Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh surrenders before Punjab police, arrested in Moga
Amritpal Singh, who has been on the run since March 18, was arrested from Gurdwara Janam Asthan Sant Khalsa of Rode village in Moga, the native village of slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale After a month-long chase, Waris Punjab De leader and Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh surrendered before the Punjab police and was arrested from the Moga […]Read More
Booked under NSA, Amritpal Singh faces a slew of charges
A look at the date-wise list of cases against the self-styled preacher, Amritpal Singh, who was on the run for 36 days. Amritpal Singh, chief of Waris Punjab De, who was arrested Sunday morning, has been booked under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) and faces over half-a-dozen charges such as attempt to murder, abduction and extortion. The […]Read More
Bittu questions SGPC, Jathedar silence on slain soldiers: ‘aren’t they Sikhs too?’
Bittu’s remarks came on a day the mortal remains of the four soldiers were consigned to the flames with full military honours. Questioning the silence of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief and the Akal Takht Jathedar on the death of four soldiers from Punjab in Poonch terror attack, Congress leader Ravneet Singh Bittu […]Read More
Parkash Singh Badal admitted to ICU of Mohali hospital
The senior leader was admitted to the hospital on Sunday after he complained of difficulty in breathing Punjab former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, 95, was shifted to the ICU in a private hospital in Mohali. The senior leader was admitted to the hospital on Sunday after he complained of difficulty in breathing. He is […]Read More
4 among 5 jawans killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s terror attack were from Punjab
Four soldiers have been identified as Havaldar Mandeep Singh, Sepoy Harkrishan Singh, Lance Naik Kulwant Singh, Sepoy Sewak Singh Four among the five jawans killed in Jammu and Kashmir ’s Poonch terror attack on Thursday were from Punjab. A massive search operation is under way to nab the terrorist in Poonch and Rajouri districts. Inconsolable […]Read More
Abiding by orders on offensive songs: Punjab to High Court
Officials told to take appropriate action Just about four years after the Directors General of Police in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh were directed to prevent the playing of songs glorifying liquor, wine, drugs and violence even in live shows, the Punjab and Haryana High Court was today told the Punjab Police has sensitised its officials […]Read More
Will recover Rs 55L spent on Mukhtar Ansari: Bhagwant Mann
Says Congress’ ex-ministers ‘facilitated’ UP don’s stay in Ropar jail Refusing to clear a file with a bill of Rs 55 lakh incurred on “facilitating” the stay of dreaded Uttar Pradesh gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in Ropar jail, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today said his government was considering recovering the amount from the ministers concerned […]Read More
Batala ASI ‘dies by suicide’
A Batala ASI died by suicide here today. Police sources said Rupinder Singh was attached with a Congress leader and former Chairman of the Punjab Health Systems Corporation (PHSC), Amardeep Singh Cheema. SSP Ashwini Gotyal said prima facie it appeared to be a case of suicide. “We are still investigating the sequence of events […]Read More
Bilawal Bhutto to Travel to India for SCO Foreign Ministers Meeting: Pakistan
There had been much speculation on this visit. The last time a Pakistani foreign minister had visited India was in 2016, when the foreign affairs advisor (considered a de facto minister) Sartaj Aziz attended an Amritsar conference. Pakistan on Thursday, April 20, confirmed that Pakistani foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be attending the meeting […]Read More
32 days on, Amritpal Singh on the run despite police searches, raids
Amritpal Singh managed to evade the police at least twice while in Punjab. The Punjab Police failed to arrest fugitive Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh, on the run for the past 32 days. The searches in Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and in the border areas with Nepal have been unsuccessful. The police now suspect he may […]Read More
