Chandigarh: Congress Party-led Punjab government has unanimously passed a resolution to provide 33% reservation to Women in Parliament and in the state assembly. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh took to social media and confirmed the decision and tweeted about the state assembly resolution on Friday. Captain said, “Thankful to[Read More…]
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Date announced for Panchayat elections in Punjab; check the details here
Chandigarh: The panchayat election date has been announced in Punjab. Voting will happen on December 30 and the same day later in the evening after the voting is over, counting of votes will start. Official notification will be issued on December 15. The nomination will start on 15 December and[Read More…]
Punjab: Man loses life in police custody
At a scuffle between policemen and locals of Hakima Gate area (Amritsar), two police personnel sustained injuries. The incident occurred after a scuffle broke down due to Bittu Shah’s arrest. Bittu, who was arrested for possessing narcotics, according to his family lost his life while in the police custody. As quoted by[Read More…]
Punjab: Elderly man gets 20 years of jail for raping minor girl
An elderly man of Ambala in Punjab has been given 20-years of imprisonment for raping his granddaughter. Additional District and Sessions Judge Yashwinder Paul Singh has sentenced 70-year-old Mahinder 20 years of imprisonment for raping his minor granddaughter. Victim’s parents had died earlier and she along with her four sisters were[Read More…]
6 men detained in Punjab on suspicion
Pathankot: Six men have been detained on suspicion from the Pathankot railway station, Punjab Police officials said on Monday. They were on board the Pooja Express from Jammu to Ajmer in Rajasthan, when security forces stopped the train in Pathankot late on Sunday and took them in custody. The Punjab[Read More…]
Amritsar Train Tragedy: CCRS clears railways, blames public negligence
New Delhi: The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) concluded its inquiry of the deadly Amritsar Train tragedy and blames peoples negligence, as they were standing near the railway tracks to witness Ravan Effigy burning celebration. ‘No information was given about the Dussehra event to the railways’ CCRS Shailesh Pathak[Read More…]
Radhe Maa case: High Court summons police officer
Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana High Court have summoned the Kapurthala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) for purposely not initiating action against self-styled God Woman Radhe Maa. Acting on the contempt petition filed by the petitioner Surinder Mittal, Justice Nirmaljit Kaur of Punjab and Haryana HC has summoned the officer who[Read More…]
Actor Akshay Kumar appears before Punjab Police SIT
Chandigarh, Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar appeared before the special investigation team (SIT) of the Punjab Police on Wednesday in connection with an alleged deal mediated by him between controversial godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal. Police sources said that the questioning began around[Read More…]
Breaking: Bomb blast at Nirankari Bhavan in Amritsar, three dead
In a shocking incident, a bomb blast and firing has been reported at Nirankari Bhawan in Rajasansi, Amritsar on Sunday. At least three people were killed in the blast while 15 others suffered injuries. The blast took place around 12 noon on Sunday, November 18. The injured have been admitted[Read More…]
Badal questioned by SIT on sacrilege, firing incidents
Chandigarh: Former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal was on Friday questioned by a Special Investigation Team of Punjab Police which is investigating incidents of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib and the subsequent firing on protesters in 2015. The SIT, headed by Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Pramod Kumar[Read More…]
