Sukhbir Badal was attacked by the man around 1.45 pm. CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday said party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was fine and in “high spirits” after a man dressed in ‘Nihang’ attire attacked him with a knife inside a gurdwara in Maharashtra’s Nanded.Badal, the former deputy chief minister of Punjab,…
Attack on Sukhbir Badal outside the Golden Temple in December 2024 (L); Badal being taken to hospital after the Nanded attack on Thursday.(R) BATHINDA: Twenty months after an attack on Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar, he came under another attack at a gurdwara in Nanded Sahib…
Two individuals, children of Indira Gandhi’s assassins, are competing for the same assembly seat. CHANDIGARH: The children of two of Indira Gandhi’s assassins are vying for the same seat in the 2027 assembly election. While jailed hardline MP Amritpal’s Waris Punjab De has announced Satwant Singh, son of hanged convict Kehar Singh, as its candidate…
CM Mann said he assured the governor of maintaining law and order if Hawara was granted parole CHANDIGARH: Four days after writing to Governor Gulab Chand Kataria for parole to Beant Singh assassination convict Jagtar Singh Hawara, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann met the Governor on Wednesday to press for it.Mann met Kataria on Wednesday…
In a shocking incident in Patiala, a couple was injured by a Pitbull while looking at a rental property PATIALA: They were looking for a place to live. Instead, a visit to a house they were considering renting left a Patiala couple injured and the woman requiring surgery after a Pitbull allegedly charged at them…
Assuring rapid implementation, ADRM Meena emphasised that both safety projects are being processed on priority and will be completed as per the approved timeline. Mohali: Passengers at Kharar railway station will soon get relief from major safety hazards, with the Northern Railways’ Ambala division awarding the tender for a new foot overbridge (FOB) and sanctioning…
Chandigarh’s attempts to convert leasehold properties to freehold Chandigarh: Chandigarh will become the first Union Territory in the country to undertake a full-fledged rollout of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for food subsidy under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) on Aug 14.The launch of the digital rupee (e-rupee)…
Congress MP from Rohtak Deepender Hooda Chandigarh: Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda on Wednesday claimed a Lok Sabha reply to his question exposed the Centre’s employment claims, saying govt data showed little change in the share of jobs in manufacturing and services over the past eight years.Citing the reply by Union minister of state for…
Nawanshahr: Two youths, including a 15-year-old, died and another 15-year-old is battling for life after the three friends allegedly consumed poison at a house in Garh Padhana village on Monday. Police and their families suspect they may have lost money in an online game.The 15-year-old boy died on Monday night, while Dilpreet, 21, at whose…
Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema Chandigarh: Amid controversy surrounding a purported Enforcement Directorate (ED) letter to the director general of police, Punjab, regarding a close aide of senior Aam Aadmi Party leader, finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday accused the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) of acting as a spokesperson of the BJP and…
