Punjab: Only fully vaccinated people allowed in public places from Jan 15
Dec 29, 2021, at 03:11 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Amid the Omicron fear, the Punjab Government has banned unvaccinated people from public places in the state from Jan 15 onwards.
AAP ahead of BJP, Congress in Chandigarh civic polls
Dec 27, 2021, at 06:06 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: In what could be a boost for Arvind Kejriwal in Punjab politics, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is racing ahead of its rivals in the Chandigarh civic polls, the results of which are expected to be out fully by Monday afternoon.
Khalistani groups carried out Twitter campaign with ISI help ahead of Ludhiana court blast
Dec 26, 2021, at 02:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A Sikh radical group had initiated a synchronized cyber campaign with the support of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) ahead of the blast at the Ludhiana court on Thursday.
Man killed in Ludhiana court blast was involved in drug trafficking
Dec 25, 2021, at 07:53 pm
Ludhiana/UNI: The man,who was killed in a blast in Ludhiana court complex on Thursday, has been identified as a former Punjab Police Head Constable named Gagandeep Singh, who was involved in drug trafficking, police sources said.
International terrorist organisation Babbar Khalsa behind Ludhiana blast: Reports
Dec 24, 2021, at 09:25 pm
Ludhiana/IBNS: International terrorist organisation Babbar Khalsa is behind the deadly blast which took place at Ludhiana court in poll-bound Punjab on Thursday, according to intelligence sources.
No evidence of sacrilege in Kapurthala lynching: Punjab CM Charanjit Channi
Dec 24, 2021, at 05:40 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday said there was no evidence of sacrilege in the incident where a man was beaten to death recently at Kapurthala in his poll-bound state, media reports said.
Blast in Ludhiana court kills one, leaves five injured
Dec 23, 2021, at 11:39 pm
Ludhiana/IBNS: A man was killed and five others were seriously injured in a blast which took place inside a bathroom at a Ludhiana court in poll-bound Punjab on Thursday, media reports said.
Blast in Ludhiana court, 2 die
Dec 23, 2021, at 06:55 pm
Ludhiana/IBNS: At least two people have died in a blast which took place inside a court complex here in Punjab on Thursday, media reports said.
Punjab: Mob kills another man over alleged sacrilege in less than 24 hrs
Dec 19, 2021, at 09:04 pm
Kapurthala/IBNS: A second man has been killed on allegations of sacrilege in less than 24 hours after the accused in a similar incident was beaten to death in Amritsar's Golden Temple.
Punjab: Sacrilege attempt inside Golden Temple, accused beaten to death
Dec 19, 2021, at 09:20 am
Amritsar/IBNS: A man was beaten to death by an irate mob after an alleged sacrilege attempt in the sanctum sanctorum of the holy Golden Temple.
BSF shoots down Chinese-made Pakistani drone 300 m from IB
Dec 18, 2021, at 05:58 pm
Ferozepur (Punjab)/UNI: Vigilant BSF troops shot down a Chinese-made Pakistani drone in the Ferozepur sector of the International Border in Punjab on Saturday, the Border Security Force statement said.
Speculations of Harbhajan joining Congress as Navjot Sidhu shares picture with former cricketer
Dec 16, 2021, at 06:24 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday shared a picture with former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh on Twitter, indicating that the spin bowler may join the grand old party ahead of the assembly elections.
Congress-led Punjab govt challenges Centre's move to extend BSF's jurisdiction
Dec 12, 2021, at 07:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Punjab government on Saturday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Centre's extension of the Border Security Force's jurisdiction from the International border.
Punjab: Raghav Chadha raids sand mafia operating in Chamkaur Sahib, exposes illegal sand mining
Dec 05, 2021, at 03:49 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) leader and Punjab co-in-charge Raghav Chadha exposed the illegal business of sand mafia allegedly running in Chamkaur Sahib, the assembly constituency of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.
Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala joins Congress
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:06 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala on Friday joined the Congress in the presence of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and PPCC president Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Punjab: Arvind Kejriwal joins dharna of contractual teachers in Mohali
Nov 27, 2021, at 09:29 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal joined the dharna being staged by contractual teachers outside the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) in Mohali on Saturday.
Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh faces setback in first faceoff with Congress
Nov 27, 2021, at 01:16 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's first outing in his battle with ex-party Congress met with disappointment after he failed to successfully back his loyalist and Patiala Mayor, Sanjiv Sharma Bittu.
No model other than 'Channi model' can ensure holistic growth of Punjab: Charanjit Singh Channi
Nov 26, 2021, at 01:14 am
Moga/UNI: Outrightly rejecting any sort of Delhi Model, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday said the state is witnessing Channi model, which stands for equal opportunities for all.
Explain 'anti-party activities': Congress to Amarinder Singh's wife
Nov 25, 2021, at 05:42 am
Chandigarh: Congress MP Preneet Kaur, who is former Punjab Chief Amarinder Singh's wife, has been asked by party leadership in the state to explain reports of her "anti-party" activities failing which disciplinary action would be taken against her by the party.
Will name CM candidates for state polls ahead of Congress, BJP: Arvind Kejriwal in Punjab
Nov 24, 2021, at 06:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that his party will announce its chief ministerial candidates for the upcoming state elections before the Congress or the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Channi suppressing Navjot Sidhu's voice: Arvind Kejriwal in Punjab
Nov 23, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: In a fresh salvo at the Congress, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief, Arvind Kejriwal, on Tuesday said Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is now suppressing his party colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu's voice.
Amarinder Singh to contest Punjab polls from Patiala
Nov 22, 2021, at 02:57 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will contest the Punjab Assembly polls scheduled next year from his home turf, Patiala, media reports said.
No alliance with BJP in Punjab: Shiromani Akali Dal chief after farm laws cancelled
Nov 20, 2021, at 04:03 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Even as the Centre repealed the farm laws, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP's) former ally from Punjab - the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-has denied possibility of any further alliance.
AAP MPs, MLAs denied permission to visit Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara: Raghav Chadha
Nov 19, 2021, at 05:48 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)on Thursday claimed that a delegation of the party, comprising MPs and MLAs, was denied permission to visit the Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara by the Centre and Punjab governments.
Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi draws praise for joining midnight cow rescue
Nov 16, 2021, at 09:58 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi drew praise on social media with a sudden pause on his way home on Sunday night. In videos on Twitter, the Chief Minister was seen joining people rescuing a cow from a ditch.
Borrowing not an option for Punjab: Navjot Singh Sidhu
Nov 16, 2021, at 01:03 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday said that borrowing is not the way forward for a debt-ridden state like Punjab as the state's debt accounts to 50 per cent of its GDP.
Punjab: BSF recovers eight suspected heroin packets near India-Pakistan border
Nov 16, 2021, at 12:19 am
Ferozepur, Punjab/IBNS: Officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday said its members have recovered eight packets of contraband, suspected to be heroin, near the India-Pakistan International Border (IB) track in the Ferozepur sector in Punjab, according to media reports.
Don’t politicise national security issues: Amarinder Singh to Punjab govt
Nov 12, 2021, at 12:05 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Rejecting the Punjab government resolution moved in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Thursday against the proposed move of the Centre to extend the operational jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) from 15 kms to 50 kms, former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh asked the state government not to politicise the issue of national security for petty partisans ends and motives.
Punjab Advocate Gen resigns as Channi accepts Sidhu's demands
Nov 10, 2021, at 04:09 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab's Advocate-General APS Deol had resigned to CM Charanjit Singh Channi on November 1, state Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi told reporters this evening, with Navjot Singh Sidhu by his side.
Navjot Sidhu hits back at Punjab AG
Nov 08, 2021, at 02:39 am
Chandigarh/UNI: A day after Punjab Advocate General (AG) APS Deol attacked Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Navjot Singh Sidhu, the PPCC chief hit back at the senior advocate in a thread of twelve tweets.