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Covid-19 pandemic: 30 more deaths in Punjab and 4,049 new cases

The number of active cases was 42,589

Congress announces 23 more candidates for Punjab Assembly elections

Congress released its second list of 23 candidates for Punjab assembly elections, fielding former CM Harcharan Singh Brar's daughter-in-law Karan Brar from Muktsar.

SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia gets three-day protection from arrest

Majithia's counsel had prayed for protection for seven days from the court

Will quit politics if Channi govt gives any proof against Majithia: Badal

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said he will quit politics if the Charanjit Singh Channi government brings any proof against his brother-in-law and Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia who has been booked in an NDPS case. Calling the case against Majithia as false and highly politicised, Badal warned that everyone responsible for implicating an innocent person in a "false" case will have to face consequences. Badal's remarks came a day after the Punjab and Haryana High court dismissed Majithia's anticipatory bail plea in the NDPS case. The high court, however, has granted three-day protection to Majithia from arrest to enable him to move the Supreme Court to challenge its order. As president of @Akali_Dal, I declare that I'll quit politics if this govt can produce any proof against @bsmajithia on this false & highly politicised case against him. Conversely, everyone responsible for implicating an innocent in a false case will have to face consequences, Shiromani Akali Dal ..

At 3.6 degree Celsius Bathinda coldest place in Punjab, Haryana

Cold weather conditions prevailed in many parts of Haryana and Punjab on Tuesday with Bathinda recording the lowest temperature in the two states at 3.6 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, Moga recorded a minimum temperature of 4.2 degrees Celsius and Gurdaspur experienced a cold night recording a low of 7.6 degrees while Hoshiarpur recorded a low of 6.7 degrees Celsius, according to the Meteorological Department's weather report here. Ludhiana's minimum settled at 7.1 degrees while Amritsar recorded a low of 6.8 degrees. Faridkot registered a low of 5.2 degrees Celsius. Fatehabad in Haryana reeled under intense cold, recording a minimum temperature of 4.6 degrees Celsius while Hisar recorded a low 4.7 degrees Celsius. Sirsa experienced a cold night recording a low of 5.2 degrees while Gurugram's minimum settled at 7.3 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a low of 9.5 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, the maximum temperatures in the two states, including

Punjab polls: BJP to contest on 65 seats, PLC on 37, SAD (Sanyukt) on 15

The BJP in Punjab will contest on 65 assembly seats, the Punjab Lok Congress on 37 seats and the SAD (Sanyukt) on 17 seats, BJP chief J P Nadda said

Pakistan wanted Sidhu reinstated as Punjab minister,: Ex-CM Amarinder Singh

Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh on Monday claimed he had got a message from Pakistan to reinstate Navjot Singh Sidhu in his government because he was an old friend of their prime minister.

Aam Aadmi Party's Mann challenges Channi to contest against him

Mann told the media in Amritsar that perhaps Channi did not know that his Chamkaur Sahib assembly seat is a reserve.

Punjab CM Channi had share in mining mafia, alleges Amarinder Singh

In an interview to a TV channel, Amarinder Singh spoke in detail about Channi's 'Me Too' case, which he said was not pursued by the woman in question as she accepted the then minister's apology.

Assembly polls: Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma fielded from Pathankot

Sharma is a former MLA from Pathankot.

PM Modi's blockade in Punjab was stage-managed, says Amarinder Singh

Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) chief Amarinder Singh on Friday launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, whose government, he said, had clearly 'stage-managed' the blockade

Punjab Assembly polls: BSP releases list of 14 candidates

The Mayawati-led party has tied up with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for the Punjab assembly elections

Dera followers behind 2015 sacrilege incidents: ex-HC judge Ranjit Singh

Justice (retired) Ranjit Singh said it was the Dera Sacha Sauda sect followers who were behind the desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib at Faridkot

Former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal tests positive for Covid-19

The 94-year-old Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch was admitted to Ludhiana's Dayanand Medical College

ED raids: Punjab CM Channi alleges conspiracy' to 'trap' him

Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi accused BJP-led central government of hatching a conspiracy to trap him in case in which raids were conducted by Enforcement Directorate at many places in state.

Punjab sand mining case: ED recovers Rs 10 crore cash, documents

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday recovered more cash during ongoing raids in connection with illegal sand mining case of Punjab. The ED team conducted raids in Pathankot and in other areas.

Illegal mining case: ED recovers Rs 6cr in cash during raids in Punjab

ED recovered Rs 6 crore in cash during the raids there were carried out in Punjab in connection with a illegal mining case.

ED raids Punjab CM's relative, others in probe against illegal sand mining

The action is being undertaken under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)

Making Bhagwant Mann CM face reflects AAP's 'bankruptcy': Sukhbir Badal

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader also called Mann as a dummy face, alleging that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal would be the real face of the AAP in the state

Politics no laughing matter for former comedian: AAP's Bhagwant Mann

Earlier, when people saw his face, they laughed. Now, AAP's Punjab unit president Bhagwant Singh Mann says, they weep when they see him and narrate the problems they face. The Punjab president of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party made the observation at a press meet Tuesday, soon after his party declared him its CM face for next month's assembly polls. Mann was contrasting his past as a comedian with his present role. Mann,48, remains a crowd-puller even as a politician, winning twice from the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat. In the AAP poll to pick the party's chief ministerial candidate, 93 per cent of those who called or sent messages to a party number chose him. Born in Sangrur's Satoj village in October, 1973, Mann enrolled for a BCom degree from Shaheed Udham Singh government college in Sunam in the same district. He didn't complete the course, but took part in several youth festivals. Later, he brought out comedy videos and music albums. He went on to perform in Punjabi movies, ...