ASI Satroop Singh and Gurcharan Singh, reader to the SHO, Cyber Crime police station, Bathinda, were caught accepting a Rs 1 lakh bribe Bathinda: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday claimed to have arrested ASI Satroop Singh and Gurcharan Singh, reader to the SHO, Cyber Crime police station, Bathinda, red-handed while accepting a bribe of…
Patiala: A six-year-old girl was killed and 25 people were injured when a pickup truck carrying Sikh devotees overturned on the Patiala-Bhadson road near Majri village on Wednesday morning.The devotees were on their way to Gurdwara Alowal Sahib to attend the birth anniversary congregation of Sant Isher Singh Rara Sahib Wale when the accident occurred.The…
Chandigarh: The Punjab cabinet on Wednesday approved three key bills that would pave the way for Punjab govt’s move to put a cap on annual fee hikes by private schools, meet its promise of providing contractual employment to outsourced employees, and provide protection to trees in urban areas.Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema confirmed the council…
Punjab prisons minister Ravjot Singh Chandigarh: Punjab govt informed the assembly on Wednesday that it is procuring additional water coolers, fans, and improving ventilation in state jails to address shortages.Responding to a question raised by Sanour MLA Harmit Singh Pathanmajra during the assembly session, prisons minister Ravjot Singh stated that 183 water coolers are installed…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday approved free electricity for all gau shalas in the state, extending the benefit to 152 more institutions.With the decision, the number of gau shalas receiving free power from the state govt will increase from 366 to 518.Chairing a meeting, Mann said gau shalas play a crucial role…
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini presents an award to a student during the Utkrisht Shiksha Puraskar-2026 ceremony in Amabala City on Wednesday Ambala: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday said the state govt is committed to ensuring that no talented student is deprived of opportunities due to a lack of resources, asserting that…
Akshinder Singh Sodhi and Amandeep Kumar were convicted under the provisions of the NDPS Act Chandigarh: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chandigarh Zonal Unit, has secured the conviction of two accused in a drugs case dating back to September 9, 2019.The Special Court Jalandhar on Tuesday convicted Akshinder Singh Sodhi and Amandeep Kumar under the…
Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema Chandigarh: Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday accused the opposition Congress of “providing protection to drug smugglers”.Referring to a recent video where a man was seen raising slogans from the dais in favour of Charanjit Singh Channi in the presence of Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja…
Protesters outside speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan’s house in Faridkot’s Sandhwan village Bathinda: BKU Ekta Sidhupur on Wednesday launched a morcha outside Punjab assembly speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan’s residence at Sandhwan village in Faridkot district, demanding compensation for the family of two farmer brothers who died by suicide in March and an end to the practice…
Supreme Court on July 27 ordered that the Kullu DC and SP should be transferred Shimla: Nine days after the Supreme Court directed the immediate transfer of Kullu deputy commissioner Anurag Chander Sharma and superintendent of police Madan Lal to ensure a fair investigation into the Kasol rave party case, the state govt on Wednesday…
