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AAP bags Qadian municipal council chief's post amid clashes

AMRITSAR, July 17 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Palwinder Kaur was elected president of the Qadian municipal council on Thursday amid clashes between ruling party workers and Congress supporters.... Read More


Will hold Abohar mayoral pollswithin a week, Punjab tells HC

Chandigarh, July 17 -- The Punjab government on Thursday assured the high court that elections to the posts of mayor, senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor of the Abohar municipal corporation will be h... Read More


'All is well': Channi after meeting with Venugopal

Chandigarh, July 17 -- Amid the continuing leadership tussle in the Punjab Congress, former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday met All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary ... Read More


Congress sweeps FerozepurMC, Sachdeva elected prez

Ferozepur, July 17 -- The Congress on Thursday retained control of the Ferozepur municipal council, winning all three key posts in an election held under the supervision of the Punjab and Haryana high... Read More


Jalalabad DSP booked for conspiring to frame PSPCL JE in fake drug case

Ferozepur, July 17 -- The Fazilka police have booked Gursewak Singh, an absconding deputy superintendent of police (DSP) posted at Jalalabad, along with three others, for allegedly orchestrating an ex... Read More


Mansa police register FIR in '24 sacrilege case

BATHINDA, July 17 -- Mansa police have registered a case against unidentified persons in connection with the alleged sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib in Birewala Jattan in 2024, following a complaint lo... Read More


NCW chairperson calls for curbing drug abuse

Bathinda, July 17 -- National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Thursday expressed concern over rising drug menace in Punjab, observing that women often bore the greatest burde... Read More


Mohali court dismisses bail plea of accused

Mohali, July 17 -- A court on Thursday dismissed the sixth bail application of Jagwinder Singh, an accused in a 2021 case involving display of 'Referendum 2020' posters linked to the banned outfit Sik... Read More


Wildlife clearance puts project on fast track

Chandigarh, July 17 -- The over four-decade-old Nangal Dam-Talwara-Mukerian broad gauge rail line project has moved a step closer to completion after the Punjab department of forests and wildlife pres... Read More


Cong panel had recommended Warring's removal as state chief

New Delhi, July 17 -- An internal Congress panel report had backed a change in the party's leadership in poll-bound Punjab after talking to current and former legislators and other leaders, many of wh... Read More