The North News Chandigarh, February 19 The Punjab Secretariat received a bomb threat e-mail on Thursday, prompting the authorities to carry out an anti-sabotage check, officials said. The Police, fire brigade officials, bomb squads, dog squads and an ambulance were rushed to the Secretariat building but even after an extensive search operation, no suspicious material […]
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The North News Hoshiarpur, February 19 A 90-year-old woman was murdered by a robber who stuffed her body inside an iron trunk in a village here, police said on Thursday. The victim was identified as Joginder Kaur, a resident of Bham village in Chabbewal area. Her body was found late on Wednesday evening, stuffed inside […]
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The North News Tarn Taran, February 19 An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sarpanch was shot dead by two unidentified assailants during a marriage function in Tarn Taran district of Punjab on Wednesday, police said. The incident comes nearly a month after another sarpanch and AAP leader, Jharmal Singh of Valtoha village in Amritsar district, was […]
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The North News Khemkaran (Punjab), February 19 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday said if his party forms the government in Punjab in 2027, it will stop the state’s river waters from flowing into Rajasthan and divert the Rajasthan feeder canal water to irrigate Punjab’s fields. Addressing a rally at Amarkot […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 19 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who had been admitted in Fortis Hospital in Mohali, was discharged on Thursday morning, sources said. Mann (52) was admitted to the hospital on February 15 for a check-up after he experienced exhaustion. On February 16, he took a discharge from the hospital and […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 18 The Government of Punjab on Wednesday issued show-cause notices to six teachers after Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains conducted a surprise inspection at a government primary school in Machhiwara and found serious lapses. During the visit, the minister observed gaps in school management and found students struggling with basic […]
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The North News Bathinda/Patiala, February 18The Punjab Police on Wednesday lobbed tear gas shells to control a group of farmers after they allegedly pelted stones at police personnel during a protest in Punjab’s Bathinda to demand the release of two farmers arrested last year, officials said.They said several protesting farmers were detained.Farmers assembled in Jeond […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 18 Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia on Wednesday met Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann at Fortis Hospital to inquire about his health. Mann (52) was re-admitted to Fortis hospital in Mohali on Monday evening, hours after he was discharged from the health facility. Sisodia, after coming out of the […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 18 Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Tuesday chaired a state-level review meeting of civil surgeons and deputy medical commissioners to expedite patient-centric healthcare delivery across the state. Reviewing key health programmes, the minister said 881 Aam Aadmi Clinics are currently functional in Punjab and have […]
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Qadian (Punjab), February 18 Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday launched the ‘Punjab Bachao, Sukhbir Singh Badal Liyao’ campaign from Qadian, sounding the poll bugle for the 2027 Assembly elections. Addressing a rally here, the senior leader asserted that a “political storm” had begun against Delhi-based parties in the state and appealed […]
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