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Punjab Woman converts to Islam in Pakistan

Hoshiarpur: A 31-year-old woman from Hoshiarpur has allegedly converted to Islam and married a Lahore-based man after going missing on a pilgrimage in Pakistan. The woman had gone to attend the Baisakhi festival there as part of a Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Sikh delegation.

Published 20-Apr-2018 08:51 IST

34.92 lakh MT wheat procured so far in Punjab

Chandigarh: Punjab has procured 34.92 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of wheat during the ongoing Rabi marketing season so far. Payment against the procured grain is also being made on a timely basis, and till April 18, a total of Rs 1,885.30 crore has been paid on this account, an official spokesperson

Published 20-Apr-2018 07:03 IST

'Political conspiracy' behind Phagwara clashes: Punjab BJP

Chandigarh: The BJP in Punjab said on Thursday that clashes in Phagwara were the result of a "political conspiracy" to polarise voters ahead of the 2019 general elections and demanded that a special investigation team be formed to probe the matter. Six days after the clashes left four people

Published 19-Apr-2018 19:43 IST

Punjab CM urges Centre for strategy to tackle terror

New Delhi/Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and sought a comprehensive strategy to tackle what he called "re-emergence of extremism". Amarinder Singh said that terrorism could again disturb peace and stability in Punjab, which

Published 19-Apr-2018 18:48 IST

Sidhu gets case registered against builders of collapsed building

Chandigarh: Punjab's Local Government Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday inspected the site of a building collapse and got a case registered against the builders responsible for the construction of an illegal building.

Published 19-Apr-2018 18:36 IST

Punjab CM asks Rajnath to make plans to deal with re-emergence of extremism

New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday urged Home Minister Rajnath Singh to prepare a comprehensive strategy to deal with the "re-emergence of extremism" in the state, amid reports that Sikh youths were being trained at ISI facilities in Pakistan, officials said.

Published 19-Apr-2018 18:13 IST

Pathankot: Security beefed up following suspected terrorists movement

Pathankot: Security has been beefed up and search operations are being carried out around the border belt of Punjab particularly in Pathankot district, following reports of terrorist movement in the vicinity. Acting on the tip off early Thursday morning, the security forces immediately spread out in

Published 19-Apr-2018 10:41 IST | Updated 17:24 IST

Govt doctor suspended for thrashing woman patient

Ferozepur: A government doctor, who allegedly thrashed a woman patient at the Civil Hospital here, has been suspended by the Punjab Health department. Khushaldeep Singh has been suspended and sent to the department till further notice, officials said. Officiating Civil Surgeon Renu Singla, confirmed

Published 19-Apr-2018 07:06 IST

Ex-Punjab CM seeks death penalty for rape convicts

Chandigarh: Former Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday demanded death penalty for rape convicts while seeking strictest provisions in the for safety of women. "Rape convicts must be hanged and ways must be found to put a permanent end to incidents of atrocities against women in

Published 19-Apr-2018 06:57 IST

Khalistani Liberation Force chief Harminder Singh Mintoo dies in jail

Patiala: The chief of Khalistani Liberation Force (KLF) militant outfit Harminder Singh Mintoo died of cardiac arrest in Patiala central jail on Wednesday, the police said.

Published 18-Apr-2018 18:28 IST

Watch: Youth Cong workers protest for delay in fund release

Chandigarh: The Punjab Youth Congress workers protested in Chandigarh on Tuesday demanding the release of SC/ST scholarship funds from the Centre. The police used water cannons to disperse the protestors and several workers were also detained. The Congress leaders who reached the protest show said

Published 17-Apr-2018 19:04 IST | Updated 19:43 IST

NABARD proposes Rs 9,800 cr assistance to Punjab in FY19

Chandigarh: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has proposed a 22 per cent year-on-year increase in financial assistance at Rs 9,800 crore to Punjab during 2018-19 fiscal. "NABARD propose to provide financial assistance of about Rs 9,800 crore in Punjab during 2018-19,"

Published 17-Apr-2018 18:58 IST

Pb CM asks finance dept to release Rs 8 cr for war memorial

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday directed the finance department to immediately release the grant of Rs 8 crore, already sanctioned in the budget, for the completion of the Punjab State War Heroes' Memorial and Museum (PSWHMM) at Amritsar. The chief minister

Published 17-Apr-2018 18:23 IST

12-yr-old raped in Amritsar

Amritsar: A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped for the past several days by a youth, who used to live as a tenant in her grandmother's house here, the police said on Tuesday.

Published 17-Apr-2018 17:44 IST

Cabinet expansion: Pb CM likely to meet Rahul Gandhi this week

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh is likely to meet Congress president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi later this week to discuss the expansion of the state Cabinet, and a host of other issues. The chief minister will be meeting Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi later this week, an

Published 16-Apr-2018 21:27 IST

Reports of differences with Jakhar a 'media creation': Punjab CM

Mohali: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday dismissed reports of growing differences between him and the state Congress president Sunil Jakhar as "media creation" and nothing else.

Published 16-Apr-2018 18:35 IST

SC says interim order on 'Nanak Shah Fakir' to continue

New Delhi: The Supreme Court made it clear that its interim order permitting the release of regional film 'Nanak Shah Fakir', based on the life of the first guru of the Sikhs, shall remain operational.

Published 16-Apr-2018 15:34 IST

Pathankot on alert after local claims sighting suspected terrorists

Chandigarh: Security forces on Monday put the city of Pathankot in Punjab on high alert after a local claimed to have given lift to two suspected terrorists. The local claimed that he gave lift to two men last night. The duo got down at a place nearby Kathua region in neighbouring Jammu and Kashmir,

Published 16-Apr-2018 13:40 IST

No question of Sidhu resigning over road rage case: Amarinder

Chandigarh: With opposition mounting attack on Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu in connection with a 30-year-old road rage case, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday scotched speculation that the Congress leader would be resigning from the state cabinet. The Chief Minister said there was no

Published 15-Apr-2018 18:26 IST

Punjab govt committed to fulfil poll promises: Manpreet Badal

Bathinda: Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal said on Saturday the state government was committed to fulfil all election promises made to farmers and the poor. Addressing a Baisakhi function here, Badal said the state government will waive the debt of all small and marginal farmers.

Published 15-Apr-2018 07:34 IST

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