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BJP likely to contest from urban and semi-urban Assembly seats in Punjab

The BJP is expected to contest the urban Assembly seats in Punjab in alliance with former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress (PCL).

Delhi: Captain Amarinder Singh visits Amit Shah's residence

Punjab Lok Congress president and former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday morning was seen arriving at the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital

Punjab bankrupt due to unethical policies of SAD, Congress: BJP

BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said the state has turned bankrupt due to wrong policies by both Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)

Punjab FC beat Rajasthan United 2-0 in bizarre I-League football match

Punjab FC began their I-League campaign with a 2-0 win over debutants Rajasthan United

Covid-19: Two more Omicron variant cases reported in Chandigarh

Two more people, including an 80-year-old man, were found to be infected with Omicron, taking the total cases of the latest variant of coronavirus reported in the city so far to three. Of the three cases, two have been discharged and there is now only one active Omicron case in the city, according to an official statement. It stated that samples of five family contacts of the previous Omicron positive case were sent for genome sequencing to the National Centre for Disease Control in Delhi. Two of these were found to be positive for the Omicron variant, it said. Of these two, the 80-year old male suffers from hypertension. However, he is asymptomatic and has been isolated in a hospital, the statement said. It said the octogenarian was tested on December 24 and was found positive for the omicron variant. He will be re-tested on January 1, the statement said. The other Omicron positive case was a 45-year-old man. He tested negative for coronavirus on December 24 and was discharged,

FIR not enough, won't rest till Majithia is arrested: Navjot Singh Sidhu

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said he will not rest till senior Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who has been booked under the NDPS Act, is arrested

Heroin seized along India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Ferozepur

The seizure was made by Border Security Force troops near the Barreke border outpost, officials said

'If AAP forms govt': Kejriwal makes a slew of promises in Punjab

Kejriwal urged anganwadi and ASHA workers to unite to ensure formation of an AAP government in Punjab, which will solve all their issues

Deceased policeman brought explosives to court, says Punjab DGP

The director general of police said Gagandeep Singh, who was dismissed from service in 2019, was alone in the washroom when the bomb went off

Man killed in Ludhiana blast identified, was a dismissed Punjab cop: Report

The man killed in the Ludhiana district court blast is learnt to have been identified as Gagandeep Singh, a Punjab Police head constable who was dismissed from service. Singh was a resident of Khanna in Ludhiana and was dismissed from the post of head constable in connection with a drugs-related case in 2019, police sources said. Police had earlier said they suspect that the man killed in the blast on the second-floor toilet of the court complex was trying to assemble or plant the explosive device. Singh's family in Khanna is also learnt to have identified him, the sources said. The SIM card of the deceased is believed to have helped identify him. The explosion took place in the court complex on Thursday, killing Singh and injuring six others, prompting the Punjab government to declare a high alert in the state. Earlier in the day, Ludhiana Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said they have got important clues during investigation, which would prove to be useful in crackin

Ludhiana court bomb blast:Additional forces called in for better policing

In the wake of the Ludhiana District court complex explosion, Additional forces have been called in for better policing, said Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, Ludhiana Commissioner of Police.

Kapurthala lynching: Gurdwara caretaker arrested for murder

The incident had taken place at Nizampur village in Kapurthala on Sunday, a day after a similar case at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, where a man was lynched over an alleged sacrilege bid

Aam Aadmi Party declares 18 more candidates for Punjab elections

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday declared 18 more candidates for the next year's Punjab Assembly elections.

Perform in Delhi before promising moon to Punjab: Channi tells Kejriwal

The Chief Minister said his Delhi counterpart is eyeing the wealth of Punjab due to which he is building castles in the air to attract people

Arvind Kejriwal slams Punjab govt over sacrilege, drugs cases

Arvind Kejriwal on Friday alleged a conspiracy behind the recent cases of sacrilege and explosion, and said the weak government ruling Punjab has failed to crack the whip

Centre's help sought in Ludhiana bomb blast case: CM Charanjit Channi

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday said his government has sought Centre's support to crack the bomb explosion case that rocked the Ludhiana court premises.

Punjab approves State General Category Commission for unreserved classes

Punjab Cabinet approved setting up of State General Category Commission for unreserved classes, informed Chief Minister Charanjit Channi on Thursday.This Commission will safeguard interests of the unreserved classes besides effective implementation of various welfare schemes, he added."The Cabinet approved to set up Punjab State General Category Commission for unreserved classes. This Commission will safeguard the interests of the unreserved classes besides effective implementation of various welfare schemes," tweeted Channi.A decision to this effect was taken during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi here at Punjab Bhawan, this evening.According to a spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office, this Commission would go a long way to safeguard the interests of the unreserved classes besides effective implementation of various welfare schemes for the benefit of the poor belonging to unreserved classes.Notably, this decision has been taken by the Cabinet .

Amit Shah briefed on Ludhiana blast that killed 1; MHA seeks report

Union Home Minister Amit Shah was briefed about a blast in Ludhiana on Thursday that killed a person and injured six others, and the overall situation in Punjab, officials said. Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla briefed Shah about the blast inside the Ludhiana district court complex and the overall law-and-order situation in Punjab. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sought a detailed report on the blast from the Punjab government, an official said. In a communication, the MHA asked the state government to send the report as early as possible. The MHA also asked the state government to inform it about the findings of the initial probe and who could possibly be involved in the explosion, the official said. A team of the National Security Guard (NSG) visited the blast site for a forensic analysis. Shah is also believed to have spoken to Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi about the blast and the prevailing law-and-order situation in the state. One of the walls in the c

Ludhiana blast: Anti-national forces trying to spread anarchy, says Channi

Channi termed the alleged sacrilege bids and the Ludhiana blast a "big conspiracy"

Sonia holds meeting with Congress MPs from poll-bound Punjab

It is learnt that Gandhi sought the opinion of the MPs on the party's prospects in the 2022 Punjab Assembly polls