Punjab
Gangster Vicky Gounder's FB check in at Bankok puts police in thick soup
Punjab’s most wanted gangster who escaped in the Nabha jailbreak last year, Harjinder Singh Bhullar, better known as Vicky Gounder, posted a Facebook ‘check-in’ at a Bangkok nightclub on Monday, conveying that he has managed to flee to Thailand. But the police said they had no such information and it could be a diversionary hoax
SC says its verdict on SYL canal issue has to be respected
The Supreme Court today said the orders passed by it on the Satluj-Yamuna Link canal issue have to be "respected and executed" and the governments of Punjab and Haryana have a duty to obey them. The court also directed the two states to ensure that no agitation take place on the issue. Haryana has been witnessing protests over the SYL issue with main opposition INDL blocking roads and holding demonstrations
Punjab govt's day at glance
PUNJAB CM SPEAKS TO SUSHMA SWARAJ ON INDIANS HELD HOSTAGE BY ISIS IN MOSUL External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has assured Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh that her ministry was making all-out efforts to trace and facilitate the return of the 39 Indians, mostly from Punjab, who had been held hostage in Mosul since 2014.
Kerala family helps Sikh couple during 1984, woman reaches out on social media
In the wake of rising instances of communal violence in the country today, a moving post on Facebook highlights how though we may be living in the 21st century, we have also regressed as a society
Vigilance nabs a private person red handed working in SDM office
Chandigarh: State Vigilance Bureau, during its ongoing campaign against corruption, today nabbed a private person working in the SDM office Batala red handed while accepting bribe of Rs. 10,000.
Capt Amarinder Singh speaks to Swaraj on Indians held hostage by ISIS in Mosul
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has assured Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh that her ministry was making all-out efforts to trace and facilitate the return of the 39 Indians, mostly from Punjab, who had been held hostage in Mosul since 2014.
Four rape Muktsar woman, make video and upload on WhatsApp
Muktsar: Police have booked Jagjeet Singh alias Ravi; Satnam Singh, Ramjeet Singh and Abhijeet Singh, all of Rkhala in Muktsar, for rape and under Sections of the Information Technology Act after they circulated the video of a woman they allegedly gangraped on Wednesday.
INLD activists stop Punjab vehicles from entering Haryana
Chandigarh: Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) activists on Monday stopped Punjab vehicles from entering Haryana at the Shambhu barrier on the Ambala-Rajpura border to protest against the Punjab government’s “stubborn stand” on the issue of Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) waters.
For Meira, Presidential poll not a caste issue
Chandigarh: It is unfortunate that the NDA, playing the Dalit card, has chosen to make the presidential poll a caste issue rather than maintaining the dignity of the office by talking about the candidates’ capabilities, Meira Kumar, the UPA candidate for the presidential elections, told mediapersons on Sunday.
Punjabi poet Gag held for ‘insulting’ Guru Nanak
Police have arrested Punjabi poet Surjit Gag for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of a community by using derogatory language against first Sikh master Guru Nanak Dev in a poem he posted on his Facebook page