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Punjab govt rejects Amritpal's plea to attend budget session

Chandigarh, Feb. 3 -- The Punjab government on Monday declined jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh's application for temporary release to attend the ongoing budget session, citing "serious threat t... Read More


Modi, Shah visits signal BJP's Punjab push ahead of assembly polls

Chandigarh, Jan. 31 -- With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to visit Dera Ballan in Jalandhar on February 1 for Guru Ravidas Jayanti and Union home minister Amit Shah slated to address a farmers' ral... Read More


2 days after parents' arrest, Goldy Brar 'threatens' Punjab govt, cops

Chandigarh, Jan. 29 -- Two days after Punjab Police arrested the parents of gangster Satinderjit Singh, alias Goldy Brar, from a hotel in Amritsar, the gangster reportedly issued a threat to the state... Read More


Oil PSU cites rule violation, orders removal of CM Mann hoardings from Punjab petrol pumps

Chandigarh, Jan. 28 -- A major public sector oil marketing company has ordered the removal of advertisement hoardings carrying photographs of chief minister Bhagwant Mann installed at its various outl... Read More


From US to UAE: 61 foreign-based gangsters on Punjab Police radar

Chandigarh, Jan. 24 -- The recently concluded three-day anti-gangster campaign titled 'Operation Prahaar' has brought to focus the network of high-profile gangsters operating with impunity from abroad... Read More


Punjab: Have intel to nail gangsters? Cash prizes up to rRs.r10 lakh await

Chandigarh, Jan. 22 -- In a fresh push to crack down on organised crime, the Punjab governor is set to roll out a reward policy offering cash prizes of up to Rs.10 lakh to cops and members of the publ... Read More


Operation Parhar: Punjab Police go all out against gangsters

Chandigarh, Jan. 21 -- Facing heat over the law and order situation in the state, the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government on Tuesday launched a 72-hour statewide crackdown titled "Gangstara Te Vaar"... Read More


HT Explainer | rRs.r10-lakh Sehat Bima: Seven points to keep in mind

Chandigarh, Jan. 15 -- The Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi government in Punjab is all set to roll out its much-hyped Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana (MMSBY), promising an insurance cover of Rs.10 lakh per ... Read More


Sanjeev Arora's meteoric rise: From political novice to powerful minister

Chandigarh, Jan. 10 -- From a political novice to arguably the most influential and powerful minister in the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab with several key portfolios un... Read More


Facing heat over rising crime, Punjab govt mulling police top brass rejig

Chandigarh, Jan. 8 -- Under fire over rising gangster violence and a spate of targeted killings, the Punjab government is learnt to be considering a major reshuffle in the police top brass, an ostensi... Read More