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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visits Sidhu Moose Wala's house in Punjab

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited the residence of slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala in Mansa district on Tuesday to express condolences to his family.

Punjab CM Mann gives nod for setting up new township in Mohali

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday gave a go-ahead for setting up a modern residential township in Mohali.

Suspect in Moose Wala murder is also wanted in murder case in Pune

Four cases including that of a murder have been registered against Santosh Jadhav, one of the suspects Moose Wala's murder, at Manchar police station in the district, a senior official said

Rahul Gandhi likely to meet Sidhu Moose Wala's family in Punjab on Tuesday

Gandhi will meet the parents of Moosewala and express condolences on behalf of the Congress leadership. Party leaders from Punjab will accompany Gandhi, the party sources said.

CM Mann failed miserably: Sukhbir Badal lists out crimes in Punjab post AAP

Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal while listing out the instances of deteriorating law and order in the state said that the Bhagwant Mann government "failed miserably"

Punjab govt to impose ban on single-use plastic from July

The Punjab government on Sunday announced to impose a ban on single-use plastic from July. During a virtual state-level function to mark World Environment Day 2022, Secretary, Science, Technology and Environment Rahul Tewari announced the decision of the state government for environment protection. He said the ban on single-use plastic will be imposed from July to make Punjab greener and healthier. Tewari said the state "government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is committed to make Punjab clean, green and pollution-free by walking on the path shown by our revered Gurus". The Centre had also issued an advisory to states and union territories to phase out single-use plastic and contribute to improve the environment under the overarching mandate of "Clean and Green". Announcing to set up 55 Sewage Treatment Plants across the state, Tewari, according to an official statement, informed that these ultra-modern plants will reduce water pollution level to certain extent as well as u

Four senior Punjab Congress leaders and two former Akali Dal MLAs join BJP

They joined BJP in presence of ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Som Parkash, state unit chief Ashwani Sharma, senior party leaders Dushyant Gautam, Tarun Chugh, Sunil Jakhar, Manjinder Sirsa

BJP will emerge as largest party in Punjab in 2024 LS polls: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said his Bharatiya Janata Party will play a big role in the politics of Punjab and will emerge as the largest party in the state in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

'No intention to fight any elections,' says Sidhu Moose Wala's father

His statement came a day after Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring endorsed a suggestion of economist Sardara Singh Johl to get Balkaur elected unopposed from Sangrur Lok Sabha seat.

Singer Moose Wala's parents meet Shah, seek CBI probe into son's murder

The singer-turned-politician was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Jawaharke village in Mansa district of Punjab on May 29, a day after the Punjab government curtailed his security cover.

Punjab CM reviews law-and-order ahead of Operation Blue Star anniversary

Chairing a meeting with senior officers of the police and civil administration, Mann asked them to ensure elaborate security arrangements before June 6 across the state.

From AK-47 to AN-94, gangs across India upgrade their deadly arsenal

The murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala has shocked probe agencies as the weapon used was an AN-94 Russian Assault rifle

Sidhu Moose Wala's parents to meet Amit Shah in Chandigarh today

Parents of slain singer-actor-turned-politician Shubhadeep Singh, alias Sidhu Moosewala, will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Chandigarh on Saturday evening

Sidhu Moose Wala murder case: Suspected killers caught on CCTV camera

A new CCTV clipping of the suspected killers of acclaimed Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala has surfaced, which might give impetus to the ongoing investigation into the case

Punjab BJP leader moves SC for CBI probe into Moose Wala's killing

A Punjab BJP leader Friday moved the Supreme Court for a CBI investigation into the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala, citing suspected involvement of interstate and international gangsters

Politics should not be done: Kejriwal on Sidhu Moose Wala's killing

The killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala is unfortunate but politics should not be done around it, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday.

CM Mann visit to Moose Wala's house; villagers hold protest against police

A few people held a protest against the Punjab Police in Mansa for allegedly stopping them from entering the Moosa village by deploying heavy security ahead of CM Bhagwant Mann's visit

19 bullet injury marks on Moose Wala's body, suggests autopsy report

Slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala bore 19 bullet injury marks and would have died within 15 minutes, said his autopsy report.

Sidhu Moose Wala murder: Punjab to restore security cover of 434 VVIPs

In less than 24 hours after his security was curtailed, singer-turned-actor-politician Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead by gangsters close to his ancestral village in Mansa in broad daylight.

Moosewala murder: HC denies jailed gangster's plea on Punjab police custody

As Bishnoi's petition came up for hearing in the court of Justice Sureshwar Thakur on Thursday, Punjab Advocate General Anmol Rattan Sidhu argued that the plea should be dismissed as premature.