Amritsar: A minor boy has been apprehended in connection with the death of his mother in Amritsar district, police said on Thursday.According to police, the woman was found dead at her residence, and preliminary suspicion is that she may have been strangled. The exact cause of death will be confirmed after the post-mortem examination.Family members…
Amritsar: An Ajnala court on Friday ordered the trial against jailed Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha MP Amritpal Singh in connection with 2023 police station attack case be transferred to the Amritsar sessions court. The next hearing will take place on May 2, marking the formal start of the trial.The order came after the police presented…
Amritsar: The Sarbat Khalsa group, known for appointing parallel jathedars of Sikh temporal seats including the Akal Takht, deliberated on key issues in Punjab during a meeting held here on Thursday, indicating a potential entry into the political landscape.Jarnail Singh Sakhira, the chief organiser of Sarbat Khalsa held on Nov 10, 2015, at Chabba village…
Amritsar: The BJP has alleged that the Punjab govt’s “war against drugs” campaign is ineffective, citing continued reports of youth deaths linked to substance abuse across the state.BJP Amritsar district president Harvinder Singh Sandhu expressed concern over recent fatalities, including deaths reported in de-addiction centres. He claimed that incidents of drug-related deaths were being reported…
Sangrur: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday called on farmers to shift to canal-based irrigation and reduce dependence on groundwater, saying canal water would be made available from May 1 for paddy season.Interacting with villagers during his visit to his native village, Satouj, Mann said Punjab’s future depended on conserving water resources. “Punjab’s…
Jalandhar: After Aam Aadmi Party Punjab unit used imagery linked to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to target the seven Rajya Sabha members who switched over to BJP, MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney posted that his character was built on action, and it would always speak louder than cartoons or fake narratives. On his X handle, he…
Chandigarh: The Panchkula court on Thursday ordered two-day remand of Dilip Raghav, the former customer relationship manager of a private bank involved in the Rs 160 crore FD scam of Panchkula Municipal Corporation. Notably, Raghav was among the four accused in the case against whom the court issued production warrants for Thursday. All four accused…
Amritsar: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has suspended the services of providing ‘saroops’ (scriptures) of the Guru Granth Sahib to the community and gurdwaras until May 20, in view of changes to rules governing their publication and distribution.The move follows Punjab govt’s passage of the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act,…
Amritsar: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has suspended the services of providing ‘saroops’ (scriptures) of the Guru Granth Sahib to the community and gurdwaras until May 20, in view of changes to rules governing their publication and distribution.The move follows Punjab govt’s passage of the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act,…
Chandigarh: Start with doubt. Test the evidence. Challenge assumptions. Check your bias. Don’t rush to conclusions.These are key lessons Punjab Police drew from the film ‘12 Angry Men’. The ideas are now part of training for 200 sub-inspectors of the Punjab Bureau of Investigation who passed out in January.The bureau presented these lessons during a…
