Punjab
HC seeks publisher's response on reference to Bhindranwale as 'terrorist' in book
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has sought the response of Balbharti, the publisher of school textbooks, on a petition seeking deletion of a chapter in a history textbook in which separatist leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale is referred to as a "terrorist".
Congress protests against the rising prices of Tomatoes in comic style
Chandigarh: The members of Chandigarh Congress headed by Pardeep Chhabra, President of Chandigarh Congress protested against the rising prices of Tomatoes in a comic style.
Google selected a Chandigarh boy for icon designing
Chandigarh: A Chandigarh student has been selected by the internet giant Google for icon designing. Harshit Sharma, who completed Class 12 from the Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS), Sector 33, this year, will be leaving for the US in August.
Gurdaspur born man is the first Asian to become Spain's Senator
Spain: Robert Masih Nahar, born in a small village of district Gurdaspur of Punjab, is the first Asian to sit in the upper house of Spain. Robert Masih elected senator from Barcelona is the first Indian to break the stream, as elected senator to represent Barcelona province in the Spanish senate.Masih, settled in Barcelona since 2015, a businessperson, event manager by profession and very well known as cricket and sociocultural events in promoter in Europe founder of the Catalan cricket federation, and Indian Culture centre in Barcelona.
Op Bluestar: British Sikh MP demand probe into UK’s role
Chandigarh: Britain’s Sikh MP on Saturday sought an independent inquiry into the role of the UK government in Operation Bluestar, an Indian Army action in 1984 to flush out terrorists from the Golden Temple.
Punjab govt likely to implement Haque panel report in September: Manpreet Badal
Chandigarh: The farm debt waiver committee headed by Dr T Haque will submit its report on August 17. The report prepared by the committee with mandate to work out waiver will be submitted to Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.
Doctor found murdered in Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur : A doctor was allegedly killed at her residence here, police said today. The body of Manju Sharma (66) was found with injury marks on her head and face at her residence-cum-nursing home yesterday, Sub Inspector Naresh Kumar said.
Three held with 3 kg heroin in Ferozepur
Ferozepur: The Punjab Police has arrested three persons near here for allegedly smuggling heroin from Pakistan into the state and seized 3 kg of the contraband from them. Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested the accused -- Jagdish Singh (30), Swarn Singh, a resident of Rajo Ke village in Tarn Taran district, and Gurdev Singh, a resident of Rajatal village in Amritsar, last evening, Assistant Inspector General (counter intelligence wing) Narinder Pal Singh said today.
Two Sikh Americans killed in US
Washington: Two Sikh Americans have been killed in separate incidents in California, according to community organisations and media reports. Subag Singh, 68, was found dead in a canal after he went missing in the morning of June 23. His body had injuries. California law enforcement officials from Fresno county have said that they were trying to find out who was responsible for the killing of the elderly Sikh American.
A student abducted when his female friend blocked the accused on Instragram
Gurdaspur: A student of a private school adbudcted by a group of armed youth but released after an hour due to police pressure. Interestingly, the victum Gurpartap Singh, a student of class 10 was abducted outside from his school as the accused suspected that Gurpartap might have told a girl to block the accused on Instagram.