Tag: Punjab

BSF recovers suspected packet of heroin from Punjab’s Amritsar

Earlier on Friday, BSF recovered a packet of suspected drugs weighing approximately 1 kg during a search operation in the Kori Creek in the Kutch region of Gujarat.

May 28, 2023

Want to visit Golden Temple? Know the dos & don’ts

The next time you visit Sachkhand Sri Harmander Sahib, also known as Sri Darbar Sahib or Golden Temple in Amritsar,  avoid wearing “showy and short clothes,” keep your phone on silent mode, don’t click photographs or shoot video without permission and co-operate with sewadars (attendants) at the holy complex. These are some of the guidelines...

May 27, 2023

Punjab: One-time settlement scheme for defaulting power consumers

The CM said that no fixed charges will be charged if the period of connection addition from the date of disconnection is six months or less.

May 26, 2023

PSEB 10th Result 2023: Gagandeep Kaur secures top position

Gagandeep Kaur of Sant Mohan Das Memorial Sr Secondary School, Faridkot emerges as the state topper in Class 10 with perfect 100% marks.

May 26, 2023

West Bengal prohibits confinement of mother pigs

The decision has been taken following an appeal by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), India to prohibit the manufacture

May 26, 2023

Mann issues one-week ultimatum to Channi on Rs 2 crore for govt job offer

“Reveal info about your nephew, or I will reveal 'everything' on 31 May,” the Punjab chief minister tells his predecessor.

May 25, 2023

Aam Aadmi Clinics crippled rural healthcare in Punjab: Jaiveer Shergill

The BJP spokesperson Shergill said basic health services have become inaccessible to rural areas of the state due to the shutting down of rural dispensaries by the Aam Aadmi Party Government.

May 25, 2023

15 Punjabis fighting Alberta provincial elections to be held on May 29  

Some of the candidates fielded by UCP are Inder Grewal from Calgary North-East, Amanpreet Singh Gill from Calgary-Bhullar-Mccall, Raman Athwal from Edmonton Mill Woods, R Singh Bath from Edmonton Ellerslie, and Amritpal Singh Matharu from Edmonton Meadows. Fifteen Punjab-origin candidates have put in their hats for the Alberta provincial elections in Canada the polling for...

May 24, 2023

Over 125.57 lakh metric tons wheat procured in Punjab

More than 125.57 lakh metric tons wheat has been procured in Punjab, state Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Lal Chand Kataruchak said on Tuesday.

May 24, 2023

Pak trying to activate narco-terror network via drones & sea route

The low-flying UAVs come in handy to Pakistan-based smugglers to ensure undetected supply of drugs and arms to remote areas along the border.

May 23, 2023

Punjab Vigilance Bureau registers assets case against excise officer

Birdi, a joint director (Goods and Services tax), Excise Department, spent over Rs Three crore, approximately 145.40 per cent more than his total income, beyond his known sources of income.

May 19, 2023

Another Punjab ex-MLA arrested in disproportionate assets case

At least 16 former Congress MLAs, including former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, his deputy OP Soni and seven former ministers are currently facing disproportionate assets (DA) inquiry.

May 16, 2023

Woman shot dead for ‘consuming’ liquor outside gurdwara in Punjab

A 33-year-old woman was shot dead in Dukhniwaran Sahib Gurdwara complex in Patiala in Punjab for allegedly 'consuming' liquor, police said.

May 15, 2023

Counting of votes for Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat begins, all eyes on high-stakes electoral battle in Punjab

The bypoll is another chance for the SAD to wrest its decline in Punjab politics which saw the party win just three seats in Assembly polls and getting pushed to fifth position in Sangrur by poll by polling just 6.25 per cent of votes despite alliance with the BSP.

May 13, 2023

After accusing Punjab minister of sexual misconduct, MLA seeks SC-HC protection

The Congress legislator complained that the state police was working overtime on the directions of the Bhagwant Mann to implicate him in multiple false cases.

May 12, 2023

“Failure of Punjab govt”: SGPC chief over Amritsar blast

Bhagwant Mann government in the state has 'failed' to maintain law and order. "We will strengthen our own task force now.

May 11, 2023

AAP legislator in Punjab held for poll violation

Ruling AAP legislator Dalbir Singh Tong in Punjab was arrested on Wednesday for violating model code during the polling for the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency bypoll, but later released on bail.

May 10, 2023