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Punjab govt to launch anti-corruption helpline on Mar 23: CM Bhagwant Mann

The Punjab CM said he was not threatening any officer or an employee

18 Mar 2022 2:04 AM

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit with AAP leader Bhagwant Mann as he takes oath as Punjab Chief Minister, at Khatkar Kalan the birthplace of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, in Nawanshahr near Jalandhar, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Hope marries pragmatism as Punjab rings in AAP 2.0

AAP, with two states under its belt, has in a way surpassed all other regional parties, which could not manage this feat

17 Mar 2022 11:30 PM

AAP's Punjab Chief Minister-elect Bhagwant Mann with Delhi CM and party convenor Arvind Kejriwal offers prayer at Golden Temple, in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Punjab poll victory: Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann hold mega roadshow in Amritsar

Ahead of the roadshow, the two leaders visited Golden Temple, Durgiana Temple and Jallianwala Bagh memorial

13 Mar 2022 3:02 PM

A Border Security Force jawan being shifted from Guru Nanak Dev hospital, after a colleague allegedly open fired at a force camp in Amritsar district, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Five die as BSF jawan opens fire in Amritsar camp

The jawan who opened fire was among the five personnel killed

06 Mar 2022 1:23 PM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visits the Golden Temple in Amritsar. CM Charanjit Singh Channi and the party's state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu also accompanying him. (ANI)

Punjab polls: Rahul Gandhi to address virtual rally

The Congress has announced 109 candidates for the February 20 Punjab Assembly polls

27 Jan 2022 1:42 PM

Aam Aadmi Party MP Bhagwant Mann. (Photo: PTI)

AAP's Punjab CM candidate Bhagwant Mann likely to contest from Dhuri

Dhuri assembly constituency comes in Sangrur Lok Sabha and Bhagwant Mann is the MP from Sangrur

20 Jan 2022 2:06 PM

PM Modi's convoy stuck at the flyover. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi stuck on Punjab flyover due to farmers' stir, MHA sees lapse

Modi cuts short trip, back in New Delhi; Centre seeks report, Amit Shah raps Congress

05 Jan 2022 3:26 PM

Policemen stand guard outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on December 19, 2021, a day after a man was beaten to death for allegedly trying to commit an act of sacrilege at the holiest shrine of the Sikh faith. (Photo: AFP)

No evidence of sacrilege in Kapurthala, FIR to be amended: Punjab CM

The last rites of the man were performed by the Municipal Corporation after the postmortem

24 Dec 2021 2:49 PM

Sikh devotees walk inside the complex of Golden Temple in Amritsar on December 19, 2021, a day after a man was beaten to death for allegedly trying to commit an act of sacrilege at the holiest shrine of the Sikh faith. (Photo: AFP)

Sacrilege bid at Golden Temple: Case registered against dead accused

The footage shows that the accused entered the Golden Temple around 11 am on Saturday

19 Dec 2021 4:18 PM

Captain Amarinder Singh speaks to media after submitting his resignation to Governor Purohit Banwarilal at Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh. (Photo: PTI)

Amarinder wrote to Sonia before quitting, expressed anguish at political events

Singh had on Saturday written to Gandhi, apprising her of his decision

19 Sep 2021 3:26 PM

The survey from Maharashtra and Delhi shows that about 50-75 per cent of children have developed antibodies. (Photo: PTI/File)

71% of children have Covid antibodies: Sero survey

The survey shows children won't be affected disproportionately during the third wave

14 Sep 2021 9:31 AM

Shrine of Guru Nanak Dev in Kartarpur, Pakistan. (Photo: PTI/File)

Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh urges PM Modi to reopen Kartarpur Corridor

The movement of devotees to Kartarpur through the Corridor was suspended in March 2020

29 Jul 2021 12:17 PM

Out of the total towers impacted, 25 had been damaged, allegedly by some farmers and their supporters in violation of the directions given by farmers' unions to keep their protests against the farm laws peaceful (Representational Image:DC)

Over 1,500 mobile towers targeted during farmers' stir in Punjab

Chief Minister Amarinder singh issues stern warning against vandalisation and disruption of telecom services

29 Dec 2020 2:13 AM

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh speaks during the second day of the Special Vidhan Sabha Session, in Chandigarh, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. (PTI)

Punjab 'negates' central farm laws, passes 4 bills

The move comes after a directive from Sonia Gandhi to states ruled by Congress to pass separate laws negating the effect of the Central laws

21 Oct 2020 12:56 PM

File photo of Union food processing industries minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal Parliament House in New Delhi. Badal resigned from Narendra Modi's cabinet on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, over the farm sector bills. (PTI)

Harsimrat is SAD but speaks tenderly about NDA

Post-resignation remarks by Akali Dal minister hint at room for appeasement

18 Sep 2020 6:36 PM

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said twenty-three ministers and MLAs tested coronavirus positive. (PTI Photo)

Ahead of assembly session, 23 ministers and MLAs test COVID positive: Punjab CM

CM Amarinder Singh tried to emphasise that the scenario was not conducive for holding physical examination for JEE-NEET

26 Aug 2020 8:17 PM

Punjab hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 62; ten nabbed for selling spurious liquor

The deaths have taken place in Tarn Taran, Batala and Amritsar districts of the state since Wedesday.

01 Aug 2020 4:47 PM

The head priest of the Akal Takht, Giani Harpreet Singh (centre) and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Gobind Singh Longowal (left) speak to the media persons after offering prayers on the 36th anniversary of Operation Blue Star at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on June 6, 2020. The Indian military's June 1984 assault on the Golden Temple in Amritsar, called Operation Blue Star, was aimed at flushing out militants holed up inside demanding an independent Sikh homeland. The struggle culminated in the deadly storming of the Golden Temple, Sikhism's holiest shrine. (AFP)

Akal Takht jathedar: Sikhs will accept Khalistan if government offers it

Pro-Khalistan slogans heard in the Golden Temple complex on the anniversary of Blue Star

06 Jun 2020 4:39 PM

13 Iranian tourists quarantined in Amritsar over Covid19 fears

They have been asked to not leave the hotel till their medical examination gets over as a precautionary measure

06 Mar 2020 12:43 PM

Before he left for Kartarpur on Saturday, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh warned Pakistan against interfering in Kashmir and to stop “eyeing” Punjab, and said it won’t succeed in its “nefarious designs”. (Photo: File)

Don’t interfere in Kashmir, stop ‘eyeing’ Punjab: Amarinder Singh to Pakistan

Singh also said he hoped Pakistan would understand that India wants friendly relations with it.

10 Nov 2019 12:10 PM

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