Punjab

R-Day violence: Man who climbed Red Fort tomb arrested

R-Day violence in Delhi insult to nation; my head hangs in shame: Amarinder

8:32 pm January 27, 2021

Chandigarh : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday described the Republic Day violence especially at the Red Fort in Delhi as an ”insult to the nation”. Wielding sticks and clubs and holding the tricolour and union flags, tens of thousands of farmers atop tractors broke barriers, had clashed with the police and had entered the city from various […]

BJP planted stooge Deep Sidhu to create chaos in tractor rally: AAP

7:21 pm January 27, 2021

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday alleged that the BJP planted its ”stooge” actor Deep Sidhu to create ”chaos” in farmers’ tractor parade in Delhi on Republic Day. The tractor parade on Tuesday that was to highlight the demands of the farmer unions to repeal the three new agriculture laws descended into anarchy as tens of thousands […]

Sikh religious flag was hoisted by protesters at Red Fort

6:07 pm January 26, 2021

New Delhi: The saffron flag hoisted by protesters from a staff at the iconic Red Fort during their tractor parade against the farm laws on Tuesday was the ‘Nishan Sahib’, a symbol of Sikh religion seen at all Gurdwara complexes. The ‘Nishan Sahib’ is a triangular flag that is sacred to Sikhs. The emblem on […]

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh asks farmers to vacate Delhi

Amarinder asks farmers to vacate Delhi

6:02 pm January 26, 2021

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said the violence during the farmers’ tractor parade against the new agriculture laws in Delhi is unacceptable and urged the peasants to vacate the national capital. He said the violence will negate the goodwill earned by peaceful protesting farmers. “Shocking scenes in Delhi. The violence by some […]

SC grants “last chance” to Centre to decide on commuting Rajoana’s death penalty

2:24 pm January 25, 2021

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday granted “last chance” to the Centre to decide within two weeks on Balwant S Rajoana’s plea seeking commutation of death penalty in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh’s assassination case. The Centre sought three weeks to decide on the plea saying the government is examining the issue and needs time under the present […]