Amritsar: A jatha from Bengaluru, comprising Sikligar and Vanjara Sikh devotees, arrived at the Golden Temple on Wednesday as part of a special outreach initiative supported by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.The group, led by Jarnail Singh and organised by Gurdwara Singh Sabha Bengaluru in collaboration with the Karnataka Sikh Welfare Society, was received by…
Amritsar: The BJP on Wednesday reacted sharply to a march by five Sikh organisations on the 40th anniversary of the so-called “Khalistan Declaration”, saying every attempt to mislead Sikhs and disturb Punjab’s peace in its name would fail. They took out the procession from Burj Akali Baba Phoola Singh to Golden Temple.Party’s Punjab spokesperson Sarchand…
Kangra: A complete ban on paragliding and other aerial activities has been imposed in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district ahead of visits by the President of India and leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi.The move comes amid heightened vigilance over airspace security, also in view of upcoming Indian Premier League matches in Dharamshala.Deputy commissioner Hemraj Bairwa has…
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday termed the AAP observers’ meeting in Jalandhar a “damage control exercise”.He said the meeting came at a time when the Aam Aadmi Party was “facing serious internal turmoil and loss of credibility”.“The AAP is trying to create an artificial show of strength, but the reality…
Chandigarh: Haryana govt has scrapped its IT Saksham Yuva Yojna, a scheme launched to provide IT training and employment opportunities to youth, leaving aspirants uncertain about their prospects.The citizen resource information department (CRID) confirmed the withdrawal on its portal, effective Monday. Officials said the scheme had been discontinued for a possible upgrade in future.Launched in…
Hisar: A Hisar district court has convicted nine accused in the killing of a man in an over eight-year-old murder case, even as two key prosecution witnesses turned hostile. The sentence will be pronounced on May 4.The case relates to a daylight shooting of Jai Singh alias Dholia on Nov 2, 2017, under Hisar City…
Bathinda: The crop residue burning incidents continued to rise in both Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday, with the two states recording the highest one-day counts in the ongoing wheat harvesting season.While Punjab reported 447 new crop residue burning incidents, Haryana recorded 376 cases. The Wednesday figures pushed the total count past the 1,000 mark in…
Sonipat: With the Sonipat Municipal Corporation elections scheduled for May 10, the Haryana State Election Commission has stepped up preparations to ensure a free, fair and fear-free voting process. As per senior officials, 2011-batch IPS officer and joint commissioner of police (JCP) Rajendra Kumar Meena has been appointed as the police observer to oversee law…
Patiala: An ISI-backed Khalistani terror plot boomeranged when an alleged saboteur was killed while planting an IED on the railway tracks in the dedicated freight corridor in Patiala district late Monday night, police said on Tuesday, adding that four members of the terror module were nabbed within 12 hours.SSP Varun Sharma called it a low-intensity…
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will meet President Droupadi Murmu on May 5. CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said he will meet President Droupadi Murmu on May 5 regarding the merger of seven Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MPs with the Bharatiya Janata Party.Mann said the President has given him an appointment…
