Barnala: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday mocked the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) over its dwindling political strength, calling it a “nanad-bharjai (sisters-in-law) party” as its only elected representatives are MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal and MLA Ganieve Kaur Majithia, who are sisters-in-law.Addressing a Lok Milni programme at Jhaloor village in Barnala district, Mann quipped:…
Amritsar: Amritsar Commissionerate Police, in a joint operation with a central agency, busted a cross-border arms, narcotics, and hawala network with the arrest of seven persons, including one Afghan national and one juvenile, said commissioner police (CP) Gurpreet Singh Bhullar while talking to mediapersons here on Thursday.He said police have recovered 10 sophisticated weapons, 5…
Amritsar: The Akal Takht secretariat on Thursday said it had asked all Sikh MLAs and ministers in the Punjab govt to appear before it on June 29 for discussions on the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026. However, chief minister Bhagwant Mann later said in Mohali that it would be for…
Bathinda: Police have arrested two persons in connection with the June 22 petrol bomb attack at a BJP functionary’s homeopathy clinic in Bathinda, and are now treating the case as a terrorist act.Bathinda Range DIG Harjit Singh, SSP Jyoti Yadav and counter-intelligence AIG Avneet Kaur Sidhu told the media on Thursday that section 113 of…
Chandigarh: Teachers engaged as booth-level officers (BLOs) in the special intensive revision (SIR) of Punjab’s electoral rolls will remain eligible for transfers, provided they complete the ongoing revision exercise, chief electoral officer Anindita Mitra assured a delegation of the Democratic Teachers’ Front (DTF) on Thursday.A DTF delegation, led by state president Vikram Dev Singh, met…
The Congress today rejected the “mask” defence of chief minister Bhagwant Mann about his controversial video, saying it is a “lame afterthought” aimed at defending the indefensible.The party reiterated its demand that the chief minister must resign immediately and present himself before the Akal Takht. Mann is both guilty and defiant, and the more he…
Pathankot: For the family of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, the decision to rename a proposed New York City bill after him is a rare honour that comes with overwhelming grief.“All we wanted was Romanch back,” summed up the sentiment in his Punjab hometown Pathankot, after New York City council member Christopher Marte announced that a bill…
handigarh: The house-to-house enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls began across Punjab on Thursday, with 24,453 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) fanning out to verify the details of over 2.14 crore electors.The month-long exercise, scheduled to continue till July 24, will see BLOs visit every household in the state to distribute…
Chandigarh: Punjab govt on Thursday organised a conclave, ‘Sanjha Suneha – Ik Jutt Punjab’, to strengthen its anti-drug campaign by fostering collaboration among govt agencies, community leaders, civil society organisations and social media influencers.Punjab govt’s data intelligence and technical support unit (Ditsu), the technical arm of the state’s anti-drug campaign, organised the conclave to mark…
Greenery to Return to Jhuriwala; Pledge Taken to Plant 1,000 SaplingsTimes News NetworkPanchkula: Following the removal of Jhuriwala dumping ground that allowed local residents to finally breathe easy in a clean environment after years, a pledge has now been taken to restore the greenery that was lost to the area.Sector 25 residents and the group…
