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Will declare drug lords, gangsters terrorists: Sukhbir

Ferozepur, Feb. 25 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday said if voted to power, his government would designate gangsters and drug traffickers as terrorists and deal wit... Read More


2 BKI operatives arrested from Jalandhar; arms & ammo seized

Jalandhar, Feb. 25 -- The Counter-Intelligence (CI) unit of Jalandhar has busted a module backed by the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) involved in firing incidents linked to extortion with the arre... Read More


CM Mann slams SAD, Congress for 'neglecting' education sector

BATHINDA, Feb. 25 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday accused the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) the Congress of neglecting the education sector and charged them of being focused on "promotin... Read More


Markfed to procure, food dept to distribute ration kits

Chandigarh, Feb. 25 -- The Punjab State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd (Markfed) will procure and the state food and civil supplies department will distribute quarterly food kits for ... Read More


Demolition at Khaira's houseas per law: MP Meet Hayer

BARNALA, Feb. 25 -- Sangrur MP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer defended the recent demolition of the peripheral wall of Congress' Bholath MLA Sukhpal Khaira's residence in Ramgarh, asserting that the action ... Read More


Sangrur dera head arrested in abetment to suicide case

SANGRUR, Feb. 25 -- Balwinder Singh, who runs a dera in Changli village of Sangrur, has been arrested on charges of abetment to suicide following the death of a 22-year-old Sikh youth from Katron vill... Read More


Foreign forces aiding Pak to push drugs, arms into Punjab: Kataria

Hoshiarpur, Feb. 25 -- Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria said on Tuesday that certain foreign forces were aiding Pakistan to smuggle drugs and weapons into Punjab across the border to destabilise th... Read More


90 farmer leaders detained in Sangrur

Sangrur, Feb. 25 -- Ahead of the planned protest by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) in Samana in Patiala district, Punjab Police on Tuesday moved to pre-empt the stir by taking 90 farmer lead... Read More


Punjab-origin man deported from Canada for 'extortion-linked acts'

Toronto, Feb. 25 -- A 22-year-old Indian national accused of being involved in extortion-related activity has been deported from Canada. In the first such public announcement in this regard, Surrey Po... Read More


AI can usher in Punjab's next Green Revolution

India, Feb. 25 -- Punjab once led India's Green Revolution. Today, agriculture stands at another turning point. This time, the driver is not more water, fertiliser and new seed varieties, but better d... Read More