Jalandhar, April 15 The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday carried out searches at multiple business entities linked to Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal in Punjab as part of an investigation under the Foreign Exchange Management Act. The action took place across locations in Jalandhar and Phagwara, officials said. According to officials, the searches […]
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Chandigarh, April 14 Marking the birth anniversary of B. R. Ambedkar, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday linked decades of previous governments to what he described as neglect of education and opportunities for marginalised communities. Speaking at a state-level function in Adampur, he said successive Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal regimes had failed to […]
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Chandigarh, April 14 Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav on Tuesday said that the Amritsar Police have busted a cross-border arms smuggling network, arresting three people and recovering six sophisticated pistols. In his post on X previously known as twitter, the Punjab DGP said that the preliminary investigations suggest the accused were in contact with smugglers based […]
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Patiala, April 13 Unemployed apprentices have been protesting for four days outside the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) in Patiala. The group is intensifying its efforts to advocate for recruitment. The protesters said they completed their apprenticeship training, hoping to get jobs at PSPCL, but no hiring has occurred. They also said that several […]
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Chandigarh, April 13 The Punjab Assembly on Monday paid tributes to victims of the Mathura boat tragedy, playback singer Asha Bhosle, and former state finance minister Lal Singh during a special session, with members observing a two-minute silence in their memory. During the session, members remembered Bhosle, who passed away on Sunday at a Mumbai […]
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Chandigarh, April 13 The Punjab Police have arrested six people in connection with a grenade attack on a police station in Amritsar, in what officials describe as a significant breakthrough in the case. The arrests were made during a joint operation by district police teams from Amritsar Rural and Faridkot. Two pistols were also recovered, […]
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Patiala, April 13 A shooting at Punjabi University in Patiala gained public attention after a video circulated on social media, raising concerns about campus safety. SP City Palwinder Singh Cheema stated the incident resulted from a personal dispute between two students. During the argument, one reportedly fired a pistol. No injuries were reported. Police have […]
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Chandigarh, April 13 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said the Center has decided to shift the border fencing closer to the International Border with Pakistan, a move aimed at easing difficulties faced by farmers cultivating land near the frontier, with surveys ordered across border districts to implement the decision. Mann said the proposed […]
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Patiala, April 11 Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh on Saturday attended a health insurance card camp organised at the Rajindra Gymkhana Maharani Club in Patiala, where he shared key details about the state government’s insurance scheme and addressed several pressing issues. Interacting with the public, the minister informed people about the scheme offering insurance cover […]
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Mathura, April 10 At least six tourists from Punjab were killed and several others went missing after a boat carrying more than two dozen people capsized in the Yamuna River in Vrindavan on Friday afternoon. District Magistrate Chandra Prakash Singh confirmed the deaths and said all the tourists on board were from Punjab. “Six bodies […]
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