Nihangs Attack Police in Ludhiana’s Kamalpura, Four Officers Injured. A group of Nihangs attacked the police personnel, reported late on Thursday night in Kamalpura village, Jagraon. Four police personnel sustained injuries during the attack at 10 PM when SHO Harshveer Singh of Sadar police station and incharge of the Marado outpost came under the attackers’ … Read more
SGPC protests against Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Emergency’; police deployed in Amritsar. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) protested outside PVR Suraj Chanda Tara Cinema in Amritsar demanding a ban on Kangana Ranaut’s film Emergency, alleging that the film distorts Sikh history, particularly the events related to the 1984 period. Heavy police deployment was seen outside the … Read more
Punjab to face relentless election calendar as 2025 brings two more by-elections. After a long series of elections in 2024, Punjab is now getting ready for two more Assembly by-elections in 2025. The state, which was under the code of conduct for nearly five months last year, is now preparing for polls following the Aam … Read more
By-Election Speculation Rises After Ludhiana West MLA Gurpreet Gogi’s Death. The sudden death of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Gurpreet Gogi from Ludhiana West has thrown open the issue of an impending assembly by-election in Punjab. Gogi died under mysterious circumstances late Friday night, reportedly from a gunshot wound. Even before his final rites, political circles … Read more
Punjab Seeks ₹600 Crore Aid to Fight Drug Menace. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah for a ₹600-crore financial package to strengthen the war against drug trafficking and set up special courts under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Mann made the plea during a regional … Read more
SAD accepts Sukhbir Singh Badal’s resignation as Party President following Akal Takht directive. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) working committee on Friday formally accepted Sukhbir Singh Badal’s resignation as the party president, marking a significant development in the ongoing tensions between the party and the Akal Takht. The decision comes after Akal Takht Jathedar took … Read more
Vigilance Bureau apprehends Assistant Town Planner, Architect for taking Rs 50000 bribe. The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its drive against corruption in the state, has arrested Jaspal Singh, Assistant Town Planner (ATP), Municipal Corporation Patiala and Anish Khanna, an Architect from Patiala while taking a bribe of Rs. 50,000. Disclosing this here today an … Read more
Punjab to Build 1,156 New Anganwadi Centres with a Budget of 138.72 Crore. The Punjab Government has revealed the details of a comprehensive plan for strengthening the infrastructure of child and maternal care by constructing 1,156 new Anganwadi Centres across the state. “The total budget for the project is ₹138.72 crores, which aims to give … Read more
Dallewal demands welcome by BKU Mann. BKU (Mann) Chief and All India Kisan Coordination Committee welcomes Dallewal’s demand of reforms in agriculture 7.1.2025 In a press statement issued here today, BKU Mann Chief S Bhupinder Singh Mann, EX MP welcomed the stance of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dalewal who had said that “Agriculture reforms priority, … Read more
Turbaned boys dancing on Yeshu di Balle Balle during Shaheedi Jod Mela. How sickening is it that Sikhs are dancing to Yeshu di Balle Balle after being converted to Christianity during the solemn observance of Chaar Sahibzade Shaheedi. From December 25 to December 30, Sikhs and Hindus mourn the ultimate sacrifice of the four sons … Read more