Chandigarh: A political war erupted in Punjab after chief minister Bhagwant Mann accused the BJP of attempting to turn the state into a “laboratory of fear and violence” ahead of assembly elections early next year, alleging that the twin blasts in Amritsar and Jalandhar were part of a “deliberate strategy” to destabilise the state following…
Chandigarh: Blaming the Centre for the shortage of storage space for food grains in the state, Punjab food, civil supplies and consumer affairs minister Lal Chand Kataruchak on Wednesday claimed that the required number of special trains for transporting wheat grain had not been deployed, resulting in a “glut-like” situation in mandis.The minister said the…
Amritsar: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has objected to ‘unnecessary questioning’ of devotees visiting the Parikrama of Golden Temple by some vloggers and media personnel. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, SGPC chief secretary Kulwant Singh Mannan said that lakhs of devotees visit Golden Temple every day with devotion. ” During this time, questioning…
Amritsar/Jalandhar: Back-to-back explosions near security installations in Punjab have triggered panic, raised fresh security concerns and put agencies on high alert. Within three hours of a blast outside the BSF Punjab Frontier headquarters in Jalandhar, a powerful explosion occurred near the Army cantonment in the Khasa area of Amritsar around 11 pm on Tuesday. Officials…
Panchkula: The upcoming municipal corporation elections in Panchkula are witnessing no or subdued presence from the INLD and the JJP, both of which stem from Chaudhary Devi Lal’s clan, that was once a dominant political force in Haryana.The JJP, which last time contested Panchkula civic body elections in alliance with the BJP, has completely stayed…
Kullu: Amid allegations of environmental damage and regulatory violations, Dinesh Butail, a prominent tea grower from Palampur, has disclosed to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the hydroelectricity project he owned in Kasol had been transferred to a new firm.In an affidavit submitted recently to the NGT, Butail stated that the Grahan Kasol hydro project…
Hisar: A 26-year-old assistant lineman (ALM) died after being electrocuted while repairing a power line in HSVP Sector on Tuesday. Aman, a resident of Dadri village, was working as an ALM for the past two- to two-and-a-half years.According to initial reports, Aman, along with two other employees, went to attend to a fault in the…
ROPAR: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday squarely blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party for twin blast-like incidents in Amritsar and Jalandhar, calling them “BJP’s preparation for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.”Speaking to the media at the outset of his four-day ‘Shukrana Yatra’ — which began with obeisance at Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib in…
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday moved in to secure forensic evidence and gather key inputs from the twin blast sites in Jalandhar and Amritsar, with teams rushing to assist the Punjab Police in piecing together the sequence behind the back-to-back explosions.Sources said NIA teams are en route and will work alongside…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday reacted to two blast incidents in Amritsar and Jalandhar that occurred within hours of each other, sparking panic across the state.Blaming the BJP, Mann said, “This is BJP’s way of working — in any state where they want to contest elections, they first create riots, carry out…
