Punjab

7 Dera followers arrested for theft of ‘bir’ of Guru Granth Sahib

11:10 pm July 4, 2020

Chandigarh: The Punjab police SIT, probing sacrilege incidents, on Saturday arrested seven followers of Dera Sacha Sauda in Faridkot district for their alleged involvement in a 2015 Guru Granth Sahib theft case. “We have arrested seven persons who are Dera Sacha Sauda followers,” said Deputy Inspector General of Police (Jalandhar Range) Ranbir Singh Khatra, who is leading the Special Investigation Team. The seven […]

21 Pakistani Sikh pilgrims among 22 killed in train-bus collision

11:18 pm July 3, 2020

Lahore: At least 21 Pakistani Sikh pilgrims returning from Nankana Sahib were killed on Friday when the driver of the mini-bus they were travelling in reportedly tried to take a shortcut to avoid a railway crossing and rammed the vehicle into a passenger train in the country’s Punjab province, officials said. According to the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB), which looks after the minority […]

Canara Bank ‘cheated’ of Rs 174.89 Cr: CBI searches premises of Punjab Basmati Rice Ltd in Amritsar

11:46 pm July 2, 2020

New Delhi: The CBI carried out searches on Thursday at the premises of Punjab Basmati Rice Limited and its directors, booked for allegedly cheating the Canara Bank to the tune of Rs 174.89 crore, officials said The searches took place at the premises of the company office and accused directors Kulwinder Singh Makhani, Jasmeet Kaur and Manjeet Singh Makhani in Punjab’s Amritsar, […]

Priyanka attacks Modi on lack of empathy for Assam

Govt asks Priyanka Gandhi to vacate bungalow by Aug 1; Cong alleges vendetta

11:45 pm July 1, 2020

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday asked Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to vacate the bungalow allotted to her in Lutyens’ Delhi within a month, saying she is not entitled to the facility following withdrawal of her SPG protection. A fuming Congress alleged that the Modi government was “blinded by hate and vendetta” against its leadership, and said it will not […]

Locust control operations carried out in over 4 lakh hectare so far in 10 states

Fully prepared to deal with any locust attack: Haryana govt

8:02 pm June 28, 2020

Chandigarh: The Haryana government is fully prepared to deal with any locust attack, state Agriculture Minister J P Dalal said on Sunday, as he credited officials for a timely response to tackle an infestation of the short-horned grasshoppers in Rewari district. He also said the Rewari district administration will conduct a survey to assess the damage caused to crops […]