Bathinda, November 22 Tensions escalated as around 1,500 Dera Sacha Sauda followers gathered at Salabatpura, the biggest dera and state headquarters of the Sirsa-based sect in Punjab, after the murder of prominent member Manohar Lal at Bhagta Bhaika on Friday. Various wings of the dera have also taken charge ofRead More

New Delhi, November 22 High-level Central teams have been deputed to Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to support them in COVID-19 response and management. These states have been either reporting a rise in the number of active cases—those who are hospitalised or are in home isolation under medical supervision,Read More

Chandigarh, November 21 Days ahead of their proposed march to the national capital against the Centre’s farm laws, Punjab farmer bodies have started collecting ration, quilts and other essentials from people. They on Saturday claimed to have immense support for their march, dubbing it as “historic” that will “shake” theRead More

Chandigarh, November 21. The protesting farmer unions in Punjab have decided to allow passage to all trains in the state from Monday evening. However, the trains have been allowed only for 15 days. A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of 30 farmer unions held here onRead More

Bathinda, November 20 A prominent dera follower, Manohar Lal, who is a member of 25 members committee of Dera Sacha Sauda and is father of Jatinderbir Singh Jimmy, who is an accused in a sacrilege incident, was shot dead by two unidentified persons in Bathinda on Friday. Even after passingRead More

Chandigarh, November 20 Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday lashed out at the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre for allegedly withdrawing the Z-plus security cover to former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia. “The SAD condemns the arbitrary, dictatorial and politically motivated decision of the BJP-led Central government to withdraw theRead More

New Delhi, November 19 India will send a special Sikh jatha to Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan from November 27 to December 1 on the occasion of the 551st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced here on Thursday. However, there is noRead More

Chandigarh, November 19 Farmers who are protesting against three new farm laws will reach Delhi on November 26 through five highways connecting the national capital as part of their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march call. The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh and various factions of Bharatiya KisanRead More

Amritsar, November 18 Amid flak over the 328 missing Guru Granth Sahib ‘saroops’, the SGPC today commemorated its centenary at Gurdwara Manji Sahib Diwan Hall in the Golden Temple complex. SGPC president Gobind Singh Longowal honours SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal at the Golden Temple complex on Tuesday. Vishal KumarRead More

Washington, November 18 Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has reached out to the US corporate sector for investments, highlighting the industry- and investor-friendly policies of the state. Addressing a virtual USA-Punjab Investors’ Roundtable 2020 on Tuesday, he said that after months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Punjab’s economyRead More