Taruni Gandhi

Sangrur: Hostel meal triggers mass student hospitalization, prompts inquiry and arrest

December 4, 2023

Around 60 students from a government school in Sangrur district, Punjab, were hospitalized due to stomach aches and vomiting after consuming a meal at the hostel mess. Harjot Singh Bains, Punjab’s Education Minister, responded swiftly, with the Sub-Divisional Magistrate initiating an inquiry and the food contractor being apprehended. The incident...

Punjab and Haryana HC queries AAP govt’s free pilgrimage scheme expenses

December 4, 2023

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has served a notice to the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government concerning its recent initiation of the ‘Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana’. The court seeks clarification regarding the rationale behind offering this free pilgrimage scheme at the expense of the State. This action follows a...

Punjab BJP celebrates party’s victory in Vidhan Sabha polls

December 4, 2023

Bharatiya Janata Party Punjab celebrated the BJP’s victory in different Vidhan Sabha polls today by distributing sweets and taking out a bike rally in Patiala. Led by BJP Punjab Mahila Morcha President Jai Inder Kaur and BJP Punjab General Secretary Parminder Brar the bike rally started from Patiala’s New Moti...

Kapurthala court summons SAD MLA Ganieve Kaur Majithia, stir in political corridors

December 2, 2023

In a high-profile case related to drug trafficking, the Kapurthala district court has issued a summons to senior Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia’s wife and legislator, Ganieve Kaur Majithia. Additionally, three police officers have also been summoned by the court. With this, there is a stir caused inside political corridors...

High court blames MC, administration for parking area flooding

December 2, 2023

The Punjab and Haryana High Court spontaneously addressed the flooding issue in its parking area, caused by heavy rainfall on Thursday. This incident disrupted court proceedings, impeding lawyers from attending to their cases. Justices Sureshwar Thakur and Sudeepti Sharma, presiding over the division bench, took action upon receiving a complaint...

Panchayat dept vacates 53 acres of panchayat land from illegal possession in Dera Bassi

December 2, 2023

Department of Rural Development and Panchayat, has so far vacated about 12000 acres of Panchayat land from illegal possession, informed Rural Development and Panchayat Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar, here today. While interacting with the media persons after vacating 53 acres of Panchayat land from illegal possession at village Bhagwasi...

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann announces increase in sugarcane MSP by Rs 11

December 2, 2023

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced an increase of Rs 11 in the minimum support price of Sugarcane after hundreds of farmers protested, demanding the increase. The Chief Minister has approved the decision to increase the state agreed price of sugarcane by Rs 11. The price of sugarcane has now...

ED raids forest minister’s residence, seizes documents

December 1, 2023

Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, who served as the Forest Minister during Captain Amarinder Singh’s regime, had his residence in Amloh raided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). It is reported that no one is being allowed inside during this operation. According to sources, not only Sadhu Singh Dharamsot’s residence but also the...

Kilometer scheme: PRTC and roadways employees demand job security

December 1, 2023

Employees of Punjab Roadways Transport Corporation (PRTC) and Punjab Roadways staged a protest outside the Bathinda bus stand, causing a traffic jam, in opposition to the Kilometer Scheme, demanding job security and an increase in wages. The protest, which has been a daily occurrence, highlights the dissatisfaction of PRTC and...

Seven cadets of Maharaja Ranjit Singh AFPI PASS OUT from NDA

December 1, 2023

Seven cadets of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute, (MRSAFPI), SAS Nagar (Mohali) on Thursday passed out from the National Defence Academy (NDA) Pune, in a parade reviewed by the President of India and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Smt. Draupadi Murmu. After undergoing three years of rigorous...

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