Chandigarh, July 25 A fugitive gangster wanted in four murder cases in Punjab has been deported from Indonesia and brought back to India after what Punjab Police described as a six-month international operation involving Indian and overseas agencies. In his post on X, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said Jobanjit Singh, also known […]
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Patiala, July 23 Patiala’s Central Correctional Jail has once again come under scrutiny after an inmate who was seriously injured in an assault inside the prison died while undergoing treatment on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Ajay Kumar alias Smarty, a resident of Lakad Mandi in New Malwa Colony, Patiala. He succumbed to […]
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Patiala, July 23 Punjab Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Thursday reviewed the progress of the Punjab Government’s Rs 10 lakh free health insurance scheme during a press conference in Patiala, highlighting its reach, expenditure and action taken against hospitals found violating scheme guidelines. The minister said around 5.03 million (50.3 lakh) people have registered […]
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Patiala, July 22 Farmers under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) staged protests outside the residences of BJP leaders across Punjab on Wednesday, following the organisation’s statewide call. In Patiala, a large number of farmers gathered outside Moti Mahal, the residence of former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, to demonstrate against the […]
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Chandigarh, July 22 Punjab has introduced a series of tougher road safety measures, giving motorists a formal way to challenge wrongly issued e-challans while imposing stricter penalties for dangerous driving, underage driving and failure to update vehicle records. Announcing the changes on Wednesday, Finance and Transport Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the new measures were […]
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Patiala, July 22 Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, has written to Akal Takht acting Jathedar Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, urging him to summon senior Sikh leaders of the BJP over the prolonged delay in deciding his mercy petition. Rajoana said he has completed 31 years in prison […]
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Chandigarh, July 22 Punjab has become the first state in India to introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a mainstream subject for students from Class 1 to Class 12 in all Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) schools, Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains announced on Wednesday. In a post on X, Bains said AI would now be […]
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Chandigarh, July 21 The Punjab Police have arrested 17 people in connection with a grenade attack on a police station in Moga earlier this month and claim they have foiled an alleged plan to target a passenger train with an improvised explosive device (IED). The Police said the investigation began after a low-intensity grenade was […]
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Patiala, July 21 Three members of the Bereaved Dependants’ Struggle Committee climbed a BSNL tower near Kali Mata Mandir in Patiala early in the morning, escalating their protest over unresolved demands related to employment and compensation for families of deceased power department employees. The incident occurred while the committee’s protest outside the electricity board office […]
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Patiala, July 21 Thousands of farmers from across Punjab were stopped at the Shambhu border on Tuesday after Haryana Police sealed the border and prevented them from proceeding to Delhi for a proposed Kisan Maha Rally. The farmers had planned to travel by buses to Kisan Ghat to protest against the proposed India-US trade deal. […]
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