Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force apprehended Karamveer Singh after his deportation from Canada. MOHALI: Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) has taken into custody Karamveer Singh, an alleged close associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, following his deportation from Canada, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said.According to the DGP, Singh was apprehended at the Indira…
Rs 9,700-crore road investment cleared in Haryana (AI image used for representational purpose only) GURGAON: Haryana has approved a Rs 9,700-crore road infrastructure package that includes bypasses around five cities and a policy for developing ring roads and national highways outside cities and towns with populations above one lakh.The projects are aimed at diverting through…
Sanyukt Kisan Morcha on Monday warned of indefinite strike over restructuring of power distribution Chandigarh: Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), Haryana, on Monday demanded the rejection of an expert committee report constituted by Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), alleging its recommendations would hurt farmers and ordinary power consumers.SKM claimed the report was prepared by retired persons…
Haryana Congress president Rao Narendra Singh criticized the BJP government’s actions. CHANDIGARH: Haryana Congress president Rao Narendra Singh on Monday accused the BJP government of “double standards” on religion, alleging that bulldozers were being used against centres of faith even as the party sought votes in the name of temples.Reacting to the demolition of the…
AICC in charge for Punjab Sachin Pilot Chandigarh: Newly appointed Punjab Congress in-charge Sachin Pilot will lead a march to the residence of AAP cabinet minister Harpal Singh Cheema against his alleged role in the Gulzar Singh suicide case on Tuesday.The protest will mark Pilot’s first visit to the state after assuming charge.As part of…
Leader of the opposition in the Punjab assembly Partap Singh Bajwa Chandigarh: Leader of the opposition in the Punjab assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Monday slammed both the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab govt and the BJP-led Centre for allegedly turning Punjab’s drug crisis into a political blame game instead of dismantling the drug supply chain.Reacting…
63 cases, 2 deaths in HisarChandigarh: Haryana is seeing a fresh rise in H1N1 infections, with Hisar emerging as the most affected district in the latest publicly available updates.Hisar has reported 63 cases and two deaths as of Sept 12, while Bhiwani has detected 13 H1N1-positive samples besides two cases of Influenza A.The Hisar figures…
Jalalabad: A grenade attack was behind Sunday’s explosion at the Jalalabad City police station in Punjab’s Fazilka district, police said on Monday after arresting two suspects.The duo, identified as Gurpreet Singh of Hazara Ram Singh Wala village and Manpreet Singh of Ghubaya, allegedly arrived at the police station on foot, hurled a hand grenade around…
Hisar: A 65-year-old former sarpanch of Kharia village was allegedly killed by his son during a family dispute at his Chandan Nagar home around 2am, police said. Hawa Singh Sihag was allegedly hit on the head with an iron rod during a confrontation with Bablu.The family took the body to Kharia and reportedly described the…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and his Haryana counterpart, Nayab Singh Saini, traded barbs over the turban at separate press conferences on Monday.It all began when Mann, during a presser, sought to suggest that Saini had a “ready-to-wear turban” in his car which he put on for visits to Punjab, while emphasising that Saini…
