and Haryana High Court have taken a significant stance on a longstanding issue regarding encroachments around YPS Chowk in Mohali, noting that the presence of protesters using religious symbols does not exempt them from legal action. The case stems from a petition filed over a year ago by...

Election: Voter awareness gets a New Face

April 13, 2024

In a bid to enhance voter awareness, the Malerkotla district administration in Punjab unveiled its new mascot, ‘Samajhdar Begum,’ on Friday. Dr. Palavi, the Malerkotla Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer, expressed enthusiasm about the mascot’s role in educating voters, especially women and youngsters, about their voting rights. “Samajhdar Begum,”...

Sukhbir Badal’s Maur shake-up amid Maluka’s BJP affiliation

April 13, 2024

In a strategic move aimed at bolstering party presence in the Maur Assembly segment, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal convened a crucial meeting on Friday with party workers from Rampura and Maur in Bathinda district. During the meeting, Badal announced the appointment of senior party leader and former...

Cultural treasures of C’garh auctioned in US

April 13, 2024

The auctioning of Chandigarh’s cultural heritage items in Chicago, USA, despite a longstanding government ban on their movement beyond the city’s borders, has sent shockwaves through India and the international community. Chandigarh, often hailed as a modernist architectural marvel, bears the imprint of visionaries like Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret....

Raja Warring: Akali Dal’s downfall, BJP’s misstep

April 12, 2024

During an interaction with the media, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, the President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee commented on the Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party along with the prospects of both the political parties during the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. Raja Warring underscored – “In light of...

SAD lodges complaint against CM Mann and Sanjay Singh

April 12, 2024

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has filed a complaint against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, alleging misuse of official residence and government machinery for political meetings, thus violating the Model Code of Conduct. Arshdeep Singh Kler, the chief spokesperson of SAD, stated in the...

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