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Chief Secretary Anurag Verma conducted a video conference with all Deputy Commissioners of the state on the instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. The focus of the meeting was to reinforce preparedness measures ahead of the monsoon season, ensuring minimal disruption for residents amidst potential flood threats.

Former Punjab CM and Congress candidate Charanjit Singh Channi, who lost both the seats he contested in the February 2022 Assembly elections, won the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat. He defeated BJP candidate Sushil Kumar Rinku by a margin of 1,75,993 votes, AAP’s Pawan Kumar Tinu by a margin of 1,81,164, and Shiromani Akali Dal’s Mohinder Singh Kaypee by a margin of 3,22,142.

Canadian authorities have arrested a fourth Indian national in connection with the murder of Khalistan separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Amandeep Singh, 22, was charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder, making his first court appearance on May 11. This arrest follows the earlier detention of three other Indian nationals—Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh, both 22, and Karanpreet Singh, 28—who were arrested on May 3 in Edmonton.

In an unusual incident in Faridkot in Punjab, a man attempted to impersonate his girlfriend during a multi-purpose health workers' exam held on January 7 at the DAV Public School in Kotkapura by the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences.

As the golden wheat fields reach their prime in January, the festival becomes a jubilant ode to the tireless efforts of farmers.

NEW DELHI: The triumph of the special mutation camps held on January 6 has prompted Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to announce the organisation of similar camps across the state on January 15. Expressing his satisfaction with the response received during the camps conducted on Saturday, the CM highlighted the overwhelming support from the […]

NEW DELHI: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann made key announcements on Saturday regarding the Republic day celebrations on January 26. Mann said that the Republic Day parade across the state will not take place on any ground with synthetic tracks to prevent potential damage to sporting infrastructure. Mann clarified that for the Republic Day […]

The probe was launched following the grounding of a chartered plane in France on suspicion of trafficking, leading to the return of 276 Indian passengers, with a significant majority from Punjab and 25 per cent from Gujarat.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann orchestrated a historic event in Ludhiana on November 16, hosting India's largest cycle rally organised by the Punjab Police.

NEW DELHI: Gurinder Singh Dhillon, the spiritual head of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB), has been caught up in controversy recently for his hurtful remarks on a Hindu festival ‘Karva Chauth’. He went on to call the festival, widely celebrated by married Hindu women, as ‘hypocrisy’. In a video, Gurinder, also known as Baba Ji to […]